Adjust-A-Wings reflectors

[JustBlazed]

Has any one tried using these Adjust-A-Wings(AAW) reflectors in a big grow room? They are costyl at $190 for a Large(1000w) and $150 for a Medium(600w/400w) but the website for them seems to warrant the high cost. Claiming that the:
Large size AAW gives you 85% Larger growing area, 43% heat reduction, and 43% Saving in electricity for 1000w
Medium size gives you a 88% Larger growing area, 44% heat reduction, 44% electricity saving for 600w.
Also they claim you can move your lights inches away from you plants if you use their "Super Spreader" which will help give you even light from a very close distance. These seem like solid reflectors, I am just wondering if these reflectors are these great why dont alot more people have them? If you have these reflectors and have used others before could you tell me how much of an increase you saw in your plants from using these? Also how much will non fan cooled reflectors heat up your grow room (10'X10' and 6'X6'), compared to fan cooled reflectors?

 

[Gunnarguchi]

i have a thread asking similar but i cant find it atm
well AAW is told to be a lot better then the standard eurowing/dutch barn models
some say they are just as efficient as aircooled ones due to the good spread and cooling
you dont have to pay that kinda money for it
look on ebay
theres often very good deals on them

heres just one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220342449462
45 pounds thats roughly 66 dollars i would guess then ad shipping of course

 

[JustBlazed]

Thanks, but I am in the US and that eBay link seems to be a knock off of the official Adjust-A-Wings. Also I think that even though the price for the Medium is $150 shipped in US if the statements made by the company are correct it is definitely worth the extra cash. Maybe I would buy 1 of those knock offs and a real one and use the same light and see just how much of a difference the real one makes. I am really surprised that more people don't know about these or just are not using them. If the answer seems simple please forgive me, I just got into horticulture last month and have been reading up on and getting my hands on as much info as possible.

 

[ridgedogs]

A friend of mine bought two for hps 1000 and was very disappointed with them. The light was much dimmer under the wings than with his other old hoods.

 

[kiwiboy]

I also am interested in other ppls reviews on this reflector. I have seen them in the shop and they look really cool. Just very expensive.

 

[jebus loves u]

adjusta-wings with cooltubes modified on them are my way to go. they have excepitional light coverage. I can get them within a foot of my cannopy and never have had a problem with heat spot or heat in general. ive got my best results from them and before i was running ss xxl and they were close but nothing like adjustas. i have a spreader but never have used it. would like to know if anyone has down a side/side and found if it makes a better diffrence