Air Cool Hydrohut...

[phog]

What's up people? I got a question about air cooling lights in a hydrohut. Say you had a hydrohut deluxe with 6" vents. Say you had 3 lights in the hut. I know you connect the lights with ducting, but do you need a fan for each light? Would a blower and a centrifical fan be enough? Thanks ya'll Later...

 

[Highlighter]

I'd imagine the 6" Vortex 465 would be capable. Just tie 'em all together.
I have one in a 4 X 4 H-Hut, just cooling a 600w.
The problem is maybe having to run it on high, makes some noise.

 

[deadhead420]

I Use 449cfm vortex 6inch and i cant cool my hut. still its 1000 watts in my hut. i even got an ac vent like right above one of the holes.

 

[FunkBomb]

I use a 4" vortex pulling through a carbon filter and reflector and have no temperature issues in my HH mini. The room the hut is in will warm up some, but that is about it really.

-Funk

 

[TaxiBoy]

I Use 449cfm vortex 6inch and i cant cool my hut. still its 1000 watts in my hut. i even got an ac vent like right above one of the holes.

Could you explain to us your set-up? A 449cfm inline fan is more than enough to pull through a scrubber and cool a 1000w light. Are you pushing the air? If so, that is much less efficient than pulling.

 

[deadhead420]

no man im pulling the air. and it is def not enuff power to cool the 1000 watt. i think the problem is i just vent the air out into my room. i have a window opened in the room (tho i have to keep it covered so i dont think it helps too much.) but its a big room. it sits under the ac vent with the flap open under the ac vet. with the 449 blowing out of it too. i still get like 80 degrees man its horrible.

 

[TGT]

I think the problem is because you are recirculating the hot air. If you can find a way to exhaust it outside you would notice a great temperature decrease.

TGT

 

[4 Dragons]

no man im pulling the air. and it is def not enuff power to cool the 1000 watt. i think the problem is i just vent the air out into my room. i have a window opened in the room (tho i have to keep it covered so i dont think it helps too much.) but its a big room. it sits under the ac vent with the flap open under the ac vet. with the 449 blowing out of it too. i still get like 80 degrees man its horrible.

What's wrong with 80 degrees?

 

[Highlighter]

Perfectionists desire the optimum conditions of the low 70's!

 

[4 Dragons]

Perfectionists desire the optimum conditions of the low 70's!

Really? I was under the immpression that 85 degrees was the number to shoot for.

 

[D Rock]

I try to keep my Hut at about 75-85 no higher than 87 though.

 

[tokinsmokin]

What size lights first? Second whats the ambient temperature of where your intake air is coming from? Are you going to be exhausting into another room or the same one your intaking air from? There are so many variables that go into a question like this, you can't answer it without knowing these crucial elements. If you live in a warm climate an inline fan with 500 cfm probably won't do it, and you'd need an A/C. If you live in a colder climate and the air you intake into the hut is pretty cold you could probably get away with a 500 cfm inline fan.

 

[HighonthePrize]

my hh 2x4 stays between 76-81 with the lights on. i have a 6in vortex and a new wave t5. only using 6 bulbs(4'). i pull cold air through a passive intake from the crawlspace under my house. my main prob is keeping the humidity up. i have a humidifier in the hut on full blast, but dont get above 35 with lights on.

 

[TaxiBoy]

I was running a HH w/ 1000w of light and used a 449cf canfan attached to a can 33 and managed temps of 79 with the lights on. I ran my light cycle at night and the ambient temp of the entire house is 70f. I vent into the same room the hut is in. You have to be sure to prop the bottom vents open so that you are intaking enough air to keep temps in check. I, and many others here, easily managed to keep temps in check in a HH-type enclosure. Air movement is key. You can also add more passive intake vents to the HH, just be sure to light-proof them and seal them well. An easy way to help circulation inside the hut is to utilize an oscillating fan below the canopy, aimed slightly upwards, to move that cool air at the bottom up towards the top and to keep the cool air steadily moving around your girls.

Goodluck to all with temp issues. With a little work and ingenuity, you can easily tame HH temp issues.

Peace and safety,
TB