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ojonice

Member
have a few questions....
1: am having trouble keepsing a grow tent 5x5x6 cool have ac and 70cf exost fan but cant get it under 85
2: would it be a bad idea to put a portiable AC unit in there?
3: if not what would be somthing that can be done.... have purple and was told need to get the heat down to get it to turn purple....


whats the dealieo!?!?!?
 
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SimplyM1tch

Member
ojonice said:
have a few questions....
1: am having trouble keepsing a grow tent 5x5x6 cool have ac and 70cf exost fan but cant get it under 85
2: would it be a bad idea to put a portiable AC unit in there?
3: if not what would be somthing that can be done.... have purple and was told need to get the heat down to get it to turn purple....


whats the dealieo!?!?!?
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Do you have a intake fan? If so just run the ac.blowing twards the intake fan so it blowes cold air into the tent :)
 
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ojonice

Member
there is a six inch tube from the ac vent blowing right into the tent.... basiclly the AC is hooked up to the tent via 6in dryer vent tubing
 
SupaM

SupaM

Well-Known Member
O,
..sounds IMO like you may not being pulling enough hot air out. Exhaust could be the problem.
What size light(s) are you using?(air cooled..?, how close..?) just some more to think about.

All the best,
Supa
 
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SimplyM1tch

Member
It does sound like a exhaust problem here's a few tips

Cool tube?
Heat rises, is your exhaust pulling air out from the top of the tent?
How long is your dryer vent? If you have your ac pushing into a vent duct that's like 20 ft long that's a extra 20 feet the cold ac air has to travel

Yea that's the only things I can think of hope it helps :)
 
medimaker

medimaker

Active Member
You have options but either way a 600 watter needs to have it's heat addressed unless your in a huge open room.
I would first start with increasing the effectiveness of the exhaust. Then I would address trying to get better air into the grow. Dryer ducting for anything longer than a couple feet with a curve in it and you can forget that idea. Even if you can feel it trickle out it's not going to deal with a 600w. Cool tubes are king dude that's why everyone recommends them all the time. Don't forget dollar store desk fans the real tiny ones. Put them on the floor pointing up and that will help move cooler fresh air coming in reach the leaves. How about computer case fan in the duct to draw more air through? You might be able to draw some cooler air. Good luck
 
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$tudyz

Member
iv bought one before and it made my room very humid, unless u have a very powerful exaast. i recamend a window ac unite
 
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