Yeah, i might take a break next summer, but right now I gotta power through this heat and try make everything cool.
Need these grows to be successful or im in deep shit... Wow thats crazy!! low 90s with A/C 24/7.. how is your air exchange?
it was low 90's ambient: in the room it was 77. but 5x10cft.
you either pay, or learn how to work with the weather. cycle your work those hot months. I keep a few clones, or seeds to have something working outside. by the time they are getting done, I'm should be with in a few weeks of end of the 1st run of my "GY" about late oct, early nov.
then its every SQ inch, on for the winter(which can still be hot sometimes around here) but at least then I can use outside air and do much less cooling work. with the dual hose, it can work like you car does by recirculating the air, keep it cold/colder. while there is still 110cfm in/out in: its not the full 650cfm, which would overwhelm the A/C .
I have my old system, which is being updated and I used a server rack spot cooler: kind of like this one (bigger)
https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-SRCOOL12K-Portable-Conditioner/dp/B002XITVCK/189-8806224-1611402?ie=UTF8&hvadid=78832366213&hvdev=c&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvpone=&hvpos=1t1&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvrand=10060168613897092184&ref=pd_sl_2wpw24j2cl_b&tag=googhydr-20
this unit was outside of the area and you could put a "y" duct on the outlet(cool pipe)and cool two smallish 10x? it does have a hot pipe as well, and requires a heavy insulated ducting/havoc tubing, or it would turn your areas out side of containment in to hell. its basically a three way, the unit draws air from the room, cools it, sends the cold air out the top cold pipe, and exhausts out the back the hot pipe. it was very modular you could set it up to draw air from window, office HAVOC, or let it filter room air.
my old A/C needs some reconditioning, cleaning and new 134(b) its a beast no way I can move it myself either, like the smaller ones. that's something smaller growers might keep in mind, is being able to move all the gear yourself. is important.
geez the list of things I need to get done is like self scribing scroll a curse, its not all hobby related either.
anyways happy fathers days, to you dads out there, going to call mine today...ugh see another thing on the LIST.....
...::sigh:: did it again first morning post, sound like a crazy cat lady rambling on about kitty litter making nonsense.
As far as cooling my room though... doesn't do much except keep the area directly in front of it slightly cooler. Buying a 8in Carb filter for a fan I got earlier I know I'm wasting energy left and right here but I don't have too much a choice here in this insane heat I've got my house A/C as my main coolant of the grow room. Which oddly enough I'm starting to think keepin the lights on at night was counterproductive as the A/C turns on most during the day and not so much at night when the lights are actually on and in the semi small room they're in temps get up to 90's at the canopy which is worrying me in my flower tent...