myke
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Yes of course. 24 hrs of light isn’t un common. Just don’t do 12 hrs of dark.
Need really fast help with my temp/light problem
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Lpena007
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Use a fluorescent light
Adriaanoo
Member
Yes but this will only be useful for first few weeks, then I will still have to deal with temp when I switch to hps
Lpena007
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Just put a fan facing the hps
Adriaanoo
Member
Hi guys
Do you think that this air conditioner will be enough? Click here
On Very I can buy now pay later, i am trying everything but just not to move the tent.
Thanks for help
Do you think that this air conditioner will be enough? Click here
On Very I can buy now pay later, i am trying everything but just not to move the tent.
Thanks for help
Duct the carbon fan threw the ceiling. It will deff help. Easy patch if you need to move down the road.
coreywebster
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No.
If you don't want to take the tent out the closet then take the door off and put a new one on that you can cut a proper hole through to vent the heat out of. When you move put the original door back on.
Adding an air cooled hood will help but only if you vent out of the closet.
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JimmiP
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I have been able to keep temps at 8o degrees in a closed 4x4 with a bat wing by running a 4in flex duct to the light and drawing air over it. I used a cheap 6in inline fan and a reducer outside of the tent dumping the air into the room... put it on a timer to run the same time schedule as your light. Also, for air exchange, run the fan periodically through the dark cycle too. If the room is really small and still heats up too much then dump the air out of a window. Or go and get an air cooled hood. It worked for me and that was late summer. But don't draw air directly from outside. Spider mites and other nasty things are floating in the air. And the temperature fluctuations can get to big. So filter it with a filter first or just draw from your house.
Hope that helps. It worked for me.
Hope that helps. It worked for me.
Adriaanoo
Member
Hi!I have been able to keep temps at 8o degrees in a closed 4x4 with a bat wing by running a 4in flex duct to the light and drawing air over it. I used a cheap 6in inline fan and a reducer outside of the tent dumping the air into the room... put it on a timer to run the same time schedule as your light. Also, for air exchange, run the fan periodically through the dark cycle too. If the room is really small and still heats up too much then dump the air out of a window. Or go and get an air cooled hood. It worked for me and that was late summer. But don't draw air directly from outside. Spider mites and other nasty things are floating in the air. And the temperature fluctuations can get to big. So filter it with a filter first or just draw from your house.
Hope that helps. It worked for me.
Have you got any pictures of how is your tent looking inside all setup and outside?
shimbob
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That's not an AC, its just a fan.
Superbad421
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If it's just a white ceiling cut the hole and patch when you leave it will be a 20$ diy job to patch and paint
SnidleyBluntash
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I’m just going to chirp in,
Open the vents on the top your tents let the hot out. Put your 6 inch fans in the holes at the bottom of the tent. Push the air in the bottom and out the top. To get by, open the door of the tent and just leave it open. That will let the heat out. It will be bright in the room! Open a window.
Here is a way to achieve the optimal air flow: take a burning incense stick and watch the smoke. Move the stick near openings and places with flow. You can see what’s flowing and where you need to move some things around.
Open the vents on the top your tents let the hot out. Put your 6 inch fans in the holes at the bottom of the tent. Push the air in the bottom and out the top. To get by, open the door of the tent and just leave it open. That will let the heat out. It will be bright in the room! Open a window.
Here is a way to achieve the optimal air flow: take a burning incense stick and watch the smoke. Move the stick near openings and places with flow. You can see what’s flowing and where you need to move some things around.
Adriaanoo
Member
I only have 4inch fan at the moment, so I moved tent to the room when I sleep so it is by the window. Fan is standing next to window and blowing cold air in at the bottom of the tent through duct pipe. What should be my next step? Do I have to buy next fan but bigger size ? Or invest in something else?
Guys I really appreciate the help.
Guys I really appreciate the help.
JimmiP
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I'm sorry, I dont believe I do.but I will look through my photos later. I am in a walled room now. And it is set up much differently than that one was. What is the temp of the room you have your tent running in?
sprite87
Member
Few things you can try.
Lights on at night. Maybe put a fan in one of the bottom vents bringing room temp air back into the tent?
I one time had to buy a styrofoam cooler and cut a hole in the side and attach ducting to a fan in my bottom vent. I would freeze 4L water jugs and put them in the cooler. I was able to drop a few degrees without running an AC.
Lights on at night. Maybe put a fan in one of the bottom vents bringing room temp air back into the tent?
I one time had to buy a styrofoam cooler and cut a hole in the side and attach ducting to a fan in my bottom vent. I would freeze 4L water jugs and put them in the cooler. I was able to drop a few degrees without running an AC.
myke
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yup , ya gotta do what works.thats what makes this hobby great.always learning.
bpecquet
New Member
you should try a miniature dehumidifier. They are pretty inexpensive for small areas like you have. If you put in some extra work like Ice each day you will probably have an optimal temp.
myke
Well-Known Member
Ok thats a start,is your house ,room hot without the tent?Hot air rises so u want to suck heat out at the top.This will suck cooler air from the bottom.
Adriaanoo
Member
House is around 26c. After moving the tent temp went down from 39-40 to 35c.
So first I was trying to blow cold air inside the tent with 1 fan that I got but this morning Im switched to sucking from the top and will see if temp will change.
What is the most important thing to buy next? Next fan? Humidifier?
So first I was trying to blow cold air inside the tent with 1 fan that I got but this morning Im switched to sucking from the top and will see if temp will change.
What is the most important thing to buy next? Next fan? Humidifier?