El Bandito
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I SWEAR I have spent dozens of hours reading up on this subject. I just still have a few questions and am hoping an experienced indoor grower can chip in with some advice. Thanks in advance!
Putting up a flowering tent in my garage. It's 8' X 5' X 8', or 320 cubic feet in volume. I plan to hang two 600 watt air-cooled hoods in the tent.
My plan is to run two different sets of ducting:
One 6" duct for both lights, with a fan outside the tent blowing air through the light hoods and out a window in the garage.
One 6" duct for the room, with a fan outside the tent pulling air through the exhaust and a scrubber.
I need some help with my intakes, though. Where I live, the ambient air temps are 100+ in the summer, and as cold as 40 degrees in the winter. The air inside the garage is a bit insulated, so maybe the temps are buffered to 90+ max, 50+ min. Sounds like a nightmare to keep my temps dialed in. Luckily, I found a 6" X 16" vent in the garage that I can use to pull in cool air from under the house. I'm guessing it's always in the 65 degree range and I plan to create a ghetto-style baffling that I can hook some ducting up to. So, here are my questions:
1. Should I pull air for both intakes (the hoods AND the tent) from under the house?
2. If I do need to pull air for both intakes from the same 6" X 16" vent, can I do it with one duct and then 'V' it off at the tent for the two separate intakes?
3. The length of the ducting run from the under-the-house vent is less than 8 feet, with one 90 degree bend. Would this work as a passive intake, or do I need to install a fan to blow air into the intake? Maybe an inline fan?
4. I'm assuming the fan that's cooling the light hoods will be on the same timer as the lights. What about the other fan? I would assume it doesn't need to be on 24/7. Any recommendations on how to thermostatically control this part?
Thanks all. I really appreciate those who come here to help strangers.
Putting up a flowering tent in my garage. It's 8' X 5' X 8', or 320 cubic feet in volume. I plan to hang two 600 watt air-cooled hoods in the tent.
My plan is to run two different sets of ducting:
One 6" duct for both lights, with a fan outside the tent blowing air through the light hoods and out a window in the garage.
One 6" duct for the room, with a fan outside the tent pulling air through the exhaust and a scrubber.
I need some help with my intakes, though. Where I live, the ambient air temps are 100+ in the summer, and as cold as 40 degrees in the winter. The air inside the garage is a bit insulated, so maybe the temps are buffered to 90+ max, 50+ min. Sounds like a nightmare to keep my temps dialed in. Luckily, I found a 6" X 16" vent in the garage that I can use to pull in cool air from under the house. I'm guessing it's always in the 65 degree range and I plan to create a ghetto-style baffling that I can hook some ducting up to. So, here are my questions:
1. Should I pull air for both intakes (the hoods AND the tent) from under the house?
2. If I do need to pull air for both intakes from the same 6" X 16" vent, can I do it with one duct and then 'V' it off at the tent for the two separate intakes?
3. The length of the ducting run from the under-the-house vent is less than 8 feet, with one 90 degree bend. Would this work as a passive intake, or do I need to install a fan to blow air into the intake? Maybe an inline fan?
4. I'm assuming the fan that's cooling the light hoods will be on the same timer as the lights. What about the other fan? I would assume it doesn't need to be on 24/7. Any recommendations on how to thermostatically control this part?
Thanks all. I really appreciate those who come here to help strangers.
