How to raise my humidity 20%

[B00st3d]

So I have 2 rooms goin right now. One is 1200 watts at 21 days flowering and the temps stay around 73-75 all day with 50% humidity so no prob there. But then right down the hall in my 1000watt veg room I get 80 degress which I know is from a lack of air cooled hoods and Im fine with that for now, however the humidity stays between 32-35%. I have 2 humidifiers in there now but they are makin little difference. I think the concrete walls and floor might be absorbin what lil humidity there is this time of year. So what should I do? Does anyone have experience with this? Its the first time I have grown in that particular room and to be honest I should have dialed it in b4 I started but I needed a second room in a hurry. The humidifers Im usin nw came in a two pack for like 30 bux, they are kinda small. Other then that the room is kick ass, I'll post sum pics later when Im on a faster computer.

 

[Guest]

maybe try a swamp cooler? i use them in VEG rooms and i never have a problem. depending on the size of the space you might be able to make one work .

 

[JackOneill]

why would you be worried about humidity, rarely do I ever watch mine and I never have problems you just don't want it over 60% or so if you got it really low than no problems, low humidity doesn't hurt the plants but high humidity especially during flowering can cause alot of problems.

 

[Sammet]

In the vegetation stage it's good to have a higher humidity but it's not essential. I veg at about 40% RH and don't have any problems. The only thing is to make sure you water your plants regularly without fail as plants grown at lower humidities are more susceptible to dessication (drying out).

 

[Guest]

Thats good advice I like to veg at higher humidities when I can.A cool mist humdifier with a visable mist raises it somewhat and mites really hate it

 

[FunkBomb]

You can do it simply by using some bowls of water and have a fan run over it. You can probably find these items around the house AND solve the problem.

-Funk

 

[CarharttKidd]

You could always get a fogger.

This is what the big boys use for larger rooms.

http://www.hydrofogger.com/products_order

 

[B00st3d]

Im concerned about it Jack becuz its alarmingly low. As we speak its at 31% which is low no matter how u look at it. Plus Im bout to flip'em as they are all around 4 weeks veg right now. Once I flip'em I want around 40-45 percent as thats whats worked well for me b4. Its weird how my 1200 watt room down the hall sits at 45-55% all day without fail and without me havin to adjust it, but then 20 feet away the air is so dry. Im pretty sure its not just the concrete but also the furnace ,thats used to heat my house, is creating some heat when its on and thats dryin the air out to a crisp. I really dont wanna have to move everything to another spare room to solve this issue.

And I'm overbudget already so the hydrofogger is out of the question. Altho Im sure it would prolly help my situation if I had one. I really wanna use what lil money I have left in my grow budget for another can filter and an exhuast fan for that matter. My lil can66 isnt gonna cut it when theres 2 rooms flowering at the same time.

Theres alot more to runnin 2 rooms then I realized. I used to just flower in one room and then have a single 400mh to veg in a small enclosure. Im gonna have to plan better in regards to future expansion . Thanks for the input so far guys. I've found it hard to get much of a response out of anyone on here bein that Im new to the forum and all. I would be postin pics right now but Im goin thru a paranoid state of mind right now regardin security. Maybe once all my beans get to me I wont be so paranoid.

 

[Sammet]

Relative Humidity (RH) is directly related to temperature. Warm air can hold more water, so as temperature goes up RH goes down.

Trying lowering your room temp is something you could try.

Also lessening your ventilation is something else you can try.

It won't be easy though.

 

[B00st3d]

Ya im in the process of buildin a bracket to hold my window a/c unit. Then when that gets together in the next few days and hooked up, I'll have a better picture of where Im at with this room. I doubt that will get me to where I need to be for RH but Im sure my temps will be ideal.