opinion needed

[JSB99]

The top hole u made is concrete.. Nice pic tho..
Dryer is 4" and literally be 2-3 ft of ducting in the room and 4-5 to dryer ?
Also wouldn't be that many turns..unless I ran it along the wall or something.. U sure it won't whistle my dryer like cray lol

I think he was implying that that's where you would put your "Y". Same thing I mentioned earlier. You can build a cheap muffler that would knock that fan noise down substantially. Search the forum. You can also buy one. They're not expensive.

 

[cbuts05]

dam guys idk what to do..I need to exhaust elsewhere and make the room cooler at the same time and the only way I can see to do this easily is to make the holes in the concrete will it really matter that much

 

[JSB99]

those are load bearing walls, there is no way I would recommend cutting a hole, especially in the corner of the room.

yes thats a nice AC, maybe a bit more than you need but would work great, and the are temp set, so you can set it to whatever temp you want and it will prolly come on a couple times an hour.

Doing an AC would help keep your house warm in the winter which should save you some money. It the summer if you really want to grow you'd probably want to build a sealed insulated box to mount on the back of the AC and then cut a hole in it for ducting. Then you can do the "Y" thing with the dryer exhaust.

I best you can get 2" or 4" foam boards at home depot and build it out of that. It'd be light and insulated.

 

[cbuts05]

those are load bearing walls, there is no way I would recommend cutting a hole, especially in the corner of the room.

yes thats a nice AC, maybe a bit more than you need but would work great, and the are temp set, so you can set it to whatever temp you want and it will prolly come on a couple times an hour.

It doesn't have to be in the corner.. Can be at bottom or middle ? Then go up to dryer ?

Seems so much easier..8" suck exhaust.. 6" to cool the tube? Or would that need 3 holes

 

[JSB99]

dam guys idk what to do..I need to exhaust elsewhere and make the room cooler at the same time and the only way I can see to do this easily is to make the holes in the concrete will it really matter that much

I wouldn't. Who cares if it's ugly because you have some ducting hanging from the ceiling. The exhaust is already there. Tap into it.

Or, do the ac (best option IMHO)

 

[cbuts05]

I wouldn't. Who cares if it's ugly because you have some ducting hanging from the ceiling. The exhaust is already there. Tap into it.

Or, do the ac (best option IMHO)

Either way needs to go through door or concrete..do I need 3 holes to goto hood to cool it

 

[JSB99]

Either way needs to go through door or concrete..do I need 3 holes to goto hood to cool it

Mount it on the door. Make sure to either reinforce the side of the door with the ac shelf with a sheet of plywood if it's not a solid door.

I think you'd be okay cutting the concrete above the door for the ac. I'd build a frame for the ac so that the weight from above is distributed on the sides rather than the top of the AC. And you can cut a whole on the side of your house if that works best for you. Sometimes you're just stuck with having to do stuff like this in order to make things work.

 

[cbuts05]

Mount it on the door. Make sure to either reinforce the side of the door with the ac shelf with a sheet of plywood if it's not a solid door.

I think you'd be okay cutting the concrete above the door for the ac. I'd build a frame for the ac so that the weight from above is distributed on the sides rather than the top of the AC. And you can cut a whole on the side of your house if that works best for you. Sometimes you're just stuck with having to do stuff like this in order to make things work.

Yeah now were just getting more complicated lol..

Idk man I'm really edging towards the 2 holes in concrete.. I really don't wanna mount an ac on the door and have it running all the time..

How could I bring air in from outside the room to hood and as well as exhaust 2 holes or 3?

 

[mikeykrinshaw12]

It doesn't have to be in the corner.. Can be at bottom or middle ? Then go up to dryer ?

Seems so much easier..8" suck exhaust.. 6" to cool the tube? Or would that need 3 holes

Kinda seems like you are fixated on cutting holes in concrete....

By load bearing I mean- They are the foundation of your home which your oustide walls sit on, which your roof sits on.... shifts, cracks, walls collapsing, roof collapsing.... no no no no no. And it is load bearing on two sides, holding up your porch and the wall of the front of the house, which is also brick.... no. If you laid the walls in then sure you know what youre working with....

Yeah now were just getting more complicated lol..

Idk man I'm really edging towards the 2 holes in concrete.. I really don't wanna mount an ac on the door and have it running all the time..

How could I bring air in from outside the room to hood and as well as exhaust 2 holes or 3?

you take advice from seasoned growers so well :/ best of luck to yah, done.

 

[JSB99]

Yeah now were just getting more complicated lol..

Idk man I'm really edging towards the 2 holes in concrete.. I really don't wanna mount an ac on the door and have it running all the time..

How could I bring air in from outside the room to hood and as well as exhaust 2 holes or 3?

If you do cut the holes, look at what was use to exhaust the dryer exhaust. Chances are, since it's load bearing, they used some sort of strong duct mount to support the weight. If not, then maybe the load can handle small holes. You may want to get on some home construction forums and ask what the risks are with doing this.

You are bringing in fresh air at the bottom of your door right now. That should be okay.

The AC wouldn't run all the time if you get the correctly sized AC. Too small and it will run constantly and not cool the room. Too big and it will cool the space so quickly that the thermostat will shut the unit down before it can lower the humidity level in the space. The result is a cool room that feels damp and clammy. The correctly sized AC will cycle on and off. It's easy to come up with creative ways to muffle the noise. I'm telling ya, an AC would work best in your setup...especially running 2000w in a small space.

 

[Beer Belly]

Whats the temps AT and Just above the plant level, thats whats most important. well below too, but thats another thing all together....

