New tent setup with ventilation.

westpoint

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Hi everyone. Thanks for being here. I just got my 3'x3'x72" vivosun tent, and a 6" ac infinity carbon filter and exhaust fan. I am waiting on my mars hydro fc4500 to arrive.
My closet is approx 5'x5'. The ceiling of the closet is open to my bedroom. I have a attic opening right above the grow tent and an ac vent nearby.
So, i was origionally going to run the exhaust through the attic access door show, but if you stand back in the room you will be able to see the 6" vent hose. Not good. Then i thought i could just vent into the wall to the right of my tent low enough that you cant see the vent hose from a distance. Is it safe to vent into the wall? The other side of that wall is my bathroom, but i wouldnt vent through that wall, just into the closet wall between the drywall.
I live in a condo with neighbors on the otherside of the wall on the back of the tent. I do have a good size carbon filter so smell should be fine i hope.
Another option is to just let the exhaust run into the closet as it. The top if the room is open. Then i would create a opening on the far left wall with a 4" ac infinity exhaust fan to bring cool air into the tent from my bedroom. I am not sure how efficient that would be. I live in a warm climate but the ac stays between 68 and 71 degrees.
I will know more once i get my light installed how warm the tent will ve, but maybe you can see a great solution to where i can get the hot air out.
Thank you in advance.
 
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Herb & Suds

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I can look into that. Question, looking at the roof the bathriom exhaust looks like a 2" pipe, wont that restrict the 6" exhaust line?
I swore you said 4 inch but be that as it may
In the northeast bath fans are either 3 inch or four
I think adding a roof jack would be perfect but maybe you have viable ones in the roof already unless you have ridge vents
 

westpoint

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Thats what i would do. I have to install so many roof vents for work because no ones bath fans are actually vented out side of there house.
Yeah, im going to go up there and look. I have a feeling the attic might be sealed. I may be wrong.
In order to avoid running my exhaust line through my closet ceiling,(because you will see the line standing in back corner of bedroom),
I am considering using a 6"x4" reducer, (this way it will fit between drywall panels), running 4" line into the wall, going up through the metal stud, (im sure one is there) and going straight vertical through attic through roof with a roof vent. OR, vent durectly into attic. Hmmm.
 

Herb & Suds

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As do 90% of all bath fans. If you really wanted to get 1 6" roof vent and get a y split to hook both the bath fan and your exhaust to the same vent
I’m not sure where you are but you can’t pass code in Michigan unless each fan is vented thru roof
 

Herb & Suds

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Yeah, im going to go up there and look. I have a feeling the attic might be sealed. I may be wrong.
In order to avoid running my exhaust line through my closet ceiling,(because you will see the line standing in back corner of bedroom),
I am consudering using a 6"x4" reducer, (this way it will fit between drywall panels), running 4" line inti the wall, going up through the metal stud, (im sure one is there) and going straight vertical through attic through roof with a roof vent. OR, vent durectly into attic. Hmmm.
All attics are vented
Do no not vent into the attic

mold
 

westpoint

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I swore you said 4 inch but be that as it may
In the northeast bath fans are either 3 inch or four
I think adding a roof jack would be perfect but maybe you have viable ones in the roof already unless you have ridge vents
Sorry, what is a roof jack?
 
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