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Light fixture and humidity!
Hello everyone!
I`m planning to get fluorescent fixture ( 4 feet long ) to put over my shelving unit. Also, I would like to cover the shelving unit with plastic to increase the humidity level. Question: Should I be concern about humidity and electric fixture and rust? I will add some fan to create an air movement but I `m concern about the possibility of rusting ? Thanks Claude |
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Light fixture and humidity!
Claude -
Unless you mist the area heavily, probably not. I have my shoplight fixture on open, coated steel wire shelves, and have surrounded three sides of the shelves with plastic drop cloths, mostly to keep from soaking the wall when I do mist. After several years, no rust. Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) From: "Claude" Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:11:39 -0500 Subject: Light fixture and humidity! Hello everyone! I`m planning to get fluorescent fixture ( 4 feet long ) to put over my shelving unit. Also, I would like to cover the shelving unit with plastic to increase the humidity level. Question: Should I be concern about humidity and electric fixture and rust? I will add some fan to create an air movement but I `m concern about the possibility of rusting ? Thanks Claude |
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Light fixture and humidity!
"Claude" wrote in
: Hello everyone! I`m planning to get fluorescent fixture ( 4 feet long ) to put over my shelving unit. Also, I would like to cover the shelving unit with plastic to increase the humidity level. Question: Should I be concern about humidity and electric fixture and rust? I will add some fan to create an air movement but I `m concern about the possibility of rusting ? Thanks Claude I would watch out for heat build up.Fluoroesent fixtures put out a lot of heat. Most orchids do well with the same humidity we like around %50. |
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Light fixture and humidity!
Hello everyone! I`m planning to get fluorescent fixture ( 4 feet long ) to put over my shelving unit. Also, I would like to cover the shelving unit with plastic to increase the humidity level. Question: Should I be concern about humidity and electric fixture and rust? I will add some fan to create an air movement but I `m concern about the possibility of rusting ? I've had the cheap shoplight fixtures with water actually dripping on them (no, that isn't safe and I don't recommend it) last for years. I use HID lights now, but the old shoplights lasted for at least 10 years under 'orchid use' conditions. I gave them away, still functional, and I presume they are still in use today. My humidity was probably not above 50% for most of that time. They might rust a little bit. It adds to the charm. It will take many years before that becomes a functional problem. Consider a 4 tube fixture. Costs about 30-40 dollars. Well worth the investment, in my opinion. You will find them in the home center disguised as ceiling fixtures. Who would want to use them for anything but orchids? Some people are weird. *grin* Remove the translucent plastic panel if it has one, you don't want anything between glass-bulb and pseudobulb. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Light fixture and humidity!
Why is this, please!
T-L Remove the translucent plastic panel if it has one, you don't want anything between glass-bulb and pseudobulb. Rob |
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Light fixture and humidity!
Trent-Lion wrote:
Why is this, please! T-L Remove the translucent plastic panel if it has one, you don't want anything between glass-bulb and pseudobulb. Rob Some of the ceiling fixtures come with a clear or translucent thin plastic panel. When you use them in the original application (in a ceiling), this diffuses the light and protects you from broken glass should a tube break. But it reduces the light intensity. So, if you use them for growing plants, go ahead and remove the diffuser. If you are really concerned about light tubes breaking, you can get plastic safety sleeves for them at the home center (they are just a little bigger than a tube). If you have exposed fluorescent tubes in your ceiling fixtures (at least in a commercial building) you are required to have those safety sleaves by code. At least that is the rules around here, as I understand them. But that doesn't apply to your plant stand. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Light fixture and humidity!
Trent-Lion wrote:
Why is this, please! T-L Remove the translucent plastic panel if it has one, you don't want anything between glass-bulb and pseudobulb. Rob Some of the ceiling fixtures come with a clear or translucent thin plastic panel. When you use them in the original application (in a ceiling), this diffuses the light and protects you from broken glass should a tube break. But it reduces the light intensity. So, if you use them for growing plants, go ahead and remove the diffuser. If you are really concerned about light tubes breaking, you can get plastic safety sleeves for them at the home center (they are just a little bigger than a tube). If you have exposed fluorescent tubes in your ceiling fixtures (at least in a commercial building) you are required to have those safety sleaves by code. At least that is the rules around here, as I understand them. But that doesn't apply to your plant stand. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Light fixture and humidity!
Trent-Lion wrote:
Why is this, please! T-L Remove the translucent plastic panel if it has one, you don't want anything between glass-bulb and pseudobulb. Rob Some of the ceiling fixtures come with a clear or translucent thin plastic panel. When you use them in the original application (in a ceiling), this diffuses the light and protects you from broken glass should a tube break. But it reduces the light intensity. So, if you use them for growing plants, go ahead and remove the diffuser. If you are really concerned about light tubes breaking, you can get plastic safety sleeves for them at the home center (they are just a little bigger than a tube). If you have exposed fluorescent tubes in your ceiling fixtures (at least in a commercial building) you are required to have those safety sleaves by code. At least that is the rules around here, as I understand them. But that doesn't apply to your plant stand. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Light fixture and humidity!
Trent-Lion wrote:
Why is this, please! T-L Remove the translucent plastic panel if it has one, you don't want anything between glass-bulb and pseudobulb. Rob Some of the ceiling fixtures come with a clear or translucent thin plastic panel. When you use them in the original application (in a ceiling), this diffuses the light and protects you from broken glass should a tube break. But it reduces the light intensity. So, if you use them for growing plants, go ahead and remove the diffuser. If you are really concerned about light tubes breaking, you can get plastic safety sleeves for them at the home center (they are just a little bigger than a tube). If you have exposed fluorescent tubes in your ceiling fixtures (at least in a commercial building) you are required to have those safety sleaves by code. At least that is the rules around here, as I understand them. But that doesn't apply to your plant stand. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Light fixture and humidity!
Trent-Lion wrote:
Why is this, please! T-L Remove the translucent plastic panel if it has one, you don't want anything between glass-bulb and pseudobulb. Rob Some of the ceiling fixtures come with a clear or translucent thin plastic panel. When you use them in the original application (in a ceiling), this diffuses the light and protects you from broken glass should a tube break. But it reduces the light intensity. So, if you use them for growing plants, go ahead and remove the diffuser. If you are really concerned about light tubes breaking, you can get plastic safety sleeves for them at the home center (they are just a little bigger than a tube). If you have exposed fluorescent tubes in your ceiling fixtures (at least in a commercial building) you are required to have those safety sleaves by code. At least that is the rules around here, as I understand them. But that doesn't apply to your plant stand. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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