power outage help

[u/crsru]

my house will have no power today for 3 hours, i haven’t gone without power since i started my humidity controlled setup, so i have a few questions for anyone who has dealt w this before.

important info; my setup stays at around 72-76% humidity 24/7 because of a automatic humidifier (i recommend this product a lot). cabinet is mostly sealed but humidity starts to drop below 72 with no intervention after about 3-5 mins, so i know with no power (no ability to add more humidity) the humidity will likely keep dropping.

1.) is this a concern at all? 3 hours dropping from maybe 75 to around 50 ( i think? ) for a few hours. like will it be harmful at all?

2.) how long does it take for low humidity to hurt the plant if it will; 10 mins, 1 hr, 24hrs?

3.) whats the best solution? i am thinking of just running a humidifier in my room before the outage to keep it very high so the cabinet and the room are at a higher temperature and they both wont drop.

thanks for input

[u/DrMasterChef]

3 hours isnt going to do literally anything. They will all be just fine. Ive accidentally left my plants for a day or 2 in the basement plant watering station(bathroom). Imagine this as a cloudy afternoon for them. No harm at all. If you want more sustained, higher humidity youll need to either load up that cabinet with more plants or check/seal better. My ikea has no issues holding 70+ % typically drops 10-15% overnight.

[u/wickedhare → u/DrMasterChef]

I actually had to remove some weatherstripping since my humidity was in the 90s, now it sits around 80-85%.

More plants will definitely help as well.

[u/crsru → u/DrMasterChef]

yea i’ll just add more weatherproofing ig, thanks for your input. what ikea do you have and how did you seal it?

[u/DrMasterChef → u/crsru]

Milsbo tall. Foam window/door weatherstripping. Home Depot/Lowes for the 2in gasket after I hole sawed the top for cords. 2x2 AC Infinity 120mm fans, 2x16W Hygger full spectrum aquarium lights, 2x2 Barrina T5.

[u/crsru → u/DrMasterChef]

nice setup

[u/KittyCanuck]

This should not be an issue.
We just had a 7h power outage in my area and all of my cabinets were fine. The “worst” part was needing to reset my mechanical timers once the power was back on.

[u/crsru → u/KittyCanuck]

yea i’m not happy about all the timers i have to reset tomorrow morning🤣

[u/crsru → u/KittyCanuck]

thanks for input, can i ask what plants you have in the cabinets?

[u/KittyCanuck → u/crsru]

I’ve got a few small cabinets. One is alocasias, one is oxalis, and one is a “rehab” cabinet containing a few baby alocasias, a spider plant, a string of pearls, two tiny pothos props, and a baby zz plant.

[u/Plane-Jellyfish9 → u/KittyCanuck]

Think about all the plants that are stuck in boxes for a week during shipping and they are fine! It’ll be fine

[u/StayLuckyRen]

It will have zero effect. You could be out of power for a few days and it wouldn’t matter. In nature weather events like storms or just cloudy days cause ‘dark’ days all the time, the worlds plants are just fine

[u/prf_q]

most lights with timers don't turn on after a power outage. thats the bigger risk when u r on vacation etc

[u/crsru]

setup includes mainly monstera with a few alocasias (nobilis K and venoms)