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Hey,

I have a small (6x10) snake room in my garage that is cooled on a line off of the main AC. It works well, but I'd like to up the humidity and increase air flow. Any ideas? Do you use humidifiers, put in a big fishtank (evaporation), and run an exaust fan? If I run an exaust fan, do I go out the side or out the roof?

thanks,

Steve Harrison

Normally you would use a humidifier in the heating mode. The air has to be warm enough to absorb the water. AC dehums as a normal function of operation. What themps are you keeping the romm?

As far as more air flow outside of rasing fan speed if that is an option at the furnace / air handler. Note doing this of course would raise airflow through out the house.

Or you could try finding those fans that are installed in place of registers, to help blow the air into the space.

Hey,

I'm keeping temps between 82-84 in the room, with the heat tape at 90 degrees. It's an added room in the garage, no windows and only airflow in from the AC main unit, plus a ceiling fan.

Thanks,

Steve

Alright if you check your temps and snakes everyday there is more than enough air circulation when the door opens and closes. If only once a day its still good enough. So that should take care of the fresh air and air circulation in and out of the room.

I would also have the fan turned reverse so that it pulls air up rather than force air down. Snakes don't like drafts so much and the inversion will help with airflow.

If you are concerned with humidity go buy a little warm air humidifier. It will have to be refilled everyday but you will be in there anyway right?

What do you do about heat in the winter? How big is the room? Is the garage heated or cooled?
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80-85 is warm enough to hold moisture so I would think that either a bowl of water will work. Or you could get one of those room humidifers. I picked up one for $20-$25 last year for my snake. It works well if you want the whole space to be humid.

Are you worried about the airflow becuase it is stagnet, or do you what to condition the space better. If your ac is running and you have 80degrees in the room. Then it is not doing anything and if you what it coolder then yes you need to increase the airflow to the room. But I would suspect that the temps you have now are ideal.