hwy420
Well-Known Member
I'm having a hard time of coming up with a 'perpetual' ventilation system which conserves maximum energy. Please just take a second to read over my setup.
I have a 3x5x8 closet to ventilate (=120Cubic Feet) & need a solution. I have a great grow cabinet that will get above 100 degrees F withOUT an AC unit in the closet with the closet door closed. I bought a 10,000BTU Portable AC unit as my solution. I'm putting both of these in my room closet and closing the closet door while on my lighting schedule.
For my intake: From inside the closet, I want to cut a 4" hole through the sheetrock outside the closet to draw air in from the already cooled HVAC air in my room. I'm putting a vent cover over it to be pretty. The AC unit will be situated in the middle of the closet space drawing air in from its back panel.
My portable AC unit has a thermostat and I would like it to be set to begin cooling when temp reaches 85 degrees.
For my exhaust: From inside the closet, I want to cut a 4" hole through the sheetrock outside the OTHER SIDE of the closet which goes into my attic, and run the 4" exhaust ducting from my portable AC unit's exhaust hose into the attic. Then I want to install a carbon scrubber and an inline booster fan to push the AC unit’s exhaust another 15-20 ft of 4" ducting to the one-way gas Y ducting adapter connected to the Dryer exhaust in my laundry room.
Considering my closet size (120Cubic Feet), and the size of my AC unit (10,000BTU’s 260CFM output, would this ventilation system have any conceivable problems? Too much air flow or something maybe?
I've given this lots of though, and think it'll work well, but Please give me any advice you can think of; it’s greatly appreciated and will get me underway sooner.
I have a 3x5x8 closet to ventilate (=120Cubic Feet) & need a solution. I have a great grow cabinet that will get above 100 degrees F withOUT an AC unit in the closet with the closet door closed. I bought a 10,000BTU Portable AC unit as my solution. I'm putting both of these in my room closet and closing the closet door while on my lighting schedule.
For my intake: From inside the closet, I want to cut a 4" hole through the sheetrock outside the closet to draw air in from the already cooled HVAC air in my room. I'm putting a vent cover over it to be pretty. The AC unit will be situated in the middle of the closet space drawing air in from its back panel.
My portable AC unit has a thermostat and I would like it to be set to begin cooling when temp reaches 85 degrees.
For my exhaust: From inside the closet, I want to cut a 4" hole through the sheetrock outside the OTHER SIDE of the closet which goes into my attic, and run the 4" exhaust ducting from my portable AC unit's exhaust hose into the attic. Then I want to install a carbon scrubber and an inline booster fan to push the AC unit’s exhaust another 15-20 ft of 4" ducting to the one-way gas Y ducting adapter connected to the Dryer exhaust in my laundry room.
Considering my closet size (120Cubic Feet), and the size of my AC unit (10,000BTU’s 260CFM output, would this ventilation system have any conceivable problems? Too much air flow or something maybe?
I've given this lots of though, and think it'll work well, but Please give me any advice you can think of; it’s greatly appreciated and will get me underway sooner.