Look.... here does this help?
What size vent is your dryer vent?View attachment 3345835

Dude you can easily go through the sill above the door with a 1*6 square sheetmetal square to round duct. Ducting does not have to be round. Also you can put a noise damper inline with your dryer vent.

 

[cbuts05]

Dude you can easily go through the sill above the door with a 1*6 square sheetmetal square to round duct. Ducting does not have to be round. Also you can put a noise damper inline with your dryer vent.

Please explain more ? Wouldn't this be the same as going through the wall

 

[cbuts05]

Kinda seems like you are fixated on cutting holes in concrete....

By load bearing I mean- They are the foundation of your home which your oustide walls sit on, which your roof sits on.... shifts, cracks, walls collapsing, roof collapsing.... no no no no no. And it is load bearing on two sides, holding up your porch and the wall of the front of the house, which is also brick.... no. If you laid the walls in then sure you know what youre working with....



you take advice from seasoned growers so well :/ best of luck to yah, done.

Sorry dude I'm just trying to keep it cleaner if I can..

 

[JSB99]

Mount it on the door. Make sure to either reinforce the side of the door with the ac shelf with a sheet of plywood if it's not a solid door.

I think you'd be okay cutting the concrete above the door for the ac. I'd build a frame for the ac so that the weight from above is distributed on the sides rather than the top of the AC. And you can cut a whole on the side of your house if that works best for you. Sometimes you're just stuck with having to do stuff like this in order to make things work.

I took a look at your laundry room. There's no space for an AC above your door, but to the left up high would be perfect. Then you can build the muffler box, mount it to the back of your AC, and cut a hole in the back for the exhaust duct. Then tap into the dryer ducting with a Y and exhaust through the existing hole.

PLUS, you can run the AC water drain to the washing machine drain pipe with a flexible hose or some pvc. Biggest part would be knocking the bricks out of the wall between your grow and the laundry room. But dude, that would be such an awesome setup. Best way IMO to solve the many issues you're having troubles with.

 

[Beer Belly]

Looks like you have a 3-4 inch header above the door. Why not cut a 1x6" / 1x8" square slot and duct it to an inner wall outside the laundry?? then where else internally within your house? Pre stink (carbon filter in your grow room) then it's free heat for your house.

 

[nomofatum]

Best options:
1. 4" fan attached to dryer with Y and flaps/one-way valves.
2. 1 Fan exhausting into laundry, passive intake through door. 1 Fan exchanging exhausting air from laundry (or if you have a cold air intake in or near the laundry, just set your furnace fan to stay on, get warranty on furnace blower motor if it's an expensive one.) to upstairs (cut hole, install floor vent.)
3. Drill hole through concrete, install standard dryer vent, connect ducting up to a 4" or larger fan.

#2 is already makeshift shit, but will work, other makeshift shit may work but why fuck with it.

 

[Sire Killem All]

ok, after reading all the dryer stuff, not see the one ? i am wondering to make that idea even safe. Gas, or Electric dryer? gonna need a good damper for your grow room if you ever wanna do laundry when lights are off.

Sewer pipe is beside white box I think that'd what it is lol..but either way just a bad spot

where is that hallway in comparison to the room? use a flange and run it into it. is your chimney close to the grow? can port out of it easily . don't wanna cut threw the block, remove ur door and take 10" off it, fame the top in and add OSB with 8" hole to port out. Above that block should be damn near 8 -10" of floor joist u can go thru, like a past post said go to rectangular duct. other options then dryer vent, what u do laundry 24/7? cool air + hot humid air make steam. but in the end i think u gonna need to supplement ur CO2 in the basement, those gonna be big plants i would think with 2k light, they gonna eat up a none replenish CO2 supply fast.

 

[cbuts05]

Looks like you have a 3-4 inch header above the door. Why not cut a 1x6" / 1x8" square slot and duct it to an inner wall outside the laundry?? then where else internally within your house? Pre stink (carbon filter in your grow room) then it's free heat for your house.

Will a 1x6 hole be fine can u show me what the ducting looks like thx

 

[cbuts05]

ok, after reading all the dryer stuff, not see the one ? i am wondering to make that idea even safe. Gas, or Electric dryer? gonna need a good damper for your grow room if you ever wanna do laundry when lights are off.

where is that hallway in comparison to the room? use a flange and run it into it. is your chimney close to the grow? can port out of it easily . don't wanna cut threw the block, remove ur door and take 10" off it, fame the top in and add OSB with 8" hole to port out. Above that block should be damn near 8 -10" of floor joist u can go thru, like a past post said go to rectangular duct. other options then dryer vent, what u do laundry 24/7? cool air + hot humid air make steam. but in the end i think u gonna need to supplement ur CO2 in the basement, those gonna be big plants i would think with 2k light, they gonna eat up a none replenish CO2 supply fast.

The dryer is electric.

This s is the laundry room and down the hall leading to it.grow room is right through door..

 

[cbuts05]

ok, after reading all the dryer stuff, not see the one ? i am wondering to make that idea even safe. Gas, or Electric dryer? gonna need a good damper for your grow room if you ever wanna do laundry when lights are off.

where is that hallway in comparison to the room? use a flange and run it into it. is your chimney close to the grow? can port out of it easily . don't wanna cut threw the block, remove ur door and take 10" off it, fame the top in and add OSB with 8" hole to port out. Above that block should be damn near 8 -10" of floor joist u can go thru, like a past post said go to rectangular duct. other options then dryer vent, what u do laundry 24/7? cool air + hot humid air make steam. but in the end i think u gonna need to supplement ur CO2 in the basement, those gonna be big plants i would think with 2k light, they gonna eat up a none replenish CO2 supply fast.

Yes we do laundry a lot as well.. That's y its a concern.. Good idea on cutting the door and framing it..but where to go