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Hey CG, I was wondering what your break down plan is in case of a required inspection? I have just been notified by my landlord that they wish to inspect my place for water leaks due to larger than normal water usage. I remember in the past you said you would most likely bring things down in...

I believe you know what your talking about phillipchristian, you speak as if you have done the real life experimentation. Right now ironically I got a phone call from my property management about my water bill being oddly high and they are demanding to inspect my place for leaks. My house and...

This conversation has already been debated before, I think this thread has some valuable insights: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/334473-c-vs-icebox-water-chiller.html

I am seriously entertaining the idea of setting up a recirculation cooling system again since I already have all the piping needed and probably an adequate reservoir. The only issue I have is the price on a chiller that would fit my needs for over 5k watts. I am also considering stepping up to...

Thank you for taking your time to write up such a great post. I have in the past run an entirely water cooled operation at a previous location that did not meter the water. I would run the water to waste and found that I could keep 3k in lights and reservoirs cooled nicely with this setup...

You can get mini-split units with under 50db of noise coming from the exterior unit which if you can keep people 5-10 feet away from the actual unit wont be a problem. I bought a new duel hose AC last week and have been running it with out any further sealing and so far it hasn't vented to much...

Mini-Splits are the ideal in my opinion. Yes you can get kits to install with precharged line with cord sets greater than 25'. You would want to buy a unit that has a winter package to go down to those temps, most will not on their own. When considering where to place out door unit realize...

I think you have the right idea by staying small and figuring out all the details to getting your maximum GPW and the highest quality as well. I would not vent vent the hot air into your lung room your going to drive those temps up so fast your concrete walls wont help you much. This winter I...

I have been in your shoes before and I know how dreadful it can be to see your hard work get eatten up. In my opinion running CO2 your temperatures are good, I find low 80's to be beneficial when running 1400ppm CO2. As far as your bugs go I would be more concerned with your hummidity. Back...

I have had portables go bad on me and the compressor starts making a cranking noise when it kicks on, but a good portable should not make to much noise. You can position your AC away from the window and duct exhaust through insulated flex duct which will dampen the sound. I step my duct up to...

I haven't had root aphids, but I did get thryps and spider mites from a clone and I will never do that again. Perhaps try using some Yellow Bottle Final on your plants in flower to see if that will help get them drinking again. Were calling the Yellow Bottle zombie juice because it brings dead...

I have seen it posted on a few hydroponic sites that a 1k light will put out 4500 btus or 3500 btus air cooled. Also those ballast put out a lot of heat so do what ever you can to keep those out of your grow room. I am currently in a transition from a 6x600w flower room to a 4x1000w flower...

I have a lot of respect for what you have going and I am sure you can produce some good herb. I was talking a professional year round set up, I am in the middle of upgrading myself, but I am running 5k in lights soon to be 6k. The cost curve goes up real fast when you start adding lights, I...

Those swamp coolers could come in handy to run along side an AC system in the middle of the summer. My AC will drop the humidity down to 35% during the hottest part of the season, but I would not expect that swamp cooler to do much in cooling. As far as running a dehumidifier while running a...

I have been doing a lot of research lately, my portable AC finally failed, and my room temps are now getting into the low 90s with CO2. I am running 5k air cooled and would like to work towards bare bulbs so I was looking at 2 ton AC as well. It seems the only way to go is mini-split unless...

My portable AC was built basically with two units like a minisplit. The top top part was ran the cooling and the bottom had the condenser and hot air exhaust. I took the unit entirely apart and rebuilt it so that the bottom of the unit was sealed into a box that had a large duct into the main...

FootClan is right I am running a 5k sealed and all your really missing is a 2 Ton AC. Unless your living in the arctic you shouldn't have to worry about heating your grow, I am able to heat my entire house in 20f degree temperatures solely off of my air cooled lights.

I thought I would throw in my two cents on this since I have quite a lot of experience with portables and water cooling. The cheapest route to go would be a water cooling drain to waste system if yoru water is not metered. If you have reservoirs that you can run copper pipes through as well...

I wouldn't be surprised to find that gravity effects the quality of the final product and I am not much of a fan of it. The only time I use it now is when my plants seem to be running a bit long "over 9 weeks" and I want them to finish quickly. I actually quit using it for a long time...

2 oz of what? I think flushing would be in order regardless.