How Do You Cool Down Your Closets?

[Lord Dangly Bits]

yes


i would go as far as to separate the light from everything... have an intake duct from that to the lights and exhaust while ducting to the outside of the area

Bud, I think you did not understand what I am saying,, you need to put 12" of duct on the opposites side of the fan to where the light is........ I know for a fact i am correct about this. But if you think I am wrong then stay the way you are.

 

[LoudBlunts]

you could just get a bigger powerful, more cfm fan

and it can cool both lights.

 

[LoudBlunts]

Bud, I think you did not understand what I am saying,, you need to put 12" of duct on the opposites side of the fan to where the light is........ I know for a fact i am correct about this. But if you think I am wrong then stay the way you are.

no sir, im not saying you are wrong.... but i dont think you necessarily need 12 inches. you just have to make sure NO obstruction or anything blocking airflow. blocked airflow=decreased cfms

my post had nothing to do with your previous before mines.... i had just noticed in that picture that he doesnt have 2 separate ventilation systems. which can dramatically decrease room temps. running a fan on your lights in a closed system and an additional exhaust fan is pretty much ideal, especially if running co2

 

[dopemansdopeman]

so you guys mean have a seperate fresh air intake hole for the light ? or just use 12" of tube on the sucking side of the fan and have the opening inside the room?

 

[Lord Dangly Bits]

If I was him, I would spend the $250 for a nice Vortex fan, and place it out side of the closet so it is sucking in cool air, and run ducting to the light, with as few of bends as possible. He also needs an inlet and exhaust fan for the room itself. So he needs a total of 3 fans. the Second two can be cheap $30 fans. I am pretty sure this would keep his room cool.

 

[LoudBlunts]

if i were you, i'd do seperate intake for the lights....it doesnt necessarily have to be fresh air tho

 

[LoudBlunts]

so dopeman...you said you got an intake..


where is that intake at? where is it pulling air from?

placement of the intake is crucial the lower the better as hot air rises. cooler air is towards the bottom

 

[Budsworth]

Not only hot air but the unit will be dripping water from the outside part of the unit. I have the same issue in my garage. But i put an A/C unit (small) in my side door and built my grow box around the door. If you can,t do that you need to step up the fans.

 

[Lord Dangly Bits]

Ok, you guys believe what ever you want. But I do work for an Engineer firm and do designs on large and small buildings, which includes heating and cooling, and also getting that fart smell out of the shitters, and also Kitchens, computer rooms,, yaddy-yaddy... So if you want to think I am wrong, have fun.

For that fan he has, you need 12" of ducting on the inlet side, or the air will just cavitate. Trust me. try it,, the piece of duct is a couple of dollars. Plus get the inlet out of the corner. But you also need to have two more fans for the room itself.

 

[LoudBlunts]

lol lord dangly...lol what are you getting mad at?


seems like me and you are on the same page. nobody is saying your wrong man, roll up a spliff and chill out

 

[dopemansdopeman]

ok i'll ditch the fan for the light and use it to exhaust the room . should i cut another 4" hole in the wall for seperate exhaust? and by out side the room lord dangly you mean outside the room blowing air into a hole through ducting then through the light and then out the exhaust hole? that would seperate the lighting's exhaust system from the rest of the rooms system right ? would it be more benaficail to have the same fan that exhaust's the light exhaust the room also?

loudblunt yes I have an intake with a computer fan attached inside of duct work comeing in through the floor sucking air from the basement .
ALL THIS TYPING IS EXHAUSTING........lol

 

[LoudBlunts]

i type 90 words per minute... this shit is nothing. hahaha


so wow.... im thinking if your air is coming from an basement...its old dusty air anyway...unless a window is open. computer fan? you might be better off with nothing and using passive intakes.


seal that light.

 

[dopemansdopeman]

lord dangly I belive you bout the 12" of ducting on the intake side of the fan . I just tried it using another 4 to 6" coupler and a foot of tube , and it does seem to be sucking now unlike before when I just heard it and couldnt feel it, I dont think the fan will be enough to handle that light so vortex here I come!!!!!!

 

[Lord Dangly Bits]

ok i'll ditch the fan for the light and use it to exhaust the room . should i cut another 4" hole in the wall for seperate exhaust? and by out side the room lord dangly you mean outside the room blowing air into a hole through ducting then through the light and then out the exhaust hole? that would seperate the lighting's exhaust system from the rest of the rooms system right ? would it be more benaficail to have the same fan that exhaust's the light exhaust the room also?

EXACTLY!!!! you want fresh air coming from outside the room for your light, and then leaveing the room. And then you want fresh air coming in through a fan for the room itself, and leaveing through another fan. If you deside to get a better fan for the light itself "as adviced" you can still use the Fart Fan to help exit the air from the light also.

 

[dopemansdopeman]

i type 90 words per minute... this shit is nothing. hahaha


so wow.... im thinking if your air is coming from an basement...its old dusty air anyway...unless a window is open. computer fan? you might be better off with nothing and using passive intakes.


seal that light.

no not old and dusty air its a finished basement with concrete floors , no widows . the garage and basement are one but seperated all I have is a door to get to the garage if that make any sense. when I put the computer fan in it droped the temp by 2 degrees compared to just having a hole.

 

[LoudBlunts]

well that intake isnt much good....especially if it isnt pulling in fresh air.


pulling air from an closed off space is never good. the air is very stagnant. get some fresh air flowing thru there.

your lights dont need such fresh air...as its just cooling off from the air being blown on/sucked off

 

[dopemansdopeman]

EXACTLY!!!! you want fresh air coming from outside the room for your light, and then leaveing the room. And then you want fresh air coming in through a fan for the room itself, and leaveing through another fan. If you deside to get a better fan for the light itself "as adviced" you can still use the Fart Fan to help exit the air from the light also.

I'm gonna get a vortex 449cfm 6" .do you think that fart fan will be good for intake for just the room and use another for exhaust or do you have any better fans in mind?

 

[Lord Dangly Bits]

so wow.... im thinking if your air is coming from an basement...its old dusty air anyway...unless a window is open. computer fan? you might be better off with nothing and using passive intakes.

In reality, air under your house is not very dusty unless you have a breeze through there. Pulling air out of the crawl space is ok for a grow room as long as the inlet is not close to the ground or some other dust object. If you are near a dust object, just wipe it down.

 

[LoudBlunts]

wowowowowowow slow down buddy.

you could go with a vortex 4" for your intake...that will be plenty of cfms


you will want to make sure that your exhaust is at least 6" or 8" vortex

 

[LoudBlunts]

In reality, air under your house is not very dusty unless you have a breeze through there. Pulling air out of the crawl space is ok for a grow room as long as the inlet is not close to the ground or some other dust object. If you are near a dust object, just wipe it down.

he is pulling air from an enclosed basement with no windows.


not very fresh air at all my friend.

the basement might make it cold, but not fresh.