Co2 boosting

[David Music]

So a friend of mine that used to grow back in the day told me he used to run a airline from above his propane hot water heater to collect co2 from it? Anyone ever hear of this?

 

[rkymtnman]

you'd have to hook it into some type of controller so it shuts off when ppms get high.

 

[David Music]

you'd have to hook it into some type of controller so it shuts off when ppms get high.

Cool what ppm is good do you know?

 

[rkymtnman]

Cool what ppm is good do you know?

kinda depends on how intense your lights are. and temps. and RH%.

no more than 1500 ppm for sure.

i run around 1000.

 

[rkymtnman]

i'd be curious of what else is in the "exhaust" of the water heater. probably some shit you dont' want in the garden

buy a tank, a controller and be done with it. or a burner if you have a big room.

 

[XipXipXoom]

i'd be curious of what else is in the "exhaust" of the water heater. probably some shit you dont' want in the garden

buy a tank, a controller and be done with it. or a burner if you have a big room.

You have to be concerned about CO. Gas water heaters in a closet vent the gas outside, not in. If your grow room is connected to living space, I wouldn't do it. Get at least 1 CO detector in the main area/hall of your house either way.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10968076
https://patch.com/massachusetts/danvers/leaking-hot-water-heater-nearly-proves-fatal-for-danvers-family