Hi guys,
Im newish to growing, and I've just emptied out one of my cupboards for an indoor grow.
The cupboard is 180H 84W 54D (CM's)
Im currently using CFL's, a 250w and 4 20w bulbs...
Ive been testing the lights to see how much heat they make in the cupboard... To do this, I put a simple house plant in there... Not even sure what it is, left it in cupboard with lights on for 18 hours (Like I would on veg cycle) came back and leaves had drooped and didnt look nice, took it out the cupboard, 30 mins later it was fine... So my only guess to it being like that was the heat.
Before I get humped for not using HPS... I dont use hps becuase the space im using, I dont want random holes in the walls around it for ducting etc.
But getting to the point... Would anyone know if it would be a good idea to take the top 10-20cm's off the door to make a little gap for hot air to escape, and hope an oscillating fan can push enough of the hot air inside the cupboard out the gap?
Or extra on top of this, does anyone else have any cooling methods without having to use ducting?
Thanks in advance for all responses, helpful ones get +rep =]
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Im newish to growing, and I've just emptied out one of my cupboards for an indoor grow.
The cupboard is 180H 84W 54D (CM's)
Im currently using CFL's, a 250w and 4 20w bulbs...
Ive been testing the lights to see how much heat they make in the cupboard... To do this, I put a simple house plant in there... Not even sure what it is, left it in cupboard with lights on for 18 hours (Like I would on veg cycle) came back and leaves had drooped and didnt look nice, took it out the cupboard, 30 mins later it was fine... So my only guess to it being like that was the heat.
Before I get humped for not using HPS... I dont use hps becuase the space im using, I dont want random holes in the walls around it for ducting etc.
But getting to the point... Would anyone know if it would be a good idea to take the top 10-20cm's off the door to make a little gap for hot air to escape, and hope an oscillating fan can push enough of the hot air inside the cupboard out the gap?
Or extra on top of this, does anyone else have any cooling methods without having to use ducting?
Thanks in advance for all responses, helpful ones get +rep =]
![Peace :peace: :peace:](/styles/smilies/peace.gif)