Fans vs air conditioning for greenhouse/grow tent

Fans vs air conditioning for greenhouse/grow tent#378510

By Frothy_Milk -  Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:39 am
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- Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:39 am #378510

Hello does anyone prefer using fans or air conditioning for keeping their nepenthes greenhouses and grow tents cool yet humid?

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Re: Fans vs air conditioning for greenhouse/grow tent#378516

By Supercazzola -  Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:43 am
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- Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:43 am #378516

Wouldn’t air conditioning also remove humidity ? I use fans only in my grow tent, both for gentle internal air circulation, as well as for exhaust - to replenish CO2 levels

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Re: Fans vs air conditioning for greenhouse/grow tent#378518

By murrkywaters -  Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:21 am
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- Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:21 am #378518

Depends, a swamp cooler would increase humidity while a traditional compressor ac unit might dry the air out.

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Re: Fans vs air conditioning for greenhouse/grow tent#378533

By Frothy_Milk -  Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:12 pm
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- Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:12 pm #378533

Supercazzola wrote:Wouldn’t air conditioning also remove humidity ? I use fans only in my grow tent, both for gentle internal air circulation, as well as for exhaust - to replenish CO2 levels

I currently have small fans I can use, but my concern is it’ll blow the fog around way too much compared to a swamp cooler, but wanted to hear first hand experience.

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Re: Fans vs air conditioning for greenhouse/grow tent#378556

By murrkywaters -  Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:09 pm
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- Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:09 pm #378556

Swamp coolers won't really work if the humidity is already high because of the foggers.

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Re: Fans vs air conditioning for greenhouse/grow tent#378615

By Frothy_Milk -  Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:56 pm
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- Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:56 pm #378615

It’s high 80’s today and 20% humidity and the grow tent is doin good with the new evaporative ac. Thanks everyone for the tips. The Person I got it from also threw in a little cool humidifier/fan so no drying out here!

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Re: Fans vs air conditioning for greenhouse/grow tent#378650

By Supercazzola -  Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:05 am
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- Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:05 am #378650

do you just have it piped into one of the inlets of the grow tent? Are you pulling air out with an exhaust fan? Please take a photo so I can see how you do it.

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Re: Fans vs air conditioning for greenhouse/grow tent#378676

By Frothy_Milk -  Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:10 am
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- Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:10 am #378676

Supercazzola wrote:do you just have it piped into one of the inlets of the grow tent? Are you pulling air out with an exhaust fan? Please take a photo so I can see how you do it.

It’s just a little portable ac I have cut into the plastic, and I have an exhaust fan.

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