Newbie needs help

LurchVegas · Nov 28, 2017

What up folks. So I finally pieced everything together for my grow except for beans. My question is about the light hangers. They were picked up from Amazon but I'm not sure on how to hang them and if the way I've got it is safe. I don't want the hood falling on the ladies when they're up and running. Are the strings supposed to be that long? Hanging down to the floor?

Canadain Closet Gardener · Nov 28, 2017

I always end up using tape to roll it up or tied to the side pole.
Looks good.
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LurchVegas · Nov 28, 2017

Cool. Now that I've got the hood in there I feel like I need a bigger tent. It doesn't seem like there's going to be enough room for the other stuff. Fan filter etc. . . Can I put this stuff outside the tent? I really need a step by step how to guide lol. #newbieproblems

Arkitecht · Nov 28, 2017

I hang my lights like so in tents. And then the extra rope I rubber band and leave on top the hood.

LurchVegas · Nov 28, 2017

Got it. Thanks guys. I really appreciate the help. Any ideas on putting the fan and filter outside the tent? And how to do it exactly??

Arkitecht · Nov 28, 2017

LurchVegas said:
Got it. Thanks guys. I really appreciate the help. Any ideas on putting the fan and filter outside the tent? And how to do it exactly??

You have quite a few options really. A google search will give you all the info you need with a little reading. BUT! Here are a few pics of some of the test tents I've got going and their exhaust set ups.

the two pics below are a COB test the air gets filtered and put back into the room since that light does not get all that hot.

below is a veg tent the filter in the top of the pic is connected to a fan outside the tent and connects to a large exhaust that vents outside. The light is on its own cooling exhaust.

And then here is a pic of a flower tent where the filter is connected to the light and then venting outside the tent.

BushMaster15 · Nov 28, 2017

LurchVegas said:
Got it. Thanks guys. I really appreciate the help. Any ideas on putting the fan and filter outside the tent? And how to do it exactly??

I run my fan and filter inside the tent to help with the noise.. but I guess it all depends on how you're planning to set them up. Are you going to suck air through the filter or blow?

LurchVegas · Nov 28, 2017

Honestly I don't know. I just know I want the lights cool as possible. And I bought the filter to assist with any odor issues that may occur. So I reckon I want to xtract the heat

LurchVegas · Nov 28, 2017

Arkitecht said:
You have quite a few options really. A google search will give you all the info you need with a little reading. BUT! Here are a few pics of some of the test tents I've got going and their exhaust set ups.

the two pics below are a COB test the air gets filtered and put back into the room since that light does not get all that hot.
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below is a veg tent the filter in the top of the pic is connected to a fan outside the tent and connects to a large exhaust that vents outside. The light is on its own cooling exhaust.
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And then here is a pic of a flower tent where the filter is connected to the light and then venting outside the tent.
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Thanks for the visuals

LurchVegas · Nov 30, 2017

There is no handle or bracket on the fan. Do I use those two bolts there for mounting? Should I just bolt it to a pc of wood or sumn?
Is there anything wrong with having the hood exhaust in a smokestack position?
How does the flow go fan > filter > hood >exit??
It seems there is see. No room for both filter and fan in there. . . I don'
Think my poor tent rails could hold any more weight the

LurchVegas · Nov 30, 2017

Sorry for the multiples. Didn't mean to do that

BushMaster15 · Nov 30, 2017

i use rubber bungees wrapped around my tent poles and hooked into my fan. Helps with noise from vibration.

BushMaster15 · Nov 30, 2017

LurchVegas said:
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There is no handle or bracket on the fan. Do I use those two bolts there for mounting? Should I just bolt it to a pc of wood or sumn?
Is there anything wrong with having the hood exhaust in a smokestack position?
How does the flow go fan > filter > hood >exit??
It seems there is see. No room for both filter and fan in there. . . I don'
Think my poor tent rails could hold any more weight the View attachment 4050789 View attachment 4050791 View attachment 4050792 View attachment 4050793 View attachment 4050789 View attachment 4050791 View attachment 4050792 View attachment 4050793 View attachment 4050789 View attachment 4050791 View attachment 4050792 View attachment 4050793 View attachment 4050789 View attachment 4050791 View attachment 4050792 View attachment 4050793

Filter--ducting--cooltube--ducting--fan-- ducting to wherever you plan to exhaust.
From how it was explained to me.. that way the air is scrubbed immediately and doesn't stink if you accidentally get a hole somewhere along the ducting.

LurchVegas · Dec 4, 2017

I presh8 all the help. Between work school my ol lady and the kids I barely get any free time. . . But it's coming along. . . Any idea what the triangle piece on the socket is there for?? No instructions in the socket and cord box but it look simple enough so I reckon it's good. . . Is there any particular reason the socket housing on hood is able to slide up and down and left and right??

LurchVegas · Dec 5, 2017

Still curious as to the pros/cons of this smokestack position . . .? Tho It's pretty much the only way I could fit everything in there.

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