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What size exhaust fan for drying tent?

The123321

Member
I have a 32x32 tent that has a 6" ac infinity fan with filter that I grow in. The 6" fan on the lowest level pulls in the sides of the tent.

I have a perpetual grow in that tent so I do not want to dry in that tent. I am planning to use a 2x2x4 tent next to that tent to dry 2 plants in. I do not plan to put a filter on the 2x2 tent and I want to run a short duct from the 2x2 drying tent to the 32x32 tent and let the fan and filter in that tent do the odor control on it.

I was not going to put an exhaust fan in the drying tent at first and only have 1 or 2 small fans for air flow in the tent as I thought the big fan in the 32x32 tent would be enough to pull the air through the 2x2 to it but I definitely do not want any odor outside the drying tent. Do you think I need an exhaust fan in the 2x2 tent pushing the air out of the 2x2 tent into the 32x32 tent? Do you think a 100cfm fan would work? I am looking at this fan for it.

https://www.amazon.com/VIVOSUN-Inline-Booster-Noise-Grounded/dp/B01C82SYZ0/

What do you recommend?
 

brickweeder

Well-known member
When you run the duct between the two tents, install one of these instead of a fan:

https://www.amazon.com/Hvac-Duct-Ma...rds=6+in.+Inline+Damper&qid=1590124408&sr=8-1

Then leave it closed or open just a crack, so that that the draw on your drying tent is there, but minimal. This will slow your dry. If you do not install the damper and run it open, your buds will probably dry too fast and be crispy on the outside.

Then later when you have more time or resources, you can set up your drying tent with a separate fan, humidity controller, and filter (use the old one from your grow tent when you replace it).
 

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