Setting up dry room and have a question...

So I’m planning a chop tomorrow after lights on and just had a question about my dry room setup.
Some background first, drying in the shower of a bathroom (appx 9’x6’, with shower area used appx 30” x 25” x 6’)
I have a humidifier in the room keeping RH at 60% temps are 62~65, I’ve got a 6” fan pointed down in the corner, and the door cracked open.
Sooooo the big question, is it too much to have the exhaust fan turned on in the bathroom or should I have it on to pull out the old air?

Username85 said:

Sooooo the big question, is it too much to have the exhaust fan turned on in the bathroom or should I have it on to pull out the old air

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You should definitely be exchanging atoms. Doesn't your exhaust fan change your room rh? Thats how I would judge how long to run the exhaust fan. Careful with humidifier during drying. Never heard of that unless one over dries their stuff and is using it to get moisture back.

Turn the poop fan on a few times. It will help to vent the space....but it will vent outside so might smell around the house. Bathrooms are not optimal. Dehumidifier will be drying out the toilet as well as plants. If possible seal the shower where you're drying... simple as painters tape and plastic sheeting, put dehum in the tub and plumb to drain continuously down the tub drain.

Red Hard Head said:

Turn the poop fan on a few times. It will help to vent the space....but it will vent outside so might smell around the house. Bathrooms are not optimal. Dehumidifier will be drying out the toilet as well as plants. If possible seal the shower where you're drying... simple as painters tape and plastic sheeting, put dehum in the tub and plumb to drain continuously down the tub drain.

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I have a humidifier set up in the room-without the humidifier the RH is in the 45~50 range-I have my humidifier set at 60 so it just goes off every now and then, but not sure if having a humidifier running in a dry room is a good idea

a mongo frog said:

You should definitely be exchanging atoms. Doesn't your exhaust fan change your room rh? Thats how I would judge how long to run the exhaust fan. Careful with humidifier during drying. Never heard of that unless one over dries their stuff and is using it to get moisture back.

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I haven’t seen any change in my environment with the exhaust fan running-not sure if it’s just the room itself since it’s in a basement, or if my exhaust fan just sucks. Without humidifier going and fans on the RH is around 45~50. I guess not terrible on its own if running a humidifier is a terrible idea, but was hoping for a nice slow dry

Red Hard Head said:

Turn the poop fan on a few times. It will help to vent the space....but it will vent outside so might smell around the house. Bathrooms are not optimal. Dehumidifier will be drying out the toilet as well as plants. If possible seal the shower where you're drying... simple as painters tape and plastic sheeting, put dehum in the tub and plumb to drain continuously down the tub drain.

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It’s a shower with a sliding glass door, so closing off some wouldn’t be difficult. I was debating if closing the door was the right move, was thinking it wouldn’t let the fresh air really reach the buds

Username85 said:

I haven’t seen any change in my environment with the exhaust fan running-not sure if it’s just the room itself since it’s in a basement, or if my exhaust fan just sucks. Without humidifier going and fans on the RH is around 45~50. I guess not terrible on its own if running a humidifier is a terrible idea, but was hoping for a nice slow dry

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You'll still get your slow dry at 45% RH. Just avoid direct air flow on the branches. Ambient indirect air movement is better. Exhaust the room based on the rise in ambient RH.

McShnutz said:

You'll still get your slow dry at 45% RH. Just avoid direct air flow on the branches. Ambient indirect air movement is better. Exhaust the room based on the rise in ambient RH.

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I’ll try this one without the humidifier then, thought of extra moisture in the air makes me nervous. I’ve got the door cracked and a fan pointed at the floor at the opposite corner of the room.
So let’s say the ambient RH doesn’t rise much, if at all, is there a need to run the exhaust, or should I still flip it every now and then for an exchange?

Username85 said:

I’ll try this one without the humidifier then, thought of extra moisture in the air makes me nervous. I’ve got the door cracked and a fan pointed at the floor at the opposite corner of the room.
So let’s say the ambient RH doesn’t rise much, if at all, is there a need to run the exhaust, or should I still flip it every now and then for an exchange?

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Yes you should exchange atoms now and again.