cooltube and plastic fan?????

aint got a scooby · Mar 4, 2011

ive got a setup with my cooltube, all the ducting is aluminium but my 6 inch fan is plastic? im a bit worried it will melt or something horrific like that. will it be ok and also what the fuck would happen if the fan failed on me?

exactly my setup:
extract fan 6 inch
cooltube 6 inch
all ducting is 4 inch aluminium
(reducers used!)

please help me out +rep

REALSTYLES · Mar 4, 2011

The fan should be pushing the air through the cool tube not sucking the air through it. You'll be fine

zippythehippy · Mar 4, 2011

yeah blow the air over the bulb if you suck air into your fan the fan will warm up and add heat to your room

Alabama High Test · Mar 4, 2011

What's a cool tube?

aint got a scooby · Mar 4, 2011

Thanks for the help guys, good job im over paranoid and didn't leave it. its good to double check.

aint got a scooby · Mar 4, 2011

Alabama High Test said:
What's a cool tube?

its a way of getting the temp in your room/box cooler and plants closer to the light. check this link out ive just found after these guys pointed me in the direction.http://www.indoor-growing.com/en/indoor-growing/cooltube-0

zippythehippy · Mar 4, 2011

a cool tube a reflector is normally used on hps/mh lamps with a fan and ducting to take heat away from the bulb to help keep temps down in your grow room

GreenNerd420 · Mar 4, 2011

Sounds like a waste of time, and isn't worth the risk of something breaking, and then having a horrific problem on your hands. I'd rather just stick with the conventional methods. That's just me. I'm a pussy.

Wait, I thought this was the water cooled tube reflector. Sorry! You should probably buy something that isn't plastic.

Alabama High Test · Mar 4, 2011

aint got a scooby said:
its a way of getting the temp in your room/box cooler and plants closer to the light. check this link out ive just found after these guys pointed me in the direction.http://www.indoor-growing.com/en/indoor-growing/cooltube-0

Cool, thanks man. That just seems like a hassle. If I go to a 1000w HPS i could see using one. But using my FL lights i just turn my box fan on and open a vent for air exchange.

aint got a scooby · Mar 4, 2011

Alabama High Test said:
Cool, thanks man. That just seems like a hassle. If I go to a 1000w HPS i could see using one. But using my FL lights i just turn my box fan on and open a vent for air exchange.

it is hassle ha ha, but should pay off in terms of yield

zippythehippy · Mar 4, 2011

not really a hassle if you want to get the most light into a smaller place i use one on a 600w in a 3ftx3ft space also helps me get the light closer to my plants so less wasted lumens

Gue · Mar 4, 2011

this is how i have my plastic fan set up with my HID lights

i have another question about cooltubes tho

anyone know what happens first if the fan stops working?

would the lamp blow? or would things just start to burn?

can imagine it gets hot very fast

Alabama High Test · Mar 4, 2011

aint got a scooby said:
it is hassle ha ha, but should pay off in terms of yield

Good point!

zippythehippy · Mar 4, 2011

no the light shouldnt blow if your fan stops you can use the lamps with out the cooltube in a normal reflector i think your temps would just rise thats why itshandy to havea spare fan i run my cooltube on a seperate fan to my filter