Cooling plants down

masterganja

masterganja

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my grow area is around 88-90 degrees F and i have 2 fans going, i tryed putting wet paper towels over the fans to try to cool the air that came in but it didn't work, any ideas are appreciated
 
HitmanX111

HitmanX111

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maybe he doesnt have the space to do that man. i dont either and i have the same problem. any solutions?
 
GreenGold

GreenGold

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other than cool tubes and/or great ventilation I dont think u can do it without an ac

I say use co2;)
 
CaliMedicated

CaliMedicated

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so ive been dealing w the heat issues for 4 months that you guys are dealing w. so far the best remedy i have done is making a cool tube. so i have the intake sucking air from out side my room straight into my light and then exhausting it out the room. i have my oscalating fan on 24 7 inside my room and the exhasut fan on 24 7. the i open up my door like 6 - 8 inches and put a fan on blow the outside air in and its been keeping me at 81 degrees and 50 hum on average.

the next step would be a ac unit or swamp cooler.
 
DR growgood

DR growgood

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well the two hottest things in the roon are always the light bulbs and the ballests i aways hang a fan right in front of both of them and then have an exaust vent as well but i two eventially had to go to an a/c it serves two purposses u can keep ur grow room at 78 degrees and keep the humidity down.
 
BigBudBalls

BigBudBalls

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CaliMedicated said:
im looking at a CO2 set up also, but that doesnt help with the heat issues
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Yup. CO2 will actually increase the temp. It just allows yo to run a bit higher temps. Also, adding Co2 to compensate for heat isn't the right answer (and costs more upfront) But even with the CO2 and higher temps buds will still be fluffier then with CO2 and lower temps.

Now thats all I've read thus far. Still working on proving it true or false.
 
JMO

JMO

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CO2 WOULD DEFINITELY BE A MUST IF YOUR STILL RUNNING AT HIGH TEMPS. I HAVE 400W HPS IN MY CLOSET AND KEEP MY TEMPS WITHIN 5-10 DEGREES OF WHAT MY BEDROOM IS. CHECK OUT MY THREAD AND IT MIGHT GIVE YOU SOME IDEAS. HOPE I HELP ANY.


 
CaliMedicated

CaliMedicated

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masterganja said:
i got my temp down to low 80's by opening the closet door a little
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like i said above... i do the same thing. it sucks that you have to break the seal to let the heat out... but its more cost effective than ac. and this will only happen during the summer months.. shouldnt be much of a prob after that
 
CaliMedicated

CaliMedicated

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masterganja said:
so if i plan on growing in the winter when its cooler out the heat wont happen so much?
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well for the most part... depending what your overall outside temp is. but most heat comes from your light... so if you install a coo tube like i did and exhaust the heat outside you should be fine.
 
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