What size dehumidifier to help reduce chances of mold in late flower ?

Rum Nugginz

Rum Nugginz

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I grow mostly long flowering strains and I am looking into getting a dehumidifier to use in late flower and during the drying process. I plan on putting the dehumidifier in the room that the tent is located in, not inside of the tent itself. What size dehumidifier would be a good choice? I do not want to add a huge amount of wattage to the load on the circuit of the room. What is the smallest size that would be effective? How many pints? 25 pint? 40 pint? Thank you.
 
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Rum Nugginz

Rum Nugginz

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.Smoke said:
What size room/tent?
How many plants?
How wet is it normally?

Need a lot more info to give any suggestions.
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I normally flower 2 plants at a time. I recently downsized the flowering tent to a 2x4x6.5 The room that the tent is in is 10x13. I am planning on keeping the dehumidfier outside of the tent and try to dry the air that is being drawn into the tent during late flower and during the slow dry process. Humidity can top out at around 60-70% during late flower depending on the season of course.
 
.Smoke

.Smoke

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Rum Nugginz said:
I normally flower 2 plants at a time. I recently downsized the flowering tent to a 2x4x6.5 The room that the tent is in is 10x13. I am planning on keeping the dehumidfier outside of the tent and try to dry the air that is being drawn into the tent during late flower and during the slow dry process. Humidity can top out at around 60-70% during late flower depending on the season of course.
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At least 30. 50 is better
 
Rum Nugginz

Rum Nugginz

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I'm going to see what they have in stock locally and just grab a 50 pint, if I have to I will run a 12 gauge cord and draw some wattage from another outlet on a different circuit.
 
PJ Diaz

PJ Diaz

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I'd go for a 50 or a 70. The price difference between the two is often negligible. Keep in mind that even though they may be rated for 600w, it's likely that they won't continuously draw that much, as most will turn off when the desired level is reached, and then switch back on when the rh increases.
 
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DWCgrower406

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I jusr bought a 50 pint on amazon for 144 shipped. Kesnos brand. Has a couple nice features for growing. For one, if you cut power and then return it, it will power back on at the setting you had. This means you can run it on a more accurate humidity controller with day/night functions, etc. Also has a button to disable all lights on it.
 
thisbuds4u101

thisbuds4u101

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I’ve got a 60 pint Pelonis I got from menards for 169 hooked a hose on the back ran it to floor drain. Works really well just set it and forget it.
 
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