Intake/Outake and humidity control.

machinegreenkelly

machinegreenkelly

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My intake will be coming directly from a window (like a reverse dryer vent). Is there a way to control the moisture of the outside air coming threw the fan before it reaches the plants or the fan? I will have a De-humidifier in the room but I do not want it to have to work over time if there is a better option.

For my outtake, should I put the charcoal filter on so the fan pulls or pushes the air threw the filter? Why is one better than the other? I will be running the exhausted air into the ducting system of the house. Not sure if that's a factor or not?

Thank you!
 
justugh

justugh

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machinegreenkelly said:
My intake will be coming directly from a window (like a reverse dryer vent). Is there a way to control the moisture of the outside air coming threw the fan before it reaches the plants or the fan? I will have a De-humidifier in the room but I do not want it to have to work over time if there is a better option.

For my outtake, should I put the charcoal filter on so the fan pulls or pushes the air threw the filter? Why is one better than the other? I will be running the exhausted air into the ducting system of the house. Not sure if that's a factor or not?

Thank you!
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unless u are in a desert or some place that has low RH .....u never want to pull in air from outside for a intake
1 u are pulling in wet air to the ducting allowing spores and other things to attach on wind breaks inside the ducting
2 u are pulling in wet air to a HID is a bad thing wet air hot bulb .......boom goes the bulb
3 outside air has a lower natural CO2 rating then air in the house/apartment(inside air can be naturally double the amount outside) .....u get a better plants

ok as for ducting into the house system not the best idea ........u are changing the natural air flow in the house this can dislodge anything that has built up (mold spores or fungi)
even just doing a intake from the house it cause the whole house air flow to change the pattern

as for controlling your area ..........stop intake from outside (use the air in the house and control that )
 
machinegreenkelly

machinegreenkelly

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justugh said:
unless u are in a desert or some place that has low RH .....u never want to pull in air from outside for a intake
1 u are pulling in wet air to the ducting allowing spores and other things to attach on wind breaks inside the ducting
2 u are pulling in wet air to a HID is a bad thing wet air hot bulb .......boom goes the bulb
3 outside air has a lower natural CO2 rating then air in the house/apartment(inside air can be naturally double the amount outside) .....u get a better plants

ok as for ducting into the house system not the best idea ........u are changing the natural air flow in the house this can dislodge anything that has built up (mold spores or fungi)
even just doing a intake from the house it cause the whole house air flow to change the pattern

as for controlling your area ..........stop intake from outside (use the air in the house and control that )
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Thank you for the knowledge.

This is going to be a sealed grow room. Would it work to build a filter box around the intake (like how an AC unit works)? And i am growing with Gavita 1000w DE so the air would be dispursed before they reach the lights. Maybe there would be a humidity issue, but i feel it would be worth the extra investment on a better dehumidifier than the alternative to heat costs?

I imagine the increased Co2 rating in the house would be greater due to human presence? With a sealed room i plan on using a tank anyways.

Will spores still float around when its below 32f (outside temps) and would a charcoal filter fix the contamination issue? These bastards grow outside anyways.

I believe everything you said to be accurate. I am just asking for aditional advice. Thanks again!!
 
justugh

justugh

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machinegreenkelly said:
Thank you for the knowledge.

This is going to be a sealed grow room. Would it work to build a filter box around the intake (like how an AC unit works)? And i am growing with Gavita 1000w DE so the air would be dispursed before they reach the lights. Maybe there would be a humidity issue, but i feel it would be worth the extra investment on a better dehumidifier than the alternative to heat costs?

I imagine the increased Co2 rating in the house would be greater due to human presence? With a sealed room i plan on using a tank anyways.

Will spores still float around when its below 32f (outside temps) and would a charcoal filter fix the contamination issue? These bastards grow outside anyways.

I believe everything you said to be accurate. I am just asking for aditional advice. Thanks again!!
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a sealed room means no venting

u would need to have a mini split ac
as for using tanks u would need 50 lb tanks and those are not for sale they rent them to u .......if u go 20 lb tanks u are going to need 3 1 to use 1 to need filling and 1 for back up

this will help explain a sealed room better then i can type out with my misspelled words

as for bad stuff passing it tho the filter like they have it in the video will clean out the spores and anything once it has cycle the air 1 time ........
 
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