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    Default Answered: Oscillating fans on 24h vs 12h

    Never tried leaving the oscillating fan on 12/12.
    Does this cause any problems?
    One advantage, it would make the flower room silent, on a calm quiet day I can just hear the fan in the garden.
    Thank all for any advice.
    Last edited by CheapHomeGrown; 21-07-22 at 12:59 AM.

  2. "Air movement has many benefits, one being it thickens up stems, another being it makes landing harder for insects/mold spores.

    Turning off for 12 hours a day sounds like a recipe for disaster to me, specially in flower!"


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    Air movement has many benefits, one being it thickens up stems, another being it makes landing harder for insects/mold spores.

    Turning off for 12 hours a day sounds like a recipe for disaster to me, specially in flower!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mac View Post
    Air movement has many benefits, one being it thickens up stems, another being it makes landing harder for insects/mold spores.

    Turning off for 12 hours a day sounds like a recipe for disaster to me, specially in flower!
    With the led I have just made, could wire it all up on one plug or run them all on a loop, but for the reasons you mentioned I have had the fan on 24/7.
    May still do it but have a 12" Floor fan hangs in the center so I get more airflow when the light switch on.

    Thanks Mac.

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    turning these off will lead to super high humidity lights off, and budrot.
    dont do it

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    24/7 here.

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    Speaking of fan noise however. I agree CHG, the fans are the loudest part of the grow. Has anyone tried the new AC fans?

    Wonder if they are as quiet as their extraction.

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    I grow with lights 24/0, so don't need to worry about humidity spikes too much. But I do turn one of my fans off at night, because two of them is too loud.
    Always one going 24/7 though.
    I don't think the Ac fans are over this side yet, at least not the S series. The A series is non ocilating.

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