Vent into attic with one 600 hps?

[Tumpuh]

Hi everyone.. I was wondering if I could vent a single 600 hps into the attic above my garage without issues? I have several vents on the gables and several gable intake vents as well. The house is a little over 2k sq feet. I don't think it would be an issue as the area I live in is has a very low humidity in general. Any thoughts? I have gone over all the different options from using a window, to venting into the garage.. none seem as viable and easy as using the attic.

 

[Tumpuh]

I mean intake vents under the soffit The house has mutiple intake vents under the soffit and at least 4 gable vents that I can see. The humidity here is under 20 % most all the time.

 

[STUNKY]

I have never vented anywhere but the attic.. Some times it will get stinky around the gables and soffit.. Then and only then I would use a carbon filter..GO FOR IT!

 

[Chillb]

If you are positive air flows well up there then yes its a good option. If it doesn't, mold can and will develop in the attic.

chillb

 

[Bmac1]

This is a concern of mine as well. I wanted to vent into my attic but I also dont want to be the only house on the block with no snow on the roof come winter.

 

[Tumpuh]

I will only be using this location for 2-3 grow cycles. No snow in my area and I will be fully legal so no worries there either. My setup is a 5 x 9 gorilla inside a garage. I am using the tent as a room and only using one side to grow, the other side has supplies and is basicaly unused for now. I have done hours and hours of research on this topic and I feel that the people that experienced mold issues did not have a properly ventilated setup in many many cases. The air that comes out of my exhaust fan doesn't feel very hot and I don't see this single 600 watt hps changing the environment in a 2k sq ft attic. Thanks for the replies.

 

[Tumpuh]

I have never vented anywhere but the attic.. Some times it will get stinky around the gables and soffit.. Then and only then I would use a carbon filter..GO FOR IT!

HAHA YEAH!!! IM GOIN FOR THAT SHIT!! lol

 

[Jhhnn]

Shouldn't be any issues in a well vented attic. 600w isn't a lot of heat, and you won't raise the humidity enough in a big attic to matter.

You spoke of gable intakes, when they're more likely exhausts. If they're power vents, they're almost certainly set up to exhaust, which works in your favor.

 

[Chillb]

Was just a thought that some folks may not consider, best o luck Tumpuh!

Bmac ... good thinkin' ahead Been there done that!

 

[Tumpuh]

You spoke of gable intakes, when they're more likely exhausts. If they're power vents, they're almost certainly set up to exhaust, which works in your favor.

lol yeah I mean soffit intakes... Gables have large rectangular vents 4 - 5 of them.. unsure if they have fans or not.