AC's do recirculate the air in the room - so CO2 loss is not an issue. Most AC's have a vent that can be opened to allow a small amount of external air exchange. If no vent lever is included, most of these types of AC's will have a small hole to allow for external AC air exchange - and this can be a source of CO2 leaks - though most rooms will loose this amount of CO2 through the cracks in the walls and floor. If concerned, this hole can usually be plugged with a rubber stopper or tape.
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AC's do recirculate the air in the room - so CO2 loss is not an issue. Most AC's have a vent that can be opened to allow a small amount of external air exchange. If no vent lever is included, most of these types of AC's will have a small hole to allow for external AC air exchange - and this can be a source of CO2 leaks - though most rooms will loose this amount of CO2 through the cracks in the walls and floor. If concerned, this hole can usually be plugged with a rubber stopper or tape.
DIRTHAWKER
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Thanks lion...I just signed on to ask you the question that you just answered..thanks..also it seems like a no brainer to go with the sentinel with all the bells and whistles for only one hundred more. I need to get crackin on this cooling and co2 controll very soon..my temps in the room right now at lights off is 82...wow.
NewHiddenGrower
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https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponic...kbuds-student-system-started.html#post2401018
check it out! my first time growing anything
check it out! my first time growing anything
EckoSky
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The portable ACs with just the one hose coming off of it will remove the hot air from the room and exhaust it out the window correct? So there would be no way of controlling the smell of this exhaust air.
I already have two of those types of AC's, I guess I could just cool the rest of my house with them in other rooms and draw my intake from the rest of the house and exhaust the grow through a charcoal filter.
Does anyone know of another way to use one of these AC's in the grow room and control the smell?
I already have two of those types of AC's, I guess I could just cool the rest of my house with them in other rooms and draw my intake from the rest of the house and exhaust the grow through a charcoal filter.
Does anyone know of another way to use one of these AC's in the grow room and control the smell?
iivan740
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Hi everyone, i've been lurkin for a while and love the setup. I read the thread everyday and even bought a copy of hightimes because you were in it Stinkbud (never bought one before). After reading about your setup for the last coupe of months and seeing all of the successful gardens I think i'll give it a try. My setup is a work in progress and in its infancy, but I just had to share these pics.....
Since i'm starting with seeds I have to setup the nursery, the yellow top will be my cloner, not quite a rubbermaid (the top will have to be clamped on when in use) but a there's a little more room for growth and it was way easy to drill..
Thank you everyone who has contributed to this most excellent thread. Thank you Stinkbud for sharing and having the patients to not let this thread die, without you I am sure that many of us (me, I) would still be wading through the bullshit trying to find the pearl that this thread is.........
Since i'm starting with seeds I have to setup the nursery, the yellow top will be my cloner, not quite a rubbermaid (the top will have to be clamped on when in use) but a there's a little more room for growth and it was way easy to drill..
Thank you everyone who has contributed to this most excellent thread. Thank you Stinkbud for sharing and having the patients to not let this thread die, without you I am sure that many of us (me, I) would still be wading through the bullshit trying to find the pearl that this thread is.........
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Yeah... consider the Sentinel DRT-1 - under a $100 these days! I know - I sound like I rep Sentinel - I don't. This is just my humble opinion. I like these because they have 2 outlets and 15A surge protection built in. In addition, they are extremely adjustable and good for ALL hydroponic applications... try going 4 days off and 15 seconds on with another timer. While this is not the timing for the Stink system, it may be what is required for your ebb and flow opp you start next year. Additionally, this is the only timer on the market that displays where you are at in the cycle - helpful for sneaking a peak at some roots or adjusting your PH in between pump cycles without fear of spray or splash. And finally - they just look cool!
Nice! Looks good!
Hmmm... perhaps you could exhaust into another room, and then scrub and exhaust out from that room? Add a (another?) scrubber to the room to eliminate more odor before exhausting?
Or - set both of them up in a "cool" room - cool the hell out of this sealed room and then use large ducting and fans to move air from your cool room to the grow room. This is the ultimate route as you can use the ducting and various outlets to disperse the cold air evenly throughout the grow room - rather than the typical single source cooling of most AC setups. Size the cold room based on the size of the grow.
It's easy to catch the water produced from those AC's too! Two of em? You are set!
gvega187
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agree. The CAP recycle timers are a serious joke at only $10 cheaper than the digital sentinel DRT1 for $110.
I wish to know more a bout this A/C exhaust and subsequent stink.
Maybetomorrow
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good for 15 amps so you would have to see the what the pumps draw and multiply by 6.
There is quite a bit more draw on startup than the actual running amperage. Andyman, Rep, LatinRascal, SOG, and others went to great lengths to determine just what the EcoPlus 396 pumps draw at startup... I forget the exact numbers - but two or 3 is really all that is totally safe. Having said that - if you are running 6 now - you would still be able to do that. Personally - I think 6 is too many. Mathematically - this is not safe... pushing it even at running amps. ...my humble opinion.
Delusional
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have you read this thread at all???
cloner has a pump
veg unit has a pump
3 flowering units, 1 pump each = 3 pumps
thats five right there. some people run dual cloner or veg units, so im guessing his 6th would be something like that... or if he's on a 2wk rotation he may have a 4th flowering unit
cloner has a pump
veg unit has a pump
3 flowering units, 1 pump each = 3 pumps
thats five right there. some people run dual cloner or veg units, so im guessing his 6th would be something like that... or if he's on a 2wk rotation he may have a 4th flowering unit
Scuba
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Ya, that has to be a butt load of chron
. I wish I had the space all I can run is a 8plant veg/flower system with maybe 2 cloners.
Delusional
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thats why the title of the thread is called "harvest a pound every 3 weeks"
