hey got a heating prob. help please!!

keepittrucckn420

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Hi i finnaly got my plant under a 600wt hps in a 6x6 room but during the day wen i am gone and the door is shut it get super hot i put a fan in thier but not helpin too much any suggestions sumthin preety cheap id what to do? thankks for the help!
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
weird its getting hot in that large an area but you can try using a couple inline vent fans and ducting to suck heat out of the room and another to bring air into the room froma cool place.You ll have to decide where to get and exit the air. Cielings and floors offer options.Potable ac can be used or cool tube or sealed reflectors are options
 

PlatinumKasse

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You need the light high enough not to burn the tips without fans.. that way if a fan dies, you don't burn your plant to death. If you're home, that doesn't matter, but when you're at work it may be a good idea. I have a 6" fan I use to cool my lamp off, because it doesn't even really cool the bulb, trust me, and that's not what you're going for, but it cools the reflector and blows the hot air the bulb produces away. I used to touch my reflector and it burned me, and now I can touch it and it just feels completely normal, I can't feel warmth, just, normal. ALSO have a fan that blows any heat the plants may be getting and don't want away from their leaves, if you can only accomodate the top of the plant, do so, and leave that door open if you can, you will run into mold problems keeping that air pent up in there that hot with all that humidity. I hope this helped.
 

keepittrucckn420

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hell ya bro helped alot dude...so is it bad to have a fan lke blowing on te plant slightly not directly on it but stil gettin a good amount of air? so do you htink i can leave a fan pointed at the light and it will cool it off? will the temp inside the room drop in the winter time or still stay the same alawys?
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
You always want an oscalating fan blowing on the plant.Stale air is a threat and needs to be moved. I keep a few goping. I also like to have one blowing between the lights and the plant top. Then the others lightly sway the plants which makes the stalks stronger and keep fresh air moving around them.
 

LoganSmith

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Hey FF, I was told that if I was to vent the hot air to the attic that it would cause mould. Any input?
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
Yeah it can very eaily as the moisture from the humid grow room builds up and then cools in the attic casuing moisture. If you vent to the attic look into adding an elbow to a bathroom vet pipe as they go out the roof.I have had to fix many a issue being a carpenter where someone added a fan to a bathroom and just put an house to the attic and then the mildew and mold come in then there is resporitoy isses.Also connect it to a vent out or dehumidify before right into an open attic.
 
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