Vent HPS

How can i vent my 200 watt hps in my closet when cutting the walls is not an option

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Does your setup have any for of exhaust? window nearby or anything? You can easily work ducting around to go to where you want it!

Install a cool tube, of which you can find a DIY by searching this site, hooked up to 6 inch ducting, with a 250 cfm inline fan as exhaust.
Lead the ducting out the entry way to the grow room, for both intake and exhaust.

Alternatively, intake can be the atmosphere inside the grow room.
A passive intake is still needed though.

Good luck.

could you not cut the door? would be a easy to replace that way compared to the wall lol

And there is positively NO need to bump your topic after just 3 minutes!
Be patient. Help will get here sooner than later!

well the problem is that i rent the house and im growing in my actual closet so im not sure how i coulo vent unless i run an exuast all the to the other side of the room ond out a window

If you can't vent that out, there is no chance you can grow successfully. The plants need the fresh air, and circulation, and keeping the heat down is necessary.

I advise, if you can, unhinge one side of the door and store it safely. Cover this emptied space with cardboard, wood of sorts, whatever! Using this as your wall, you can shred as many holes in it as you want.
Have an inlet from your bedrooms atmosphere. This should be adequate.
The exhaust can empty out into your room too, and be just as fine, but woe be on you when those girls begin to smell!

Best bet is to get the exhaust to the window, by any means necessary!

Pictures can really help a guy like you out.
Visually, we can all give you more ideas on how to fix your grow.

im just going to have to get the vent to my window, im growing blue mystic so im not so worried about smell, im growing them outside and if you want i could put up some pics

yes to the pictures!

ok here is my closet, i am going to get rid of all of the clothes obviously..

and here are my two girls

can we work with this?

where did everybody go?

i leave my door open about 10 inches and place fans in such a way that they blow out of the closet. the fresh air takes care of itself because the door is open. my closet is in a spare bedroom though so i can have complete darkness for flower. if this is not an option for you i would suggest getting a 25 dollar plain door and some 2 dollar hinges at home depot that you can cut up for venting and use that in place of the actual door. intake should be down lower and the exhaust higher. i have a very ghetto setup but it works. i didn't even get an inline fan because of the price. air cooled reflectors are awesome. as long as you get fresh air in and blow the hot air out you will be fine. look at what i did for crying out loud.

what kind of light are you using total head?

why cant u cuta hole in the closet and vent in the attic,when u move it is a 10 dollar fix 20 if u get a wetback from homedepot

kickflipdipstik said:

what kind of light are you using total head?

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that's a 400w hps. highest the temp goes even on a hot day is about 87, and this is easily fixed by turning the fan blowing on the light to high. i usually keep it on medium. i can also drop a quick 6 degrees by putting a small fan blowing out of the closet crack, but this is only needed on 90+ degree days which in new england only happens a few times a month usually. the key is to get the heat from the light away from the grow. once that is taken care of any residual heat is easily dilluted and blown away. my humidity hovers around 30% usually. after watering it shoots to 50% for about a day. i can't vent my closet because above it is the pantry of the apartment upstairs lol. but anyone who can't do this should definately buy a cheap door and cut a few holes in it. if the closet is in a bedroom that is in use it would be a bitch to keep everything dark for flower if the door had to be cracked.

Total Head said:

that's a 400w hps. highest the temp goes even on a hot day is about 87, and this is easily fixed by turning the fan blowing on the light to high. i usually keep it on medium. i can also drop a quick 6 degrees by putting a small fan blowing out of the closet crack, but this is only needed on 90+ degree days which in new england only happens a few times a month usually. the key is to get the heat from the light away from the grow. once that is taken care of any residual heat is easily dilluted and blown away. my humidity hovers around 30% usually. after watering it shoots to 50% for about a day. i can't vent my closet because above it is the pantry of the apartment upstairs lol. but anyone who can't do this should definately buy a cheap door and cut a few holes in it. if the closet is in a bedroom that is in use it would be a bitch to keep everything dark for flower if the door had to be cracked.

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You could easily make it light proof if needed by either making an 'S' shaped passive intake inlet or by using duct tubing duct taped to the door and using active intake. with your active exhaust duct taped to a hole in the top of the door there shouldn't be any light leaving or entering. You could also get some rubber thats used mainly for front doors and staple that to the door to protect it from light leaving and entering, or just jerry rig something up. if you choose to get a cheap tear up door the only thing that is left is a dead bolt, slap one of those on there and keep your girls safe! if you do that just make sure you put you holes so that no one can reach an arm in there and unlock it. I'm gonna be moving into a rental soon so i figured i should start gathering ideas incase i run into obstacles such as these. If you can really fix a ceiling for 10-20 bucks then i might just have to do that to dump the heat and the smell out. speaking of which if you say you neighbor or one of your neighbors' pantry is above you, you should consider getting a carbon scrubber and an inline. check out htgsupply.com Best of luck to you! So far everything is coming along nicely! Keep us updated with any improvements you work up.