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AC btu recommendations for 4k Air cooled hoods

Cinderacula

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Wsup Y'all?
Got my four 1ks over two 4x8 tables in my 10x10 tent. So far, I'm runnin 2 out of 4 with an 8 inch inline taking air from in the room out through the lights, an 8k btu portable AC, and a 6 inch duct booster for air intake (constant). I have 4 of those mycelium CO2 bag dealios goin on...

temps are smooth at 80, humidity at about 55/60 with the AC set to 78...now...

Question:

Is my 8k btu AC going to be capable of cooling the room with 2 more 1k air cooled lights? The unit goes down to 62 degrees.

Whatchya say about it? Fire away folks. Lay it on me.

-GAS HOG
 

the gnome

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open bulb is min. 5000btu per 1000w but forgot what air cooled is....
not sure but I think you could doing all 4-air cooled, 8" w/ducting
if your moving the hot air out quick enuff with a good sized exaust fan it might be possible :shucks:
are you going 1 exhaust fan per 2000w
another Q, is the tent in an AC'd room?
if its in a garage or room thats going to get hot in summer i don't think it'll work
 

Cinderacula

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Coo, coo. Well, I hope it stays coo, coo, or I'll be goin cookoo. Only one fan for the whole system, and the room the tent is in has a cold(er) air intake, and an exhaust, but is definitely not AC'd. The tent is in a room I sectioned off in my downstairs. I live in a finished warehousy kinda thing.

My ducting is insulated so I guess I'ma just bust it out n hope for the best.
Thanx G,
Gas Hog

Oh, and as far as the light graphs go? I just ran 2 rounds with 400w Red induction lamps...yeah, tell anyone with a light graph to go larf themselves. Shit came out stinky and shiny, but wimpy n light.
Charms.
 

the gnome

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all 4 on one fan sounds doable if it's ducted 2 lamps each on an 8" line each that size up into say a 12"duct and fan.
you can also run a chiller to help cool things on the intake side...?


Oh, and as far as the light graphs go? I just ran 2 rounds with 400w Red induction lamps...yeah, tell anyone with a light graph to go larf themselves. Shit came out stinky and shiny, but wimpy n light.
Charms.

:biggrin:
 

Granger2

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What kind of summers do you have? How cool does it get at night? You're running a sealed room, right? Unless you've got pretty mild nights, I don't think you have even a fraction of the AC you need. Good luck. -granger
 

overbudjet

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I cool 2 row of 4 x 600w. Total 4.8kw (each row is cooled by a 8" fan)with a 12000btu window shaker. Canopee temp. 75~78 .
 

Cinderacula

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Granger,
They are San Francisco nights, soo, not all too hot. I'm upping to a 10 inch exhaust, and I have been running 77-79 degrees without the a/c on...but again, that is with only the 2 lights on. Let y'all know in a week.
 

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