In need of some helpful advice

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rayjr

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Hey guys so I've been having some high temp issues looking for some advice on my setup. Here it goes

I have a 8x8x7 tent in a 10x10x8 room with ballasts in a open coset.Running 3x1000 hid cool light system (2x fixture style, 1xbare bulb with a reflector). Inside the tent 10" filter with 10" inline fan 760cfm reduced to 6" exhaust vent through the 3 coolers. Outside the tent also have an inline fan 400cfm or so boosting same exhaust vent out through a vent out the house.

Any help and suggestio s would be much appreciated thanks
 
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clutch1024

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Where are you intaking your fresh air from? You should only have 2 lights per duct run max. By the time the air passes through the second bulb it is already pretty hot.
 
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rayjr

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Currently have a 6" inline pulling air from the room the tent is in blowing throught 3 coolers and out the house through a vent. Switched the 10" filter and fan exhausting the tent out a window and ran a 6" inline bring in air from the hallway into the tent. Having some positive pressure issues and temp at 30c. If anyone could tell me if this setup doesn't work and how I should setup my intake and outtake would be great thanks.
 
legallyflying

legallyflying

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You have the 3k watts in a 10 by 10 room. WTF did you think was going to happen?

No amount of fans are going to cool that room down. Go plug a 3k watt space heater in the wall and see how hot it gets in there.

You need an AC unit..
 
Beezcheeze

Beezcheeze

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I'd say the only way to make this happen is either by putting an ac unit in that room, or having each of your lights in sealed hoods all ducted inline pulling air from a window and then blowing air back out the window if possible. If it is possible I'd use an 8" inline fan for that and then use another 8" inline fan as your tents active Exaust. Leave intake passive unless you still have temp issues in which I'd add a 6" intake fan.
 
legallyflying

legallyflying

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Again, no amount of air cooled lights is going to help. Put your god damn hand under an air cooled light. Still gets hot huh? Now block the light with a piece of cardboard and put your hand under it.

Weird, it's almost like the light heats up things that it lands on. Like light is a form of energy or something? Whoa dude, like light energy and stuff.
 
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CC Dobbs

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Considering the time of year, if your night time temps are cool you could run your lights at night and intake that nice cool air through your lights.
 
Beezcheeze

Beezcheeze

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legallyflying said:
Again, no amount of air cooled lights is going to help. Put your god damn hand under an air cooled light. Still gets hot huh? Now block the light with a piece of cardboard and put your hand under it.

Weird, it's almost like the light heats up things that it lands on. Like light is a form of energy or something? Whoa dude, like light energy and stuff.
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This almost Sounds sarcastic...
Haha ;p
 
Kevin the Great

Kevin the Great

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The open light sure isn't helping anything. Put a hood on that open light and use the 400 cfm 6 inch fan on it drawing in air from outside the room just for the 1 light if you must. Put the intake for the 10 inch duct at the tippy top of your tent. Never pressurize your tents, just draw air out and use passive intakes.
 
bird mcbride

bird mcbride

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If it were me I'd dump the tent and set the room up for two back to back 2kw grows. I prefer active intake and active exhaust balanced so when the blowers/fans kick in and out the pressure stays relatively the same in the op, plus the fans/blowers are quieter when not overworked. The system draws an equal amount of air from outside as is exhausted outside. The bonnets or cool tubes can be done with one big blower. But the same thing applies...an equal amount of air brought in from outside as is exhausted outside. I find ventilation changes with the season.
 
SPLFreak808

SPLFreak808

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Just do what everybody else does and throw an air conditioner in the mix, this is the easiest option. Otherwise your gonna need ALL sealed hoods with lights on at night and a series of ducts and a huge extractor fan. Yes it can be done but its more trouble then its worth, i can vouch for that.
 
legallyflying

legallyflying

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SPLFreak808 said:
Just do what everybody else does and throw an air conditioner in the mix, this is the easiest option. Otherwise your gonna need ALL sealed hoods with lights on at night and a series of ducts and a huge extractor fan. Yes it can be done but its more trouble then its worth, i can vouch for that.
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Word.

Let me just say this, one of the single most important things in growing QUALITY flower is climate control.

Fucking with fans and trying to make do with this and that is all well and good, but if you want to step up your game, get a quality AC. One with a thermostat is you can afford it.
Peace
 
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