Own a condo, live upstairs. Venting into attic = bad?

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Sustain

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I just started venting all my temp and odor directly into attic. I have a second setup to pull extra air out of tent with a carbon filter, but the one going to the attic doesnt have a filter. Is there a problem with venting my lights air directly into attic? I would need to run about 15 more feet of duct to get it to the attics opening which would seriously kill my ability to move air.
 
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bseeds

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no the light air would be fine as long as you have vents in roof or at the end of house which all home should have
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Sustain said:
I just started venting all my temp and odor directly into attic. I have a second setup to pull extra air out of tent with a carbon filter, but the one going to the attic doesnt have a filter. Is there a problem with venting my lights air directly into attic? I would need to run about 15 more feet of duct to get it to the attics opening which would seriously kill my ability to move air.
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Make sure your attic vent and any eave/soffet vents are open. Also there are fans made especially for attics. Consider investing in one. Cumulative damage from consistent high RH will make a mess you could not grow enough pot to cover the cost of.
 
Malevolence

Malevolence

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Is your attic separated? If one of your neighbors has to go up there and sees your vent, you might be fucked.
 
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Bear Country

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Sustain said:
I just started venting all my temp and odor directly into attic. I have a second setup to pull extra air out of tent with a carbon filter, but the one going to the attic doesnt have a filter. Is there a problem with venting my lights air directly into attic? I would need to run about 15 more feet of duct to get it to the attics opening which would seriously kill my ability to move air.
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Is the glass on your light fixture air tight? If not, make it air tight or as tight as you can....What size of fan are you using 6" 4" ...What? (CFM) I would do everything I could to get both exhausts right to the gable vents to get it out into the atsmophere.....if you feel that your existing fan will not get the job done....consider a second fan in line ....that will get it there.....
 
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Sustain

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The fixture has vents in it where the light is inside. If it was air tight it couldn't pull air out. Should I just put a carbon filter on the top in the attic?

I'm running a small heatsync on top of my hydrofarm sunburst 400w, 4 inch duct from that up into the attic 8 feet above, and a 6 inch inline fan (the $30 one from amazon) is pulling extra air. And that fan sits in the attic connected to nothing but the downpipe going to my light.
 
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Bear Country

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Sustain said:
The fixture has vents in it where the light is inside. If it was air tight it couldn't pull air out. Should I just put a carbon filter on the top in the attic?

I'm running a small heatsync on top of my hydrofarm sunburst 400w, 4 inch duct from that up into the attic 8 feet above, and a 6 inch inline fan (the $30 one from amazon) is pulling extra air. And that fan sits in the attic connected to nothing but the downpipe going to my light.
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Let me clarify....your light fixture....it has the glass bottom with the vented hood right....I was refering to the glass being sealed.....you want the glass to be sealed so that your efficency for cooling the light is higher.....so its not sucking air from your grow space. Im just a little confused....Where are you pulling the air from to cool the light
 
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Sustain

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Look up hydrofarm sunburst 400w. Its a sealed light, but it has vents around it on the sides, and a vent on the top that I bought a heat sync to pull the air out. I connected a 4 inch duct from it, out of the tent and into my attic, then added a fan at the top.
 
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Bear Country

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Sustain said:
Look up hydrofarm sunburst 400w. Its a sealed light, but it has vents around it on the sides, and a vent on the top that I bought a heat sync to pull the air out. I connected a 4 inch duct from it, out of the tent and into my attic, then added a fan at the top.
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Sorry about that...My brain is exhausted this eve....I got it!
 
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blak

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I don't know what climate you are in, but the humidity thing will have to be addressed. That air is loaded with moisture and will get your insulation wet, frost on inside of roof, etc. If you hook it up to the vent in the roof, it should be ok. Venting is a problem with me in the winter, as I also loose heat from the room when doing so. Best of luck.
 
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