Grow4Meds
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Thank you for reading my thread in advance.
I have a 4x4 tent with an air filter and fan which pulls warm tent air through my 6" reflector hood, then out through the ceiling to attic space. My air temps have been very high (in the 80's) and I want to get a hold of this issue before the super-hot months come around. I am thinking of getting a dual port portable a/c unit (14000 BTU) and exhausting the light into the intake of the portable AC unit, then install another fan to drag the exhaust out of the portable AC unit into the attic. I have never owned a dual vent AC unit, so I do not know if the air will be able to vent even though the portable AC unit is not actively cooling; furthermore, I don't know what effect the warm air will have on the portable AC unit, and I don't know if I will be able to get cool air into the room after all that. I also don't want to have a portable AC unit that won't ever shut off, but I figure if I set the unit for 79 degrees, maybe it will only go on in the hottest part of the day, but I have no way to test. Does this sound like it is worth trying? Anyone try this approach? I don't want to make two more holes in my ceiling and install another exhaust fan to assist the portable AC unit. The ceiling height is 8' and will most likely burn the portable AC unit up trying to push the air up that far. I am open to any ideas. Thank you for your comments.
I have a 4x4 tent with an air filter and fan which pulls warm tent air through my 6" reflector hood, then out through the ceiling to attic space. My air temps have been very high (in the 80's) and I want to get a hold of this issue before the super-hot months come around. I am thinking of getting a dual port portable a/c unit (14000 BTU) and exhausting the light into the intake of the portable AC unit, then install another fan to drag the exhaust out of the portable AC unit into the attic. I have never owned a dual vent AC unit, so I do not know if the air will be able to vent even though the portable AC unit is not actively cooling; furthermore, I don't know what effect the warm air will have on the portable AC unit, and I don't know if I will be able to get cool air into the room after all that. I also don't want to have a portable AC unit that won't ever shut off, but I figure if I set the unit for 79 degrees, maybe it will only go on in the hottest part of the day, but I have no way to test. Does this sound like it is worth trying? Anyone try this approach? I don't want to make two more holes in my ceiling and install another exhaust fan to assist the portable AC unit. The ceiling height is 8' and will most likely burn the portable AC unit up trying to push the air up that far. I am open to any ideas. Thank you for your comments.
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