floydfanx6
Member
ok guys i was asked by a member to post my idea of what im doing right now,its a little ghetto but it really works.
**Many smaller growers who grow in closets dont have access to cool air or outside air,,this causes problems for growers to keep temps down
what if you have good exhaust,good airflow in yr grow area,and temps are still not where u want them to be?
The only solution obviously is an ac,,but ac's give off heat that u need to vent out as well,so this was not really suitable for me,so i came up with this diy ac, connecting it to my Passive intakes
So basically the air coming into my cab has to pass through ice before coming in
**I grow in a DR80 tent,and my peak canopy temps were 84 ,after using this method i got the canopy tempature down to 79!!,,the ice will last for 10-12 hours fine,,,use new ice bottles everyday,,and your done,,ghetto,,but almost free and works
Materials
Styrofoam ice cooler $ 2:50
Empty soda bottles: FREE
Water: free
Tape: had some laying around
Heres the basic cheap cooler i use it fits 2 soda bottles fine with plenty of room for air to travel around
First we make a 4 inch cut tracing out duct for air to come into the cooler from the side
Next we make a 4 inch cut on top, insert your passive intake inside and tape it
Next we stick the frozen soda bottles inside and close up the cooler
**Many smaller growers who grow in closets dont have access to cool air or outside air,,this causes problems for growers to keep temps down
what if you have good exhaust,good airflow in yr grow area,and temps are still not where u want them to be?
The only solution obviously is an ac,,but ac's give off heat that u need to vent out as well,so this was not really suitable for me,so i came up with this diy ac, connecting it to my Passive intakes
So basically the air coming into my cab has to pass through ice before coming in
**I grow in a DR80 tent,and my peak canopy temps were 84 ,after using this method i got the canopy tempature down to 79!!,,the ice will last for 10-12 hours fine,,,use new ice bottles everyday,,and your done,,ghetto,,but almost free and works
Materials
Styrofoam ice cooler $ 2:50
Empty soda bottles: FREE
Water: free
Tape: had some laying around
Heres the basic cheap cooler i use it fits 2 soda bottles fine with plenty of room for air to travel around
First we make a 4 inch cut tracing out duct for air to come into the cooler from the side
Next we make a 4 inch cut on top, insert your passive intake inside and tape it
Next we stick the frozen soda bottles inside and close up the cooler