Heating a Grow tent in Winter

[Serrated edge]

Jim, get a cheap weather station 20-30 bucks . Put the outdoor part in the tent ,then you can monitor temps from your lounge.

 

I set my oil heater really low ,with an oscillating fan to move the warmth around,

 

Safeway stocks them where I live and cheaper than that one,

[Indycar]

Agree with what SE mentioned, Though if you want to get a good grasp on what your setup is doing overall, grab a 5 pack off eBay or similar. That way you can see what's happening on the inlet/s, outlet/s, top of canopy, below canopy, above reservoir and so on. Once you put all that data down on paper you can figure out where problems with Temperature and Humidity may be. Then you can you can go about trying to remedy the problem. This way eliminates a lot of guess work and helps in dialing in your setup in good time.

[Indycar]

For $45 you can have something like this on your doorstep within a week. eBay Listing - 5X DIGITAL LCD Hygrometer Humidity Meter Tester REPTILE Temperature Thermometer

 

EDIT: I'm not sure if this model records minimums and maximums, but you'll want to get some that do. That way you can record the info over a day, week, month or however long you may require.

Edited September 9, 2017 by Indycar

[micmac]

Keep a close watch on how the heater affects your RH levels you may need to provide a way to raise humidity

[Jim420]

Thats the same heater im looking at buying jim and its good having all those different heat settings/wattage's, im thinking the lowest setting would be all that's needed to heat the tent.

I think it'd do the job . I have space for a house fan , this heater and maybe some kind of small dehumidifier .. hopefully it's as simple as dialling in the temp and leaving it be .

[itchybromusic]

just keep in mind gents 

 

of the environment up & down that a thermostat provides on a unit that's perfect size or too big

 

maybe it's a better to choose something just a lill under for the job so it just stays on constantly 

& not on off all the time , giving you a more constant environment 

 

consistent temps also mean consistent power bills 

but i'm not sure how much you actually save by a thermostat clicking on & off in a grow room over 24hrs

 

just an opinion 

[Jim420]

 

I've got a whole bunch of these . Few different kinds ..

[Jim420]

You'll have to sit in the grow room while its heating up or just outside and check what temp its at every 10 mins until it turns off and adjust as needed. If you buy a thermostat plug that you can set acutate temps with then no need to adjust. I put my heater on full and it turns off at 26 or what ever I set it too. Makes life easier. EBay has a good reptile temp and timer control that costs about 40 bucks and is great. Never had issues with it so far

Got one of those but I'd rather have the thermostat on the actual heater .

[itchybromusic]

 

I've got a whole bunch of these . Few different kinds ..

sl1200 mkII , nice , discontinued now i think

[Jim420]

sl1200 mkII , nice , discontinued now i think

Yup it was .. technics just released 3 new models . They're back .. [emoji1362]