Is it possible? I have been battling humidity for the last few years and using a dehumidifier is like a double edged sword because it adds a good 5 degrees to my ambient temp. On a bad day my temps are in the mid 80's with lights on, and generally don't fall much below 80 with the lights off. If I run my unit with the lights on I could push 90 many days.
I see some folks don't run their dehumidifiers during lights on and instead use them during the dark period. I am not sure this will cut it for some of the strains I am running, I'm almost positive I would see mold from this. My dehumidifier works pretty well, but has problems keeping things below 45% in the summer - 50% on a bad day. It also has problems on extremely wet, rainy days.
My portable 12kbtu a/c doesn't really do much cuz there is too long a distance to run the exhaust so the heat gets backed up after a while and the unit doesn't produce much cool air.
My exhaust is hooked up to my lights so naturally I am losing some of the dry air that I am trying to produce via running the dehumidifier. I guess I don't get how you achieve proper balance with indoor environments.
Some questions for you...
How are you guys removing moisture from the air without adding heat? Further, how are you maintaining dry air in your space while removing heat via exhaust?
Someone please enlighten me on dialing in my environment.
I see some folks don't run their dehumidifiers during lights on and instead use them during the dark period. I am not sure this will cut it for some of the strains I am running, I'm almost positive I would see mold from this. My dehumidifier works pretty well, but has problems keeping things below 45% in the summer - 50% on a bad day. It also has problems on extremely wet, rainy days.
My portable 12kbtu a/c doesn't really do much cuz there is too long a distance to run the exhaust so the heat gets backed up after a while and the unit doesn't produce much cool air.
My exhaust is hooked up to my lights so naturally I am losing some of the dry air that I am trying to produce via running the dehumidifier. I guess I don't get how you achieve proper balance with indoor environments.
Some questions for you...
How are you guys removing moisture from the air without adding heat? Further, how are you maintaining dry air in your space while removing heat via exhaust?
Someone please enlighten me on dialing in my environment.