Hello all!

I was wondering if someone here could help me out a bit.

I have a new small basement grow (its new and Im new) and I am using 3 4ft t-8's hanging over 11 3 gallon pots and seems to be working wonderfully.

My question, I want to buy a 1000 watt hps for flower and wanted to pipe fresh outside air in, through the cooltube (or a light like a cooltube) and into my basement to help heat it. But I am afraid that cold winter air, which could be sub zero, blowing over my light may cause serious problems?

Now this is not my only heat, I just thought a cooltube style light would make sense if I am going to buy a light anyway and help keep it cool in the summer.
I dont know.

My basment, without any heat right now stays between 55 and 60 and would all winter without added heat. I just added a small oil/electric radiator on low which is keeping a steady 73 deg execpt when I turn on a box fan for an hour a day (just to move the plants) then it drops to 68.
As I said, plants are doing great.

Summer shouldnt be a problem down there but I knew winter would be a challenge.
I live near the Canadian border.

I believe from what I have read that these lights are desinged to have fresh air blown or drawn over or through them, but just dont know about cold outside air.

If I could plumb fresh outside air through the light, I would vent in into the basement in winter to help heat, and vent it outside in summer to help keep it cool.

Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Sammy

why not pull the air in the room thru the light
if it was vented in the room would that not heat it ?

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Thought about that too.

Was just trying to figure if I could kill two birds with one stone by bringing fresh air in (which I read is essential) and add a little heat.

But I may have to just pull air out of the house somewhere and do it that way, thanks.

Sammy