You need to cut a larger hole in the ceiling to duct the exhaust work out of

Why are you using a non horticulture light? Sounds like the light you're trying to use is a major pain in the ass. It's worth your time and money to get a real grow light and inline blower. All this gerry-rigged stuff is bullshit.

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So you think he should BUY his way out of his crisis? Is that because YOU don't have to pay? LOL Your post and your signature are at odds.

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hahaha!! Good one! lol

My signature is meant to mock what Obama's (and the spend-happy Bush administration) doing to enslave every American to the devalued dollar. The fact that Lenin said it, tipifies precisely my point about socialism/fascism.

About his light situation though, he NEEDS a real one. Period.

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“Under my plan of a Cap and Trade system, electricity rates would NECESSARILY SKYROCKET.” -BARACK OBAMA

yeah I know lol. I agree about Obama. (he's clueless & just doing what he's told). Of course that goes for every other president too. Except the one's that got assassinated, and that is why they got assassinated.
Damn...not supposed to talk politics in here.
I agree about the light too. But not about "gerry rigging"in general. I'm King Gerry The Great! LMAO They called me McGuyver in high school.
I made a DIY carbon filter today. A big one too. total cost= 24 bucks.
Comparable to ones going for 100. probably even better with twice the carbon.
Tomorrow...I'm making a cool tube out of a giant hurricane lamp.

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I used to be an AMT certified by the GOV to do maintenance on acft in which I learned a great deal about sheet metal work and composite lay up. I will be building my own hood out of aerospace materials. I'm also a graduated engineer so I know plenty about thermo dynamics and the properties to do what I want. I just want some experienced input. Just because you can't build some high tech products from scratch doesn't mean it is jerry rigged. I call it a true custom. The light has the same ballast, ignitor, and capacitor as most other lamps just a diffrent houseing. We will see in the end who can do the best at the lowest cost.

I assume you could appreciate that right?

Absolutely! You cant beat a custom DIY job. You go man! I hope I didn't offend ya. Show us your finished work, should be good stuff. Peace.

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I had some time to kill today and went to home depot. Decided to use some starting collars instead of glass manifold adapters or sheet metal. cost 2.98USD for 1EA 5" collar. Now the bulb and ballast assembly are air cooled (see Pics). Then bought a few feet of .25" screen and made a 6" x 24" filter housing. 9 bones!!!!

Total including the entire light assembly - 15 dollars and some change. LOL!

Sounds like the start of something fun. The wall is up, sheet rock and insulation installed, and now for mounting and installing equipment/cooling system.

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Cain, How noisey are those in-line jobs? I have a hydro farm squirrel cage which was quiet for about 4 months. Now it's makiing a racket. Bearings are crapping out I think. Can you hear that grow bright from another room?

That's not going to work good. That's going to work great! I like it. Nice!

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