Growing in my fridge! Few Questions. (Please read)

I just got a free fridge/freezer and plan on making it very similar to the "refriginator".

My only problems are:

Where should I keep all the wiring/chords? Is it safer for it to be below the grow or above it. (heat rises). The guy who built the refriginator" put them in the freezer department and made a heat sink? Wtf is that?

The temperature right now it is around 25 degrees outside and am starting to wonder how im going to control the temp inside the fridge? I don't want to use the fridge/freezer to keep it cool, i don't trust it. I plan on keeping it in the garage for now.

How big should my intake and exhaust fans be? I bought a 4in fan for my intake but i think im going to return it and get something bigger.

Today we added locks to the doors,cleaned it with bleach and have taken out the compartment between the fridge and freezer. Tomorrow we are buying some reflective metal for some good reflection. Where can I get this? Home Depot? Whats it called again? I heard not to use foil. True?

So I guess ill be using hyrdo instead of soil if I get better results inside of a fridge. You guys are the pros, which one should I use if im growing in a fridge? Does the soil affect what lights to use? Qualtiy?

Went out today and picked up 4 24inch 75 watt grow lights,that im going to use on the front and back walls of the fridge. Will these work? Too much light? Can there be too much light? I also got a 24in 17 watt black light for the inside. Is this neccesary, do black lights help? For the main light im going to be buying a nice HID light, i checked them out today and found one, costs about 300 for the setup. Sound right? Its 400 watts. If this too weak or too strong, or is it perfect? I dont want it to get too hot i there, but thats why ill have an intake/exhaust fan.

Last but not least I plan on starting out using clones. I have a buddy that im pretty sure i can get them from, but if that falls through,where can I get them? Are the craiglsit posting real? Safe? If you have a cannabis card in Cali? Do most clinics carry clones?

Sorry for all the questions, but I will apreciate all the help I can get!!! Thanks.pics soon.

I can help with a couple questions.

The reflective material that most folks use is called Mylar. It is the metallic type material they use to make the helium ballons with (get well, etc).

Unless you are planning on an air cooled fixture the 400 watt hps is going to get way too hot in that small space. I am not saying that it can't be overcome with some careful planning but that is going to be your biggest hurdle.

Good luck with your Refridginator.

one of my grows is in a mini fridge
I use a 150 w HPS
no mylar as the inside is white and reflect almost as much as mylar
I use a 4" can fan with carbon filter out the top for vent and a 6" duct booster fan in the back for intake
you can grow in eather soil or hydro if you are new I recamend soil {its more forgiving}
Hope this helps
Happy Growing
Green Dave

Green Dave said:

one of my grows is in a mini fridge
I use a 150 w HPS
no mylar as the inside is white and reflect almost as much as mylar
I use a 4" can fan with carbon filter out the top for vent and a 6" duct booster fan in the back for intake
you can grow in eather soil or hydro if you are new I recamend soil {its more forgiving}
Hope this helps
Happy Growing
Green Dave

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Thanks guys!


Anyone else out there that can try answering the rest of my questions?