help with cooling sealed garage (no windows) 1000w

mlano1

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Alright... so I live in the garage with my grow room and a 1000 watter...being as it is the garage there is practically no insulation, and it's filled with lots of cracks and gaps so tere is enough airflow, but during the summer it already gets HOT as hell so I'm worried about what I should do...I kinda want to just cut a hole in the wall and vent the heat out there- but what about odor control? Or should I just cut two holes and run a sealed (from the weedy air) circulation system? And do you think I could somehow seal the holes during the winter, as the grow light serves as a sort of a heater during the winter (keeps me a cozy 20 degrees warmer :)
 

zlangrt

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def need to cut a hole for exhaust fan....an 8 in vortex....tough to keepcool with no fresh cool air coming from anywhere. hope this helps!
 

NinjaToke

Active Member
You're 1000 keeps you 20 degrees warmer in winter means ull be 20 degrees hotter in summer, get an AC and bee coool.
 

sixstring2112

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lots of ways to go about it, as far as sealing the holes for winter heat just stuff some insulation in them or use duct tape. you could even put a damper in them . its alot easier to heat that garage than to cool it
 

FastLane

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If you are going to run those lights at night to help control temp, every one of those cracks in the walls are going to bleed light. It'll stand out like a sore thumb.
 

mlano1

Active Member
its not like slatted wood you know? it's just like...the rest of the area has gaps between the roof and the wall. and I'm growing in there now too, so I have the grow area iself all cordoned off with black/white plastic...okay I think i can figure this out but what about humidity? I know dehumidifiers are expensive as fuck and I dont want to spend hundreds...OH for the a/c solution, I can't as it would def. blow a circuit breaker since I'm on a 20 amp circuit and the grow itself (light+fans, pumps, etc) draws about 13 amps, not including my computer...
 

jimbizzzale67123

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You can make a poor mans air conditioner. It is sorta a Swamp cooler if you have ever heard of those. The Idea Is to have a board that absorbs water and have a small water pump drizzle water over the board so it absorbs a lot of water. You will then have a fan blowing as close to the board as possible. The evaporating water will cool the room acting as a A/C you can probably put one together for 50 bucks.
 
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