DIY-Venting Grow Room Lights

VictorVIcious · #1 04-25-2009, 07:14 AM

Many folks have had questions about controlling temperature in their Grow areas. Sooo.. I thought I would post the process for installing air cooling for the lights.
Here are the parts we will be using. The fan is a 6" Inline Duct Booster, less that $30.00, a vent that mounts on the outside wall, an elbow, and a couple of pieces of solid duct. You will notice the crimped end and the solid end, pay attention to how those fit together.

VictorVIcious · #2 04-25-2009, 07:29 AM

When you plan where you want the hole to go to the outside, locate your studs first, nothing worse than finding out you have a stud in the middle of your hole.lol Then drill, carefully, from the inside to the outside. Then mark the outside. I use a rotary tool to make the cut so I can set the depth of the cut to the thickness of the siding. Whoever built this one insulated it with Styrofoam type insulation to block air from blowing in, you can see they even taped the joints, cut that out carefully, I used a 'key hole saw'. And this picture shows you why I was careful with the depth of the cut. It would have been a real bummer to find these wires with a saw. Tuck those out of the way!!!!!

Kruzty · #3 04-25-2009, 07:33 AM

nice and clean

VictorVIcious · #4 04-25-2009, 07:41 AM

We use the same rotary tool to cut the hole on the inside. That is just the kraft paper from the insulation that is covering that hole now. Oh my gosh, it looks like someone has something growing in there. We place our vent in the hole, I am sure you would agree this is too much light leaking out. I used black paint on the inside of the pipes, and put a piece of carbon filter over the opening, big difference. Put the face in place, now it's pretty innocuous, you can see it if your looking for it. It doens't stick out as anything you need to pay attention to.

VictorVIcious · #5 04-25-2009, 08:05 AM

You have to wire the fan, you do not have to install a work box, you can just put a plug on the end. Then secure your fan and ducting to your wall, put a 'loop' in your cord for safety. I will be using the flexible insulated duct, put the clamps on it before you install it, takes the work out of it.

VictorVIcious · #6 04-25-2009, 08:13 AM

And the flexible duct goes right in between the 2 lights (soon to be 3) making an exit to the outside. This takes the HID lights out of the equation, now you can work on controlling the rest of the Grow Environment. VV

RollingJoints · #7 04-25-2009, 08:15 AM

Looking good man, mines similar but with a carbon filter.

VictorVIcious · #8 04-25-2009, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by RollingJoints

Looking good man, mines similar but with a carbon filter.

Then you don't understand what this is, this is just for cooling the lights, not for filtering the room. There are three parts to your air handling system, this is not the one the carbon filter goes in.
You need to air cool hid lights separate from you intake and exhaust system. The fan for this system was less than $30.00, it would not be capable of pushing air through a carbon filter, it does a dandy job of cooling the lights. That room is 14' across and I have a 180 degree bend in the duct to block the light from shining outside. This takes the 'hot air' from the lights out of the room.

VV

crippledguy · #9 04-25-2009, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by VictorVIcious

Then you don't understand what this is, this is just for cooling the lights, not for filtering the room. There are three parts to your air handling system, this is not the one the carbon filter goes in.
You need to air cool hid lights separate from you intake and exhaust system. The fan for this system was less than $30.00, it would not be capable of pushing air through a carbon filter, it does a dandy job of cooling the lights. That room is 14' across and I have a 180 degree bend in the duct to block the light from shining outside. This takes the 'hot air' from the lights out of the room.

VV

haha i dont think he understands. he should now after that brief statement.

your room and garden look great VV. what strains you got going?

well done with the air cooled set up too, and how you managed to bend it and prevent the light from shining out.
whats the T&RH of your room day/night?

i was also curious to see what type of light your gonig to pick up next, and what that light will bring the total lumen output?

VictorVIcious · #10 04-27-2009, 08:40 AM

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crippledguy haha i dont think he understands. he should now after that brief statement.

your room and garden look great VV. what strains you got going?

Northern Berry, Juicy Fruit, Blueberry, White widow, Big Gurl and GrapePurpleCindy.

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well done with the air cooled set up too, and how you managed to bend it and prevent the light from shining out.
whats the T&RH of your room day/night?

78/82 65night 45-55%, dehumidifier in use, along with 3 wall mounted oscillating fans, two floor fans, and the intake and exhaust fans, its like Dan's Fan City in here.

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i was also curious to see what type of light your gonig to pick up next, and what that light will bring the total lumen output?

Probably another 1000 hps. Facemelter has suggested using the t-5's for side lighting, not sure I want to go there. Around 500,000 total, veg and flower. VV
PS. I think this belong in a journal, may have to start one soon.

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