Need Help Sealing Grow Area.. It Stinks!!!!!

[cway]

Hello All

Need A little Advice.. I moved my grow area and now have more space But more plants equal more stink!!! How Can i seal this area. Its a closet with no doors.. Just have a drape over it.. Man its smells to high heaven..

Its basically a 20X6 ft area.. Any Ideas are appreciated..I know carbon filter but how can I create a seal?

 

[julsbagell]

black and white poly make a door out of it and put a zipper for the door.

 

[cway]

Where can I find that Stuff.. Dont like going to local grow shops.. is that what the grow huts are made off?

 

[breeder]

if ya don't have the funds for B/W poly, then grab yourself some 4-6mil plastic at homedepot, lowe's.

 

[cway]

BTW THanks for the replies..

 

[maryj315]

You can also use those cheap five and $10 blue tarps that they have. But honestly, if you could force yourself to go to a grow shop. My grow shop will sell you black-and-white poly by the foot now I am only saying this because it is about the best you can get. The other stuff will work

 

[BudLove]

Another solution, if panda paper is not avail to you, is go to your local hardware store and pickup some of the thick black vinyl (usually near the paint department)... that stuff with some velcro is all I use.

However, you should be aware, this will NOT curve the smell of that room. The stink will leak through the walls, through the attic, outside and so on... this is why a carbon scrubber is pretty much required for good stink control.

BL

 

[green_tea]

Are you venting the room?

if not you will probably want to add a intake / exhaust to the room, and make sure to use a carbon scrubber for the exhaust.

(make sure to put the carbon scrubber in the room, attach ventilation duct to it and have it go through the rooms wall, and outside the room, have a nice fan there sucking air through... )

if you have no door on the room, really think about getting a vaportek for the room.
(it would greatly benefit you in your situation; just do a search for it here)

 

[cway]

THanks for all the responses guys.. I have one "6" High Output Inline Extraction fan that i cool my light with.. man those things are loud.. Making a muffler with a Cooler right now,, The intake is in the room and it exhausts into the wall between sheetrock into the insulation. I plan on putting a elf scrubber on the intake.. Would this be ok or do I need a seperate fan for the scrubber?


Im going to put up 2x4's and seal off the are with black vinly from lowes.. Cant force myself to the grow shop. I have buddies that have been followed by LEO and busted months later by pigs staking out his house and waiting for trash with stems and leaves.. never a grow shop again.. I was thinking of making a door with Velcro in the middle.. Never used a scrubber though.. Do they work pretty good?

 

[breeder]

Carbon filters are perfect! They contain a hugh amount of smell...if not all of the smell. Keep in mind though that you will restict abit of the airflow.
I see you like that idea of using the 4-6mil plastic....good stuff aint it.
I built a framed box with 2x4, and used this stuff for a buddy. We also took 3m spray and mylar, and laid it down on the plastic. Worked like a champ!
I hear ya about LEO followin. I used to be a manager at a hydro store in my area for a couple years. They would come in from time to time, and try to push the limit with me.
However the're pretty easy to spot from the start. But I've had repete customers come in and tell me they've been hit. If your smart about it, then you'll never be in in the first place.

 

[george j warner]

also get a ozone generator to remove the smell before it leeks ...

 

[cway]

hello Breeder... Thanks for the info.. yes I prefer plastic at lowes than the grow shop..Damn Pigs.. The times that i have gone I take those piggies on a wild goose chase.. Kinda funny.. Drive all over the metroplex, in and out of the county, They cant follow you past their jurisdiction, making stops all along the way and then drop the stuff of my bros house and have him drop off after a couple of weeks..

So if I seal the room and run my Intake and and Srubber from the inside of sealed room and cool the lights with and exhaust it outside the sealed room then I have to worry bout co2 right?


I was thinking a AC vent extended into the sealed room take care of air flow?

 

[Surfnfisher]

You can run your filter in your room. Just put a fan ontop and run it with no venting. It will still scrub all the air hence stop the stink. Tha black and white poly is not lightproof. At least not the stuff at my local shops.

 

[ItsGrowTime]

Hello All

Need A little Advice.. I moved my grow area and now have more space But more plants equal more stink!!! How Can i seal this area. Its a closet with no doors.. Just have a drape over it.. Man its smells to high heaven..

Its basically a 20X6 ft area.. Any Ideas are appreciated..I know carbon filter but how can I create a seal?

Thats one huge ass closet! If you want to keep growing in there, seriously consider adding a locking door.

 

[cway]

Thats one huge ass closet! If you want to keep growing in there, seriously consider adding a locking door.

I know man.. It rocks.. It was a small room that became storage space/closet through time and now my labrotory. I did add a door and lock and sealed the door with weatherstripping..I also ran a AC vent into the sealed room to take care of the co2.. I also now have two 6 inch filters with inline High Output fans scrubbing the air. This should do the trick.. Thanks everyone for your great ideas.. ICMAG rocks. Ill post pics once the room is full of buds... !!!