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18-06-2003, 06:32 PM

Larry Dighera wrote:
On 17 Jun 2003 09:51:25 -0600, (Aaron Hicks) wrote
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For orchid use, you'd have to put a timer interlock on there so it
didn't go off at night, as someone else noted.

-AJHicks
Chandler, AZ

If low humidity prevailed even at night, would you consider running
the misting system without a timer (with perhaps a humidistat in
series with the leaf switch)? Or is it unrealistic to encounter low
humidity at night? Being located in Arizona, you are probably
knowledgeable about such things.

This is what I was wondering as well. We frequently get blasted by
Santa Ana winds at night. 40-50 mph wind and the humidity drops to
effectively zero. I can get them out of the wind, but it's hard to
escape the bone dry air. Why would I want to avoid misting just because
it's dark?

garyr