Holy Grail 888
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im gonna build a box for it and soundproof it too. with the silent fan speed controller it should keep my grow odor free and noise free im hoping !
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LilT211
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Definitely interested in the outcome. Odour filtration and temp control scare me the most. The fan will sit inside the box correct? Think I seen one hanging from bungees in a sticky somewhere. How much does the speed controller affect temperature on the light and space overall?im gonna build a box for it and soundproof it too. with the silent fan speed controller it should keep my grow odor free and noise free im hoping !
Holy Grail 888
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Hi ,
Odor , scares me too but no longer temps as im working with just a 2ft 4 tube t5 ! In Spain I was running a 600w in the summer and that was a constant battle.. the skunk won amongst other female friends
How much will the speed controller affect the temp isnt an issue for me however im intersted in the difference .
Ive not used a speed controller before so i dont know the answers.
LilT211
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The only reason I'm even getting a speed controller is for the noise. It's my understanding that with a 400cfm fan hooked up to light and filter may still need to be slowed down due to noise. Is this right?Hi ,
Odor , scares me too but no longer temps as im working with just a 2ft 4 tube t5 ! In Spain I was running a 600w in the summer and that was a constant battle.. the skunk won amongst other female friends
How much will the speed controller affect the temp isnt an issue for me however im intersted in the difference .
Ive not used a speed controller before so i dont know the answers.
urban1026835
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pulls through a 4in carbon filter plus extract in my 4x4 fine. No smell
urban1026835
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dont but the cheap speed controller
If you plan on using it for an inline fan they suck and I hear they ruin the motor...I now use mine on a circulation fan I removed from the hood of an oven and wired up.
skunkd0c
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putting the fan in a box and using acoustic ducting works well i prefer that
myself than slowing them down with a variac
booms111
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same fan controller as HF but says idealair on it for more money! Ive used 4 HB controllers for along time. 1 has been on the same 6 inch vortex for 10 years now...dont but the cheap speed controller
If you plan on using it for an inline fan they suck and I hear they ruin the motor...I now use mine on a circulation fan I removed from the hood of an oven and wired up.
A 400 cfm fan will be cutting it close to cool a 600 watt because of the cfm's you'll lose pulling through the filter and having the air go through the ducting and hood. After the cfm's taken away from the filter/hood and ducting the 400 cfm's turns into 200 cfm's. That's the bare minimum to cool a 600 watt. Once it gets hot in the summer you'll potentially have heat problems.
Holy Grail 888
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thanks for the info on this but this controller lets out a humming noise according to another member.but i would get it if i could as its alot cheaper .
Holy Grail 888
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does it make a weird humming noise ?
Holy Grail 888
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is the one you have from the UK?
Holy Grail 888
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but it wont have a UK plug on it will it ?
booms111
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no, i dont even know what a UK plug looks like. sorry
Holy Grail 888
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i need to do both .... ultra stealth required. every decibel counts !
Holy Grail 888
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LilT211
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Yea you're right. In my part of the country summers can be brutal. 100 degrees easy. Looking for a 6" that's around 440cfm. If not I guess it's going to be the huge 8" fan with around 720cfm. Better safe than sorry I guess. With the extra cfm will I be able to be less than a foot from the tops?