How to deal with home heat

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sullivan

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Approaching winter, seeds are cracked, and now I am waiting for them to pop out of the peat.

I am going to be running a 10x10, with a single IONFRAME EVO8 730W for now. I am worried about the heat from the house hvac and wondering how people are dealing with their grow. I want to do this the legit way. I could just close the air register at the ceiling, this would increase the static pressure on the HVAV system in the house. Or add a damper?

Other than dedicated intake and exhaust fans, I have 4x 9" clip on fans. I have nothing else for cooling the tent.

I have a nearby window, but I really do not want to go that route of using outside air to cool the tent.

What are your thoughts and what is everyone doing? Edit: Do I just need to fork out and get a small ac unit for when the light is on?
 
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1212ham

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sullivan said:
Approaching winter, seeds are cracked, and now I am waiting for them to pop out of the peat.

I am going to be running a 10x10, with a single IONFRAME EVO8 730W for now. I am worried about the heat from the house hvac and wondering how people are dealing with their grow. I want to do this the legit way. I could just close the air register at the ceiling, this would increase the static pressure on the HVAV system in the house. Or add a damper?

Other than dedicated intake and exhaust fans, I have 4x 9" clip on fans. I have nothing else for cooling the tent.

I have a nearby window, but I really do not want to go that route of using outside air to cool the tent.

What are your thoughts and what is everyone doing? Edit: Do I just need to fork out and get a small ac unit for when the light is on?
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Is that 10x10 foot tent? I wouldn't worry about closing a heat register, people frequently do. I've been doing it for years. Will you be running in the summer? What is the max wattage you plan to run?
 
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sullivan

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1212ham said:
Is that 10x10 foot tent? I wouldn't worry about closing a heat register, people frequently do. I've been doing it for years. Will you be running in the summer? What is the max wattage you plan to run?
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Yes, it is a 10x10 foot tent. I was either going to frame out the bedroom and panda film everything or go the tent route.

It is overkill but it gives me room to grow and I like that I have the entire area contained.

I will be starting the seedlings under some small ion propagation lights. Then I have a XS1500 Pro that I will be starting the veg under. Once they need more light I'll kick on the 730w light but probably run it at only the necessary power. Towards the end I will be running it full power.
 
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