Cooling Hps! hi temps :(
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if you cant ventilate you shouldn't be growing in the summer.
jrinlv
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A/C my friend, 99 dollars at lowes or home depot for a new frigidaire unit (the small one) and it can cool my tent to 60 deg F with a 600 watt light. It can blow out 35 degree air, nuts. I just plumed it into my tent while it sits in a window. I don't know why I have never have run one before. It makes life so much easier. Good luck JR
I can post some pics if you want
I can post some pics if you want
jrinlv
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well it could be left in the room outside the tent but it will get the room super hot and it will be counter productive to cooling the tent. I have heard of people putting them in a wall between studs letting it work in the wall. I personally would never do that and it will drip water, sooo i guess there is not much else you can do..JR
jrinlv
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ok so the first pic is of the window cover, I framed it with 2x4 and then inch ply wood with insulation all around. Where I live it gets hot and I need to keep that out.View attachment 934953
and here is the A/C the tube on the top is cold air in and the tube on the bottom is hot air out of the tent.
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It looks like a lot of work but it makes life so much easier. JR
and here is the A/C the tube on the top is cold air in and the tube on the bottom is hot air out of the tent.
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It looks like a lot of work but it makes life so much easier. JR
jebus2029
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There are also standing units that don't need to vent outside, but they tend to be expensive and hard to find. I got a big room fan, 24" diameter, and pointed it at the carbon filter. This helps keep the room temp down and lowered the box temp by about 5-7 degrees. The filter use to feel hot and you could feel the warm air as it came out. Now it is cool to the touch.
laceygirl
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Hi there, I had the same problem in summer, I'm running 2 x 1000 watt HPS's and it gets bloody hot in there... I solved the problem with a portable a/c unit from a hardware store... You can also pick them up really cheaply on ebay...
See that white thing in the background? That's my lil air/conditioner.. I set it to the temp I want, the heat exhaust goes up that white tube behind it and out of my tent and it climate controls itself... I paid around $350 for mine, it even has a remote...
Laceygirl...
See that white thing in the background? That's my lil air/conditioner.. I set it to the temp I want, the heat exhaust goes up that white tube behind it and out of my tent and it climate controls itself... I paid around $350 for mine, it even has a remote...
Laceygirl...