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600 hp and a 10x20 sealed room /co2

sherm

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hi , I am new to running a sealed room and need some advice .
I have a 10x20 utility shed . I want to put up a wall and a door and make the back half a grow room .
I want to run a sealed room , I'm just not quite sure on how to do everything .I have a 600 HP air cooled hood and exhaust fans . I not sure on the size fans but I know they are big enough for a 600 hp. If not I have a few of them .
What I'M not sure on is the hot temps the lights gives off .what do I do with the heat the light creates .IS THE AIR HEATED UP FROM THE LIGHTS ASLO EXHAUSTED FROM THE ROOM ????
Maybe I'm not understanding something.
I WILL ASLO BE RUNNING CO2
. WHAT do i do if the temps are too high to run co2 ,could i put a A/C in place .
should I wall in a smaller area to run a single 600 HPS and co2 sealed room .
ANY ADVICE IS WELCOMED IN ADVANCE . THANK YOU
 

rives

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It's going to take a hell of a fan to cool 600 horsepower!

On a serious note, a single 600w HPS is too small for a 10x10 area. The rule of thumb for HPS lighting is to stick close to 50 watts per sq.ft., so for 100 square feet you are talking about 5000 watts. A 600 would be a bit small for a 4x4 area, and somewhat over-sized for a 3x3.

If you want to run a sealed room, the best way for you to run an air-cooled hood would be to pull the air from outside and dump it outside so that the air in the room is never tampered with. You would want to run inlet filtering to keep from blowing your hood full of dust and debris.

If the room still gets too hot with the light ducted this way, then A/C would be necessary.
 

sherm

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I'm sorry I do have other lights . a 1000 and a few others .
Is having a larger room better for the heat in a sealed room .

I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION WITH A SEALED ROOM AND USING CO2 THAT THE AIR WAS NOT EXCHANGED
 

rives

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A sealed room does not have air exchange - that's why I suggested a cooling loop for the lights that drew air from outside of the room and also dumped it outside the room.

A larger room will still overheat, it will just take a little longer.
 

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