Ventilation through the roof
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tornadoes, thunder storms, steam? iono please help. Is there another route to vent my hot air out the home without being noticed and etc
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
In the winter people use some form of heat right ? So 99% of heaters have a venting system, just go up in
You attic and find the Ducting and tie into it with a tee or something, and it wont matter if theres steam
Its in a normal spot to have it
You attic and find the Ducting and tie into it with a tee or something, and it wont matter if theres steam
Its in a normal spot to have it
I kinda get what your saying, so the hot air is vented outside somewhere but through the heated ducting from the heater?
what happens if i vent it straight out the bathroom ceiling through the roof (10inch diameter) will this create a large amount of steam during the winter time? about 6-10 1k lights being vented.
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
Are you saying your going to vent 6 to 10 1k light holy hell dude thats alot of heat!!
You got another issue to deal with and thats how to supply enough amps to power
All that lol
You got another issue to deal with and thats how to supply enough amps to power
All that lol
i have enough, i have about 125amps free. If i vent out the roof with ducting will this raise any suspicion because of steam during the winter season? and as far as your option, are you saying find the ducting from the heater and link them together so it goes out the house the same way?
careful about tapping into the heating exhaust duct. when your fans are off, the heaters exhaust will work its way back into your room & when fans are on, they may overpower the furnace & not allow it to vent outside.
can you build a room to exhaust into then blow the air outside? giving it a chance to cool off.
can you build a room to exhaust into then blow the air outside? giving it a chance to cool off.
ak.fortyseven
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It depends how your light cooling ducting is setup on how much moisture will be in the air being exhausted. If you are drawing the air to cool the lights from within the grow area it will carry allot of moisture and show up as steam when it hits the cooler outside air. If you have a light cooling setup where it draws air from outside the grow area it will carry much lower amounts of moisture and produce little steam.
i was thinking about blowing the hot air into the restroom and have it vented through the roof, but i was concerned about the steam showing during the winter. any ideas on how to fix this?
are you just talkin about the winter time only?
i guess i wouldnt go that route than...what would you suggest?
ak.fortyseven
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get a dehumidifier and vent dry air
ak.fortyseven
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or drraw dry air to vent your hoods, b ut you still hvae to vent your scrubber and room exchange
how would i use the dehumidifier? and by saying draw dry air to vent my hoods, ex, do u mean like running ducting from another room and into the room and through the lights and out the roof?
ak.fortyseven
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exactly, cool the hoods w/ dry air. but you need to still exchange the room air, or you can eliminate that by adding an a/c(which will discagre dry heat) and co2 and have a sealed grow. got the cash? i can help you build it...
ssj4jonathan
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Do you have an insulated attic? Why not vent hot air into attic space (by disconnecting bathroom ducting) and let it diffuse out the open vent, instead of ducting straight to the outside?
Are you venting entire grow room air and/or closed light hoods/tubes?
EDIT: If this was my setup, I would use bathroom vent for cold air intake for light tubes then vent hot air directly into attic. With a closed grow room you could use CO2 sytem and an a/c in room with no problem. Water damage to roof and ceiling from 50-80 percent humid hot air? Maybe after years of venting. Moisture will soak into insulation but that's the whole point... Less humidity exiting out of the roof..
Are you venting entire grow room air and/or closed light hoods/tubes?
EDIT: If this was my setup, I would use bathroom vent for cold air intake for light tubes then vent hot air directly into attic. With a closed grow room you could use CO2 sytem and an a/c in room with no problem. Water damage to roof and ceiling from 50-80 percent humid hot air? Maybe after years of venting. Moisture will soak into insulation but that's the whole point... Less humidity exiting out of the roof..
ak.fortyseven
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are you considering the mass amounts of moisture rotting your cieling and roof?