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Drying tent

Stoobeey

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Ok so I've been trying to do better at drying as I e never tried controlling it much. My last version had a portable AC butted against the cracked open tent. Trying to be more gentle with the air and also hanging and dry trimming for 1st time. I'm concerned about them drying out from the cold air (you can see how I'm directing the air. The AC is set at 60 on low fan). It's on an inkbird. Cuts on at 68deg. The rh inkbird is only hooked to that supposedly 1L per day extraction. The humidifier is a smart one linked to the hygrometer taped to the temp probe wire. Set at 60, but may drop to 58 to account for carry over.
I removed the small fan . I think the AC is plenty of airflow. The temp rises to 70 within 10 mins
Any suggestions or tips appreciated

I was playing with a reptile vaporizer, but seems they take too long to fire up the vapor . Tent got down to 38 rh at one point, so I've switched back. I may get a cheaper humidifier that I can plug into the inkbird (smart one won't ).

Hanging is flight 38.
Next chop will be about when these are ready to trim n cure.

Thanks

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Stoobeey

Active member
So I pulled the rh inkbird for now . The rh drops insanely fast when AC is on , while the 2 remote hygrometers (govee). Stay much closer in range. Now I'm concerned on which is correct. I tried to calibrate to inkbird but it changes too fast compared to the govee. Hoping I don't wake up to crispy colas
 

Raho

Well-known member
Veteran
Control the environment in the room and control the air exchange in/out of the tent with a slow running 6" fan.
Diffuse the air into the tent as much as possible.
Intake in the bottom of the tent through a baffle of some sort.

Exhaust through the top.
SLOW.
 

Stoobeey

Active member
Can't control outside tent environment enough . I've run test for weeks in a couple of rooms . Best I can get is 75 to 80. No way to get 65 to 60 in the room especially day time . Tent only holds 60 to 70 for 15 mins or so I guess, I'm not paying enough attention

Right now hygrometer on too if tent is 72 and slowly climbing,60rh. It's midnight. The AC has basically run a good portion of the day at 60.

When the sun comes out by 9 my place will be 75 to 80 even with ac and room closed off.

That's why I ducted part of the AC vent into back bottom opening. I leave tent door unzipped a bit . It's opposite top of the inlet for ac. If I black the duct any more it'll struggle to bring tent down to 6o/62 (I have it at 62 bc during the day it's too hot and can't cycle enough to hit 60 .. instead it just runs all day hovering at 62 so I moved it up so it doesn't run all damn day and waste $

24 hours in nothing is crispy

Not sure I'll use the inkbird rh controller. Seems to have an issue being either too close to ac air , or doesn't operate correctly with that temp air blowing so closer than it would be in a much larger tent if you duct it and kept in on low. Humidity goes a bit haywire on it when AC cools down tent. The Bluetooth hygros seem more consistent (and they match the inkbird temp close enough I don't calibrate)
 
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