I usually have ducting go through both sides of my 1000w and just going out of the tent, but this round I was wondering if it would be okay to connect the ducting to the other side of the inline fan and have the fan basically suck the air out of the tent through the light. I assume a lot of air will just get sucked through the open ducting holes and the tent will just suck in a little, but I was wondering if anybody else has had any experience doing this.
Question about inline fans in tents
- Thread starter BUDies
- Start date
AimAim
Well-Known Member
I don't use a tent, but a 5X5 sectioned off corner of a basement, and what you described is how I am set up. Fan sits outside the room, ductwork through wall to cool tube, and more ductwork from intake end of cooltube, which I just have laying on the floor sucking up air. Passive intake into room
JohnnySocko
Active Member
yeah, I researched this beforehand also ....basically you almost always wanna suck as opposed to blow (although in another totally different subject "suck" and "blow" are synonyms) 
^su
Active Member
The only thing about running the fan and light drawing air from inside the tent is the air cooled fixture doesn't stay as cold thus increasing the temp of the tent. This may be beneficial to people who need to combat growing in colder areas during the winter.
also didn't allow me to keep the hoods as close to the plants because of increased temps.
also didn't allow me to keep the hoods as close to the plants because of increased temps.
correct me if im wrong but my theory was my tent was getting hot with the way it was before because there was no fresh air coming in, sure there were fans blowing air around but that still isn't "fresh" air. the way im proposing will fix this by sucking air in from the vents and from the open ducting holes (there is a lot of them) I just didn't want to turn it on zip up my tent then watch it collapse on itself, but I figure the poles holding the tent up are strong enough they would break from a little pressure like a 6 inch inline fan, right?
thepaintedchef
Well-Known Member
Thats how I run mine. There are ventilation holes for a reason. That's why you get a fan anyway to cycle the air through your tent. That's why the cfm is so important.
stay dank
stay dank
MedicatedGrow
Active Member
I have a very small tent 3x3x5 and I have a ducting connected to AC that goes to the air cooled hood and out the air cooled hood (Not out of the tent)
this keeps my tent at a perfect temp of 75F
the odd thing is the AC is blowing only 72-74F (to keep noise down)
I like it personally, as when I shut off everything at night air still flows through passively and keeps RH & Temps at a stable 40-50% RH & 70-75F
this keeps my tent at a perfect temp of 75F
the odd thing is the AC is blowing only 72-74F (to keep noise down)
I like it personally, as when I shut off everything at night air still flows through passively and keeps RH & Temps at a stable 40-50% RH & 70-75F