do you have to connect an aircooled hood directly to your vortex?

[Guest]

vortex is installed through the top of the cab, and I tried to build a diy air cooled tube, it worked but as soon as the duct touched the fan everything shut-off, I dont' know if it's since the fan was on or what the deal was anyway

I got an air cooled hood 250W light instead, and there's a glass covering the bulb so I don't have to install a cool tube, but at the end of the hood there is a place where I can remove that vent and replace it with a 4" flange and connect it directly to the vortex 4"

last time when I had my cool tube connected and when it was working, I connected it directly to the vortex, but there was no air flow/vent anywhere around the bulb, and everything got really hot, it got above 100 degrees inside the cab and the vortex was really really hot.
so if I do the same thing, connect the hood directly to the vortex same thing will happen right?

also anybody got any suggestions on hanging this hood it's pretty heavy, and everytime I try to lift it with those "hooks" that they sent it keeps falling off when I raise the hood.

thanks

 

[Jnugg]

Set the vortex up at the top of the cab and attach ducting to the intake part,run this ducting down through the top of the cab and connect to your air cooled hood.Run ducting from exhuast side of the vortex to wherever you dump it at.

 

[Guest]

Set the vortex up at the top of the cab and attach ducting to the intake part,run this ducting down through the top of the cab and connect to your air cooled hood.Run ducting from exhuast side of the vortex to wherever you dump it at.

last time I did that, but it was to a diy cool tube which I messed up, but it made the vortex really hot, and raised cab temps to a 100+ real quick. it was all sealed. but i've noticed on the air cool hood, there is a small vent on the top as well so that might fix that problem.

 

[Jnugg]

What do you mean it was sealed.Do you use any sort of fresh air intakes.You cant exhuast air if you aren't replacing it dude.Normaly a cab with an aircooled light would have the fan with ducting connected to it and another peice of ducting bringing cool air from out the cab into the reflector. then you would have a seperate fan to vent te cab.

 

[Guest]

ambient temps are 75.9, inside are 82, but i just now connected the top of the airhood with duct to the vent directly and i can feel fresh air coming out the side of the airhood, so hopefully this will work

 

[Guest]

What do you mean it was sealed.Do you use any sort of fresh air intakes.You cant exhuast air if you aren't replacing it dude.Normaly a cab with an aircooled light would have the fan with ducting connected to it and another peice of ducting bringing cool air from out the cab into the reflector. then you would have a seperate fan to vent te cab.

yeah, it was a diy tube i working on and didn't understand there has to be a passive intake if you're exausting, this hood does have a passive intake, and I think it's working, i'll let you know in a little bit

 

[Guest]

yeah that passive intake must've been the problem, it's been about the 15-20 min. as last time, and the vortex isn't hot, and the cab is still at the same temp probably since I don't have the darkroom vent installed, but around the bulb it's not nearly as hot, and the hood isn't hot at all. i'll repost when I get the vent installed. thanks for your help!

 

[Jnugg]

passive intake is a passive intake (hole) in your cab,not your reflector bro.

In the bottom of your cab make a few 2" intakes or fit a darkroom vent at the bottom.at the top of the cab use the exhuast fan.


You need to do alot of reading before you try growing dude,cuz you don't have a clue.

 

[951medicinals]

I'm about to get a mills pride C25 and was wondering where to pick up a dark room vent?

 

[Jnugg]

Google search darkroom vent....just a fore warning,they aren't cheap.

 

[1stCropLongGone]

Rather than buy darkroom vents if there expensive, you could make holes and fit pvc pipe nice and snug with two 90 degree bends. Not as pretty but cheap.

 

[951medicinals]

totally forgot i have black PVC and 90 elbows from my last grow. I need to figure out how to set up my C02 in the cab. Any suggestions?