Dual hose portable AC still sucks the co2

[Guest]

Man I cant believe it,I've been growing with 500-1000PPM this whole time,I finally got to the bottom of it though.I got the dual hose portable,and put the intake through a wall to another room,just so this wouldnt happen!I'll tell you one thing for certain,I dont know how its doing it but it is blowing my co2 into the attic,it has to be doing that.When it runs,my co2 is very low.When it doesnt run my co2 shoots way up where its supposed to be.No more portable for me.

 

[BlindDate]

It is not sealed on the inside.

Best to make your own buy placing a sealed box around the back of a regular cheap window unit. Have a tube leading in and out the back with a blower sucking or pushing air through to cool the coils.

 

[Guest]

Whats not sealed on the inside?All is well now that I deleted the portable,mucho co2.

 

[BlindDate]

The coil is not sealed inside the intake/output hose line inside the AC unit. Take the unit apart and seal it yourself.

 

[Guest]

I'm getting rid of the piece of shit,200 dollars 6 months old.The new 12K btu in the window is handing my 3 1K vertizontals just fine,now I'm cookin with gas and the difference is visable.Thats what I get for listening to folks on OG without testing it out myself.

 

[Frozenguy]

? what brand portable ac do you have? they are a great tool for a grower.. i have 2 10k's

 

[Guest]

Its a fujitronic 9000 BTU dual hose unit,its a real nice AC blows cold as hell,I really dont get it man.I dont know much about how they work to be honest,kinda pitiful for an electrician I guess lol,but I do know 1 thing for absolutely sure.When its running my co2 level was between 350-500 and when I removed it without adjusting the cyclestat,it shot up to 3000PPM!I set it to where it should be at 1800PPM burn for 8 1/2 minutes every 45 minutes and it comes out perfect.Turned on the unit again to be sure and sure enough,it sucked my co2 right out of the air and shot it into the frickin attic!I tested and retested,its definately the AC.It could only have been the portable,the window unit,or somehow the dehumidifer lolit couldnt have been anything else.Its the portable for sure,100% sure.I was 100% sure it was functioning the way I wanted it to using the intake hose through the wall to another room,I still dont know why it doesnt work.Thank god it wasnt the 12K BTU window unit or I'd be screwed.When I bought the portable,I had a smaller weaker window unit,the one I have now is perfect for the 3 fixtures.Beware those dual hose portables if you're using co2 because despite what everyone thought on overgrow,including me,it will rob you of your co2 without question

 

[imnotcrazy]

Damn good to know, if I get a house I plan on doing 2 rooms 4x600W HPS with 8x 3'x3' E&F tables one/light and burning gas for CO2. How do you exhaust for the burners? They're set up to connect to a flue pipe right? On how a window A/C unit works.


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[= evaporater coil, ]=condenser coil, <{ or }>= fan and direction of forced air and ( )- motor w/shaft on both ends.
A compressor is also there. A gas such as freon, R-134, r-12, etc when compressed gets cold (actually most do and become liquid ie: CO2, Nitrogen gas) freon and other gases used for these apps can be compressed and is more efficient so they are used. The compressor compresses the gas and sends it to the condenser coil, the fan pushes air over the condenser coilcreating the cold air, after the condenser coil the gas expands making heat and goes to the evap coil where another fan (separated from the condenser fan, the motor is located on the hot side of the unit separated from the cold side with an insulated steel barrier or styrofoam housing/barrier) cools the coil and motor by pushing ambient air over both. If your portable was stealing your CO2 you will have to duplicate what is written above or if already done make it better. Yes, you have room temps under control ATM but what about the summer and its already paid for

 

[Guest]

I have my window unit set at 73 degrees on low and its a 3 speed that goes down to 60 degrees!I should have any problem in the summer either,the last several days set at 72-74 degrees using 3 1K vertizontals,my temps are right at 85 degrees.Its really a kickass window AC my others only go down to 64 degrees.I'm not sure what you mean about exhaust for the burners,all they are exhausting is co2 as far as I know.They are open flame,much like a regular gas stove although enclosed.Just google green air units you'll see what I mean.I never exhaust the room at all and never have since using the co2 unit,I didnt always have this portable fortunately and didnt use it all the time

 

[REZDOG]

When using rolling a/c units,it's always best to have your CO2 on a controller (not just a regulator) that'll keep the room at optimum ppm.
Also,you can always hook the a/c to an environmental controller that shuts it off for a given time while the air is enriched,vice-versa.
Roller units kick ass,I've converted to all rollers in the past couple of years.
Hint: Stay away from digital a/c units,if there's a power-outage of ANY sort,they shut off,until manually-powered back on,and that can suck.
That said,IMO fuck wall-unit a/c'swhenever possible,as they also can allow STINK to seep out.
I've smelled that one,you betcha'!

Just my .02e


Cheers!


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[imnotcrazy]

I believe that^^^

 

[Guest]

RTez my wall unit doesnt let out any smell,it never has that I've noticed and I check frequently.Thanks for the vaportek info by the way,it really kicks ass! I'm using the 120 day carts classic neutral and its set on 2!My flower room is only 8 by 8 though.Rez by roller units do you mean portables?Dont you believe me man?I spent an entire day and maybe 7 or 8 co2 refill tubes testing my levels with and without the portable.There is absolutely no question,350-500PPM when it was running and 2000 PPM when its not.I've checked and rechecked,tested and retested.All it could have been was the portable,the window unit,or somehow the dehumidifier which I just couldnt believe lol.And I was using a dual hose model rez,with the intake hose going through a wall to an adjascent room,just like I learned.It doesnt work man,I know this for sure now without any question whatsoever

 

[imnotcrazy]

^^^^ SKELETOR,I think that's what he means when he's sayin to cycle the A/C off when CO2 is running...

 

[BlindDate]

SKELETOR......Why would you buy a portable when you have a window in the first place? Like I said, those dual hose portables are not sealed well. A window unit is so much less expensive anyway.

 

[Guest]

When I bought the portable,the window unit I had couldnt handle all 3 fixtures,now I have a new window unit that does