how to attack my temp issues

[weed whacker]

i'm having my flower room heat up as high as 88* lately with the warmer weather, and i really don't want to have fluffy buds!

here's the rig:

the flower room is about 5ft W x 6ft L x 8ft ceiling (so a total of 240 cubic feet). one wall butts up to my closet, and my exhaust duct runs into the closet and up into the attic. i have two 600w air cooled lights, and a can 33 + vortex 6" (450cfm) pushing air into the hoods, and out into the attic.

i guess the one vortex is not enough for 1200w? i was told it was, but it seems to only be able to keep my room about 10* below ambient temp.


what are my possible solutions? a/c is not an option as my flower room is a wood frame with panda film walls, and is in my bedroom. not to mention i dont have the capacity to add that much wattage on my wiring. i tohught about getting another fan, but that seems like a drastic measure.

help please!

 

[Old Soul]

So your bedroom is 98 degrees? Do you have central a/c? Not sure if that fan is good enough for both lights, you might only be able to run one light in the summer months. If you cannot add an a/c to the cab, you could add one to the room to lower the ambient temps, resulting in lower cab temps.
peace

 

[boston]

fan is being work for sure.
ducting is not right ethier i would remove inorder to get most out of aircooled hoods draw air from outside room and exhaust to attic

then install a fan to 33 filter to suck through it and exhaust into attic aswell
but you need ac if your bedroom is 98 deg.

 

[jonkanoo]

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[weed whacker]

sorry, mis-typed. my house gets up as high as 78, and my flowering room is consistently 10* hotter. this was fine when house was 71 deg, but weather is getting hotter.

i like the idea about getting one more fan, and doing lights with outside air only, adn keeping teh single scrubber and single fan for everything else.

 

[Calimed]

I know this might sound silly, but one thing I do to avoid getting an a/c is to buy a bunch of those blue cooler freeze bags, freeze them and place them behind your oscillating fan. When they unfreeze a few hours later, pop them back in the freezer.

Also, have you tried switching to running your lights at night?

 

[Philosophelon]

If I read you right, your hvac circuit runs like this:

Filter>Fan>Reflector>Reflector>Attic

You will move alot more air with another fan, because the first fan is currently operating under a heavy amount of static pressure. The easiest thing to do in your situation (imo) is to add another 6" blower after your reflectors.

Filter>Fan>Reflector>Reflector>Fan>Attic

Then (if necessary) get a speed control and dial the second fan down until you have slight positive pressure in the reflectors (i.e. air leaking out rather than in). This eliminates any smell getting sucked in through the reflectors.

 

[Hydro-Soil]

If I read you right, your hvac circuit runs like this:

Filter>Fan>Reflector>Reflector>Attic

You will move alot more air with another fan, because the first fan is currently operating under a heavy amount of static pressure. The easiest thing to do in your situation (imo) is to add another 6" blower after your reflectors.

Filter>Fan>Reflector>Reflector>Fan>Attic

Then (if necessary) get a speed control and dial the second fan down until you have slight positive pressure in the reflectors (i.e. air leaking out rather than in). This eliminates any smell getting sucked in through the reflectors.

You'll also want to suck your air from outside to cool your lights before blowing it into the attic. This keeps it separated from your house cooling system.

 

[fredflintstoned]

I have to agree with Hydro-Soil. Running the filter on its own fan and cooling the lights on their own fan circuit is much more efficient. Pulling air from outside, or ideally under, the house is most efficient of all. In a 5x6 area it may get pretty tight in there. Have you thought about mounting the fans in the closet or attic? Frees up alot of space and lowers the noise in your bedroom. Make sure all duct connections and joints are sealed with aluminum tape as well as the glass in your hoods and you should see significant improvements in temps.
That 6 inch vortex should cool two 600w's with ease if everything is sealed properly. I use an 8inch vortex (747cfm) to cool 4-600's with no problems. In the winter I actually have to slow it down.
Hope this helps
Fred