Fridge Modification Idea

Hey guys, wondering if anyone has done/known of anyone modifying a fridge to still look like a fridge but be turned into a grow box...?

Ive got the idea having say a single 200W HPS light up top... a couple of computer fans to exhaust out the top... and having a free-standing small fan inside to circulate the air... and maybe creating some kind of watering system...?

Idea is to have it looking completely like a fridge with the single power cord like normal running out and have everything else wired up inside...

Also to keep the fridge running for heating purposes, say if fridge was plugged in and on lowest setting, with the light on... would it cancel eachother out and keep temp cool?... also im after trying to keep electricity bill as low as possible...

Would a 200W HPS lamp really matter? and would a freezer compartment be big enough for a vegging section and the bottom good for flowering?...

great ideal brskunk , I was thinking the same thing but just using the fridge to keep 2 mother plants . I have one of those fridges with a single door and the freezer inside of it . I think all you would need to do is cut an exhaust and intake with out fucking up the fridge componets . and about the light I was thinkin bout a 200w mh. if the freezer is seperated I would think it would get the veg area to cold unless you vent the freezer alot. any ways if you try it keep me posted.

anyone with any ideaS?

i know this has been done www. refrigenator .com but i would like to not have to pump cO2 in and out of the thing...

im going to be doing that with a mini fridge soon. most fridges have built in temp controls so you can you them. but better to do that with a high heat admitting light as it might get too cold and kill your plants. but if you do it b4 me tell me about and keep me posted as i would like to see someone-else's results first b4 putting time and money into it.

I saw it on here somewhere. If you were going to use a fridge Im sure you would take all the electrical stuff out and just use it for a "shell". Using it as a cooler to cool your lights would be proposterous..

actually, the guy who invented the fridgerator has actually created a sealed enclosure using the fridge to cool the whole thing which is air tight, no intake of cO2 but he actually has created it so that he pumps in the amount of cO2 needed... look it up...

i am just thinking that maybe the way im thinking of using it shall be easier...

think this will help alot

yes ive been looking at that and watched all his vids, but he doesnt use a HPS or HM light? hes using fluros? this is where i come to and need to find out which would work better... and also i will not be wanting to pump Co2 into it by myself id rather a intake hole and a exhaust... but still keep the fridge running for cooling... is this possible?

BRSkunk said:

yes ive been looking at that and watched all his vids, but he doesnt use a HPS or HM light? hes using fluros? this is where i come to and need to find out which would work better... and also i will not be wanting to pump Co2 into it by myself id rather a intake hole and a exhaust... but still keep the fridge running for cooling... is this possible?

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thats the way I was thinking of setting it up using 2 computer fans just for fresh air . one for exhaust and one for intake , then keeping the fridge running to keep the heat in check . So YES I think it should work. you should try it and let me know. and if you do and it dont work out remember I said I think it will work and not I know it will work lol. and just one thought if it does work the fridge might have to work its ass off to try to stay cool .so you might want to make sure the fridge is up to it cause if it fails the heat would build up quick.

it would heat up quick so i reckon maybe 2 exhausts atleast and a single intake... dont forget mold build up from circulating air and moisture so maybe some way of collecting the moisture is in order like from the refrigenator

If you think of it you would have to bpassor modify the thermostat maybe you could hook up a regular one but thinkin about it that fridge will be working pretty hard sucking alot of electricity

bypass* my bad

ok guys, decided were going to just use the fidge as a shell, taking all electrics out.

now trying to decide what size lamp to use... would a 400W or 600W be to large for a area of Height 36", Depth 20" and Width 24"... with the right cooling can the temps be kept right? with a good size exhaust, intake and a fan to move the air around internally? would be a exhaust pulling air straight across the lamp and exhausting it.

if we need to we can eliminate the freezer up top to add to the size which would make it 44" H, same width and same depth all up! would that be better for a 400W or 600W lamp with right cooling?

we would rather keep the freezer seperate for using CLFs and create a vegging/cloning area and keep the bottom for flowering.

need replys quick as wanna purchase the light today... and do some more work

anyone?...