Signing "Peace" is a bit 90's though, eh?
So is using fans and filters but everyones still at it
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Signing "Peace" is a bit 90's though, eh?
using AC probably will double (or close) yield and bag appeal.. I fought it for years...Yeah the actual unit cost isn't too much compared to the equipment we use but running a 600w in flower & 220w T5 in veg with the fans etc comes to £60 a fortnight in electric cost, using a/c would double that cost easily.
Anyway!!!!
I'm getting a long 6inch carbon filter rated at 900m/hr combined with a ksa acoustic box fan 8inch that has temp/speed control. I'm thinking of an xxxl magnum aircooled hood too
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Yeah the actual unit cost isn't too much compared to the equipment we use but running a 600w in flower & 220w T5 in veg with the fans etc comes to £60 a fortnight in electric cost, using a/c would double that cost easily.
Anyway!!!!
I'm getting a long 6inch carbon filter rated at 900m/hr combined with a ksa acoustic box fan 8inch that has temp/speed control. I'm thinking of an xxxl magnum aircooled hood too
Peace!
"oldbean" leads me to believe yer just being a cheap old bastard!?? consider selling some to close friends..You're right, I know it deep down but I keep telling myself I can't afford it as I don't sell what I grow hence considering a smaller fan & led's
If I was a commercial operation, even small scale I would have a/c running for sure along with multiple lights
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HAHA!! yeah, my friends with the stills. you should put this post in budgreenjrs thread 'you know you live in the country if...'..Lolz been there done that Snook, these days the friends that I have that like to get high do not pay for the pleasure, the same way that when I go round to them I never put my hand in my pocket & I'm always drunk, high and well fed.
Horses for course's my friend!
BTW CheapBastard is the name of a fellow grower from back in the day..I'm sure he's lurking around somewhere
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Lads it's 2016 we have air con units, CO2 and sealed rooms .. Mind you I have to admire your efforts , when going big ventilation gets heavy and a bit of a mission but each to their own
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CG
That was a very nice post OG.. complete.. thank you.. scale it up or down... good.
I have a question. kinda ventilation... currently run warm filtered exhaust into attic... florida. the return AC register that I disconnected from the household AC system dumps directly into the attic. All is good... but what would be the ramifications of running that warm (77*F) filtered air into the AC system? Would this affect household AC balance?
so we're all on the same page, 77*F is a better constant, lights on, than 85*F..?? yes??Yes it would for sure, it would make your ac work a lot harder
Also what a lot of people forget is the plants never care how you maintain 78 or 86 or whatever temp you wanna run. They just want a consistent environment. Ac or fans or ice or swamp coolers . Doesn't matter. As long as it's a consistent, perfect enviro. You'll get the same yeild and bag appeal running any of the above . Consistency is key
so we're all on the same page, 77*F is a better constant, lights on, than 85*F..?? yes??
but to my question: my house thermostat is set at 71*F at night when lights are off when lights are on its ??? 90*F outside and therm set at 73*F.. my tent temps are 77*F lights on, 71*F, lights off... by 'pumping' that 77*F air only out of the tent into the system and not allowing household AC to put air back into the room makes it work harder??
OG, I wanted you to say it was OK..
Yes it is 2016, and power is 86 cents per kW/h. Tack on another 12 cents after you hit stage two. Even with ac in a sealed room you need fans and filters to move the air to and from your lung room. The only extra cost is the controllers . Just do some quick math and you'll figure out your savings on power greatly out weighs the controller costs in 1.5 mts.
Also wondering where your getting a 18,000 btu air con for 300 bucks?
... Even with ac in a sealed room you need fans and filters to move the air to and from your lung room.
Wow 86cent per KW/h in the uk we pay around 13p , yes you do need fans and filters etc to move air still but no way near the amount as you are only recirculating. Sealed rooms offer much more environmental benefits to control RH etc and if your running C02 it's not as wasteful and also easier smell control and less noise. Air conditioning units are very efficient , even in heat mode they give around 8KW of heat and only consume 2.2kw. You can pick up many second hand units for penny's ....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Air-Conditioning-Unit-LG-Split-Room-Wall-Mount-Splash-Proof-24000-btu-h-/122052379687?hash=item1c6ae38427:g:wJwAAOSwtnpXkUKi
That's 400 odd quid and you have 6000btu to spare which is always wise ..
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Shvmas. You can do it any way you want but your plants near the ac will suffer from the cold and the ones further away will be way to hot, if your going for a perfect enviro you need to use a lung room and you need properly sized fans to move the air in and out fast enough to keep the whole room at the desired temp.. Sealed rooms also need to have a filter for smell. Other wise when your opening and closing doors,you will let some smell out.
So is using fans and filters but everyones still at it
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I'm with you shmavis.. sealed room, no intake or exhaust..Thanks OG, that makes sense. I just didn’t realize that using a lung room for air exchange into the grow room is still considered a ‘sealed’ room. So it sounds as though AC directly in the room doesn’t allow for even distribution, whereas it’s better achieved when using a lung room. Not to mention the cost savings with AC in lung room as opposed to directly in the room...