Drying questions

Trying to master drying right now, just bought an inkbird humidity control and set it to 50% witha ahumidifier so the range is 48-55%. Buds are pretty dense and big. The question is for that rh how often do i need to turn on a 6” duct booster fan for optimal air circulation. My temps are between 14c to 19c.
Any input is appreciated

good luck man, the buds look great ! I dug this cool video up , which you can also do on a small scale with glass jars when you get to curing
does the inkbird have a maximum outlet too? I'd set the extraction fan to turn on at above 55% or something, and the humidifier to come on below 50 or so Im not sure. I typically just feel out my dry. Is there a small fan circulating air around in there too? Cloudline makes a neat exhaust fan that has a nice digital controller

Nizza said:

good luck man, the buds look great ! I dug this cool video up , which you can also do on a small scale with glass jars when you get to curing

does the inkbird have a maximum outlet too? I'd set the extraction fan to turn on at above 55% or something, and the humidifier to come on below 50 or so Im not sure. I typically just feel out my dry. Is there a small fan circulating air around in there too? Cloudline makes a neat exhaust fan that has a nice digital controller

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Thanks for the input. It does turnoff when its above 55% but i do not have anything to connect the fan with that why i am trying and there isn’t any other fan on right now and i was just thinking to turn on the fan 2-3 hours a day. Will that do the trick?

Aloecanna said:

Thanks for the input. It does turnoff when its above 55% but i do not have anything to connect the fan with that why i am trying and there isn’t any other fan on right now and i was just thinking to turn on the fan 2-3 hours a day. Will that do the trick?

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well if you have no air circulating constantly in the tent I would think that the RH sensor on your inkbird could be reading inaccurately. I would at least have a fan in there on a very low speed at first to avoid mold. Once you are no longer scared of mold maybe you could shut the circulation fan off.

I always dry in my tent with an active exhaust and control the rh/temp of the house it is exchanging air in to be safe. I would hate to lose a crop because the buds were so fat and I wasn't using enough air- but at the same time too much air will dry it out too fast

Aloecanna said:

Thanks for the input. It does turnoff when its above 55% but i do not have anything to connect the fan with that why i am trying and there isn’t any other fan on right now and i was just thinking to turn on the fan 2-3 hours a day. Will that do the trick?

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Nizza said:

good luck man, the buds look great ! I dug this cool video up , which you can also do on a small scale with glass jars when you get to curing

does the inkbird have a maximum outlet too? I'd set the extraction fan to turn on at above 55% or something, and the humidifier to come on below 50 or so Im not sure. I typically just feel out my dry. Is there a small fan circulating air around in there too? Cloudline makes a neat exhaust fan that has a nice digital controller

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Just realized that i can plug my fan to the dehumidifier plug and it will immediately turn on over 55%. Already regretting why i have bought this thing long time ago.
Is the fan positioned okay?

Aloecanna said:

Just realized that i can plug my fan to the dehumidifier plug and it will immediately turn on over 55%. Already regretting why i have bought this thing long time ago.
Is the fan positioned okay?

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looks good to me, but what I'm saying is the circulation fan should be constantly going, and an extraction fan should kick on at over 55%, to drop humidity (I'm assuming you have a low RH outside of the tent)

the circulating fan will allow a more accurate reading of the humidity, the exhaust fan would act like a dehumidifier, and the humidifier would bring humidity up. I would have a larger humidifier outside of the tent and just control the whole rooms humidity

that inline fan u are using to circulate air seems a bit too much for air flow