Pictures!! 250 or 500 cfm booster Fan?? Cooling 400 watt sealed hood

serpentsrising

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I am setting up with CO2 and have a sealed hood with 4 inch flanges on its sides. I am wondering if one of those booster fans from home depot would be enough. They are either 250 or 500 cfm and my space in only 35 ft3. I am also going to put a carbon filter on it so I will lose a bit of power. Should I use this fan to pull or push air around the hood? Will I just need to use a single intake/outake ?
 

DR. VonDankenstine

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You will get some airmovement with that but I would recommend going with a can-fan---vortex----or anything other than those duct fans---they just don't work well under static pressure.
 

serpentsrising

Active Member
You will get some airmovement with that but I would recommend going with a can-fan---vortex----or anything other than those duct fans---they just don't work well under static pressure.

Thanks for the help! I would love to buy a can fan or vortex but all my project funds have already been depleted by my hps purchase :cry:

You say they do not work well under static pressure, what does that mean exactly? If I had ducting hooked up to two places on the hood and had both an intake of fresh air and a venting of hot air would this work? What would be the best way to do this. Pushing fresh air into the hood or sucking the hot air out. If I get the 500cfm fan I should just need to hook up one right? Thanks so much for your help:peace:
 
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