Fan Help! What to Get?

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blizake54

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okay i broke up my dresser and get into it through the back, i have 3 and a half feet wide 4 nd half tall, i have 6 23 watt 2700k and a 100 actual watt 2700k lights in there... i have no clue what fans to put in there all i know is if i close it, it gets hot. i was dumb enough to stick my plant in there over night and.. burned the shit outta it.. wil probably die. so please need help
 
PeacefulKid1992

PeacefulKid1992

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blizake54 said:
okay i broke up my dresser and get into it through the back, i have 3 and a half feet wide 4 nd half tall, i have 6 23 watt 2700k and a 100 actual watt 2700k lights in there... i have no clue what fans to put in there all i know is if i close it, it gets hot. i was dumb enough to stick my plant in there over night and.. burned the shit outta it.. wil probably die. so please need help
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get those fans that turn automatic,i use that,helps me strenghten my roots on my plants and it keeps it pretty cool even tho its not hot
 
PeacefulKid1992

PeacefulKid1992

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well the fans that spin are good even that fan i have is medium smallish and works for my room still and gets it cool :D, ur planting in a dresser huh?
 
PeacefulKid1992

PeacefulKid1992

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oh why not dude,yeah u can i seen this guy get like i think 300-500 grams out of 2 of those,1 big bowl,where they use at school dances to get punch and 2 jars and still had some to make hash, each cabinet :0 most weed i seen, idk what stealthy is but ur trying to get a fan inside or what? im telling u man get that fan that spins bro u wont be dissapointed my homeboy uses it to cool his room at night 2 and if it cools a room it will cool a lil cabinet
 
forgetfulpenguin

forgetfulpenguin

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edit:crap I reread and realized that you have removed the back of the dresser. I apologize and please disregard my previous advice. That said I have found Galaxy brand oscillating fans to be of excellent quality and quite powerful. Two are enough to keep my tent nice and cool with a 400w bulb. Also I was looking through a hydro catalog and Dayton makes some vent blowers that might work if you don't mind cutting a few holes in the dresser's backplate. One thing to keep in mind when using a dresser is that it was not designed to allow a lot of airflow. For the fans to work they are going to have to be able to suck in cool air from the environment and blow hot air out of the growroom/dresser. Just make sure that air can get in and out or the fan quality wont help much. For what you are doing my first instinct would be several powerful computer fans but I am just a newb and have never built grow furniture so don't take that too seriously. Good luck with your grow.
 
PeacefulKid1992

PeacefulKid1992

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hmm well get the air out to the atic with an air exhaust ,the fan will help to get fresh air in then it goes out ,i seen it done by experts in canada,but hey good luck to u2,im out of here its like talking to a wall
 
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blizake54

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forgetfulpenguin said:
edit:crap I reread and realized that you have removed the back of the dresser. I apologize and please disregard my previous advice. That said I have found Galaxy brand oscillating fans to be of excellent quality and quite powerful. Two are enough to keep my tent nice and cool with a 400w bulb. Also I was looking through a hydro catalog and Dayton makes some vent blowers that might work if you don't mind cutting a few holes in the dresser's backplate. One thing to keep in mind when using a dresser is that it was not designed to allow a lot of airflow. For the fans to work they are going to have to be able to suck in cool air from the environment and blow hot air out of the growroom/dresser. Just make sure that air can get in and out or the fan quality wont help much. For what you are doing my first instinct would be several powerful computer fans but I am just a newb and have never built grow furniture so don't take that too seriously. Good luck with your grow.
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how much are those oscillating fans? and do u have a link for them
 
PeacefulKid1992

PeacefulKid1992

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dude get those fans that spin, they strenghten the roots of ur seedlings and plants when they get older,they copy the natural wind like if u had your plants outdoor
they will get ur shit cool man lower ur temperature if its too hot,just know how to place it if u got a cabinet.
 
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blizake54

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PeacefulKid1992 said:
dude get those fans that spin, they strenghten the roots of ur seedlings and plants when they get older,they copy the natural wind like if u had your plants outdoor
they will get ur shit cool man lower ur temperature if its too hot,just know how to place it if u got a cabinet.
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just got done smoking some blue dream, but no im talking exhaust i need the hot air out
 
forgetfulpenguin

forgetfulpenguin

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The galaxy oscilatting fan is not what you need (and was bought from a local department store for like $20 so no links). What you need is a squirrel cage blower for exhaust.

Something like a Dayton electric blower like they offer here should work. (I have never ordered from and do not endorse this store I just wanted you to see their pictures) http://www.hydroponics.net/c/16

A quick search on ebay for "Dayton blower" or "squirrel cage blower" shows that you might be able to find somethings suitable for cheap as long as you don't mind used (Dayton makes solid electric motors I'm assuming their blowers are of comparable quality)

For example http://cgi.ebay.com/DAYTON-2C069-1-40HP-120-VAC-DBL-BLOWER-MOTOR-USED-/150608357685?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2310f52935
 
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