What is a good DEHUMIDIFIER? I have (2) Hydrofarms and it sucks!

Fatty420

Active Member
Ok guys, lately ive been doing alot of growing here and there i converted my 2 car garage (half of it) into a indoor grow, i have (9) 1000 watt ballast running with (2) big nice AC Units, the room stays ice cold most of the time, grows have been going good and bad but mostly great, everything is running good but my problem is finding a good dehumidifier to go in there and I also want to use this dehumidifier when I dry also, I use a spare bedroom to dry my stuff and I found out quickly that I need a good dehumidifier in there or MOLD comes quick! ..

I current have (2) of these Hydrofarm Dehumidifiers they do 20 Liters per day (43 pints) and It seems like they always have water in them and they fill up really fast, one has already burned up on me, and the other one is getting close to going out also, these were not made for any kind of good sized grow or dry, they SUCK...

http://www.hydrofarm.com/product.php?itemid=8807#tabs-1 <--- sucky ones I got

I was thinking of this one because it does 70 pint and its Frigidaire, and its like $50 cheaper then those crappy Hydrofarms

http://www.target.com/p/frigidaire-fad704dud-energy-star-70-pint-dehumidifier/-/A-13457182?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=%7C13457182&CPNG=appliances&ci_sku=13457182&ci_gpa=pla&ci_kw=

Any recommendations guys? thanks!!
 

patrickkawi37

Well-Known Member
i got a kenmore 70 pint it does work. are you using mini splits or wall unit acs? mini splits will help dehumidify and save you money.they will fill up the tray faster than your 12 hour session you need to get a house and lift them off the ground and have them drain into a bucket. this will keep them from getting full and shutting off. where are you located? theres a guy in socal that sells overstock dehumidifiers and he sells them really cheap. im sure he would ship if you hit him up. a good one is like 300 bucks i feel your pain on that, not only this but they run like 800 watts lol
 
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