HELP with HIGH temps!!!!!

[pp1234]

High temps in my room in the basement reaching 32+ 80% hum i need to lower it right away but i need something that will do the job right need to maintain 8k worth of heat non cooled reflectors..

 

[MTF-Sandman]

Dehumidifier will take care of the humidity, but with 8K of lighting you're gonna need a 2.5 ton AC.

It'll probably be cheaper to just buy some quality air cooled hoods and a couple of 10" inlines to cool them.

If by some chance thats not an option financially, then you need to start turning off lights or run alternating lights every 2 hours (with all of them on the first 2 and last 2 hours).

 

[mrjim5000]

It's only a stop gap measure, but several large oscillating fans set to blow over the tops of the plants will stop them curling up so quickly. You really need some kind of ventalation as nothing will really get the temperature down unless you can get the hot air out of the room.

 

[Frend]

I have been mulling this over for a while and I'm thinking that someone who understands it co2 better than myself may be correcting me, also I have been thinking about it on a small closet scale. However, would not a very slow constant release of co2 not only give the benefits of extra co2 but also cool your room. This may only be feasible if you could figure out the lowest setting you could run your fans at only because I'm sure if you clearing the air every minute the co2 will not be as beneficial.

 

[MTF-Sandman]

The very small amount of cooling provided by the phase change of CO2 from liquid to gas will not be enough to be noticeable...so that would pretty much be a waste. Sealing the room and running CO2 would take advantage of the heat tho...

 

[Maj.PotHead]

to help better control heat issues it's best to increase your ventilation ideal is to exchange 3-5 times room air each min {cfm}. it's best to have a passive not forced fresh air intake and for your situation a very strong exhaust, you must vent the erea or them 8k worth of lighting are gonna be your curse. honestly if your gonna run 8k worth of lighting and not use cool tubes for the grow i think your crazy

 

[chronic50s]

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[CaptJamesTKirk]

Easiest and first move is to run the lights at night - that should lower your temps at least 5 C. - probbably more

plus,,,,

it's FREE!


and there are usually less people up and roaming around at night

 

[pp1234]

MANNNNNnnnnn!!!!!!!!

MANNNNNnnnnn!!!!!!!!

ok i bought a water chilled unit and plug the tap water to the machine and im letting the water drain out but heres the thing....... the water temp going in is about 8 degrees cel. but I dont think its cold enough to to chill my room...

what can i do????????

 

[admiralcornport]

get an air conditioner. If I had 8k worth of lights, cooling them would be my first thought. How hot did you think it was going to be in there?

I would sell a couple lights and buy a portable air conditioner

 

[mrwags]

I have a 12,000 btu portable air conditioner and am runnin 2 x 1000 watts and it can keep the temp's 85 with the outside being 95-100 and my room is 6x20 so you might need more than a portable a/c with that many watts. If I turn off one of the lights the temps drop quickly but what good is that my girls want love. Yes a portable a/c is the ticket for small rooms but with what you got you gonna need more. Just trying to save ya some time and effort.


Mr.Wags

I Must Add:

My lights are vented Daystar's on a mover.

 

[2buds]

I run a 10,000 btu window unit mounted through the wall so that the coil can disipate the heat outside cooling on average 1400 watts. 11x24 attic space, well insulated divided into chambers. Keeps things real cool, capable of pulling temps down in the 70's in the flower room, 60's in the main room. For your situation I would consider the split ac systems. I've seen units that have multiple indoor units connecting to a single outdoor(compressor) unit. The indoor piece mounts flat on a wall and can be placed higher on the wall where your heat is. Very quiet, very efficient. Couple of small holes for freon lines to pass through, no exchange of air from inside to outside so no smell leaks. Down side is they are pricey. Man how the hell did you end up with all that light and no cooling plan? Those winter projects bite in the summer. Good luck.
Oh yeh, if you can't beat the heat, you may consider light movers, same coverage-less lights/less heat.