Mitus - 4x 1000W // CO2 // Sealed Room // Hydro Drip

Mitus said:

And you're certain that those dual hose portable units do not expel any air from the room they are placed in??

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I purchased a Sentinel CPPM-4 contoller, And the HydoGen Pro generator.
And the Sunleaves dual hose portable 12,000 btu Air conditioner.
I first set it up using a large 50lb CO2 tank that I leased, I setup Fuzzy logic controller on the Sentinel to 1000 ppm, Lights on 18 hrs, The tank was empty in 3 days? Guy at my local Hydroponics store said it there would be minimum loss of CO2.
So I decided to go with the Generator option, Great product water cooled CO2 generator. Set PPM to 900 as a test, set to generator mode. I started the CO2 generator, it never rose above 450PPM> I thought it was not starting? well it was. I turned off the dual hose unit, and started again to 900ppm, Monitor showed 875 ppm and rising, So I started the air unit. It dropped to 625ppm in 5 minutes, So it definitely is sucking CO2 out of the room. I'm so pissed now after seeing this.
And try and reach someone at Sunleaves the manufacturer. No response.
Anyone with similar problem, please post!
Im at a loss now,
Since CO2 settles near the canopy of the plants, was thinking of raising the Air conditioner as high as I could. so the intake would be above the CO2??
Any feedback would be appreciated.

Yeah, I just bought a dual hose (using with my Sentinel and watercooled CO2 generator) and it definitely sucks air outta the room.

Hey Bob!
Thanks for the verification! I have received a call from Atlantis Hydroponics in Atlanta about this issue, He was able to contact Sunleaves, So I sent them all my test data.
I am definitely returning this unit back to dealer, although he was reluctant to take back, stated well you had it for a month, my response was you told me it would be minimal loss and I based my purchase on this fact.
There are many dealers out there selling this product without this knowledge. And need to be informed. It is conclusive that it definitely pulls CO2 out and will deplete any addition of CO2.
Im going to start a new post just on this problem with Dual hose units. I have decided to go with Mini Split system, cost about $850 on the internet.
Not sure which unit you bought but the contact for Sunleaves is as follows: [FONT=&quot] Please have your customer send his question/problem to [email protected] to the attention of Tony and Todd. Have a great day!!![/FONT]
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No worries, bro - dual hoses exhaust smell and CO2, kind of a well known fact.

Mini-splits are the way to go, but that's not an option for all of us - otherwise, I'd be all over them.