Water Cooled Grow Rooms

phillipchristian

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I'm not here to start any shit but I will defend every answer I have ever written, but I'm also not calling you out either.. at least not in this thread...

Just don't take offense when we disagree about stupid things, like wether dehumidifiers put off HEAT.. for the most part you seem to have decent level head, you just are really argumentivive over pennies and the like.

Its cool man, you know some things and so do I, thats why I wanted advice on this subject, I'll look past your bigheadness if you'll look past my smart alec remarks k?
Fair enough. But just remember that I NEVER said that dehus don't put off heat. I said a 70 pint dehu doesn't put off 12,000btu of heat. If you wanna talk water cooling then I'm all in. It''s hard to find people that wanna talk about it and I love it. I've tinkered around with it for almost 4 years hardcore and I think I have a ton of info to pass along and a ton of stuff to still learn. If you really wanna look into it then I'd be stoked to help you in any way I can. I'll even hook you up with my distributor directly and he'll give you my rates. Their like 15-20% lower than anywhere else because of the volume I do.
 

F A B

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Don't even try it man. You got clowned in proven wrong in both threads and now you are here to start shit. Chillers are 40% more efficient than a/c units and can easily handle the load of 32 lights if sized correctly. They are pricey but if you think about all the ducting, fans, dehumidifiers, and a/c units you don't have to buy they really aren't that bad. plus they allow you to cool anything that NEEDS to be in your grow room.

If you want to have a serious coversation about water cooling your grow room then you are welcome to stay. I'm not here to start shit with anyone and if you took offense to me showing someone that your advice was wrong then you need to grow thicker skin.
phili hate to say this and hope u dont get mad
that was yesterday and this is today and today they are asking your advice so give them a chance and if it wasnt a serious plea for advice then shame on them both u could do more good helping then fighting

i dont care how much i dislike someone if they sent me a pm saying hey bro my plants are sick
i wouldnt say haha im glad i would put shit aside and get them help
its called being the better man

im not calling u out and maybe i shouldnt have posted it but sent pm
and im not saying i dont have your back peace
 

phillipchristian

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phili hate to say this and hope u dont get mad
that was yesterday and this is today and today they are asking your advice so give them a chance and if it wasnt a serious plea for advice then shame on them both u could do more good helping then fighting

i dont care how much i dislike someone if they sent me a pm saying hey bro my plants are sick
i wouldnt say haha im glad i would put shit aside and get them help
its called being the better man

im not calling u out and maybe i shouldnt have posted it but sent pm
and im not saying i dont have your back peace
I'm all for helping but she didn't ask for help. She never asked a question or anything. Just said she wanted to see pics of my grow room then bumped the thread 20 minutes later. That looked like someone trying to start shit based on our disagreement yesterday.
 

F A B

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I'm all for helping but she didn't ask for help. She never asked a question or anything. Just said she wanted to see pics of my grow room then bumped the thread 20 minutes later. That looked like someone trying to start shit based on our disagreement yesterday.
maybe u just seen it that way
most people i argue with end up on my friends list by the end of the day
winning is not being right its being able to say that was fun but bro lets put that shit aside and smoke the peace pipe and be friends that share a common interest

THATS WINNING

edit they didnt make it clear they wanted help but made it clear in next post 03-23-2012, 03:44 PM #57 ganjagoddess


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I was actually asking for advice from you man,, why so hostile??? we didnt think Those chillers could do it. Just wanted someones opinion who says they have... Dam​
 

phillipchristian

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maybe u just seen it that way
most people i argue with end up on my friends list by the end of the day
winning is not being right its being able to say that was fun but bro lets put that shit aside and smoke the peace pipe and be friends that share a common interest

THATS WINNING

edit they didnt make it clear they wanted help but made it clear in next post 03-23-2012, 03:44 PM #57 ganjagoddess


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I was actually asking for advice from you man,, why so hostile??? we didnt think Those chillers could do it. Just wanted someones opinion who says they have... Dam​
Agreed. And that's why I posted what I did in post #61.
 

phillipchristian

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You have to remember that I have an ongoing debate with her in 2 different threads where she didn't take to kindly to me proving her wrong. That being said, yes I was defensive when she showed up in a thread in which ALL that I do is share information and try and help people out.
 

F A B

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You have to remember that I have an ongoing debate with her in 2 different threads where she didn't take to kindly to me proving her wrong. That being said, yes I was defensive when she showed up in a thread in which ALL that I do is share information and try and help people out.
two thing u must know
1 women always like to argue
2 men are always wrong
 

ganjagoddess

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Much Love to everyone in this thread!!!

And yes I am so Interested in Water cooling right Now Its not funny!! The idea It could even work is amazing and I didnt honestly think it was gonna ever get to the point where you could even have 8 lights in a room all without air cooling, or a riduclous a/c.

I put up that pic because I was hoping you could tell me if thats how you use them or if you do it different, I didnt Even Think it had become a Thing Until you and I first Met in that one thread, and I started looking into all your posts!!!

I have a small space for about 16 lights and I wanted to do a test room in the next couple of months using water cooling, but with so little info on the subject and No pics of any one over 2 lights out there using them Im hoping you can help me out with advice!

Size of resovoirs? Smaller rez's or 1 large one?, pump size per light chiller.
How many chillers per how many lights?? Are you using six/eight inch"fans to blow over the chillers?

Ive got a million questions for you my Friend!!!
 

phillipchristian

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Much Love to everyone in this thread!!!

And yes I am so Interested in Water cooling right Now Its not funny!! The idea It could even work is amazing and I didnt honestly think it was gonna ever get to the point where you could even have 8 lights in a room all without air cooling, or a riduclous a/c.

I put up that pic because I was hoping you could tell me if thats how you use them or if you do it different, I didnt Even Think it had become a Thing Until you and I first Met in that one thread, and I started looking into all your posts!!!

I have a small space for about 16 lights and I wanted to do a test room in the next couple of months using water cooling, but with so little info on the subject and No pics of any one over 2 lights out there using them Im hoping you can help me out with advice!

Size of resovoirs? Smaller rez's or 1 large one?, pump size per light chiller.
How many chillers per how many lights?? Are you using six/eight inch"fans to blow over the chillers?

Ive got a million questions for you my Friend!!!
Now we're talking. I love getting into this stuff.

They make chillers all the way up to 25hp. This would essentially cool 100 lights that are in air cooled reflectors. There are basic calculations on the first page of this thread for sizing a chiller but every environment is different. That picture that you posted is probably an older one. With that many lights in a room you would most likely be using a water cooled air handler. Anything over 6 lights and it's just cheaper to buy the air handler then to get all those Ice Boxes, fans, manifold lines, etc... In my room I actually ducted my lights back to the return on my air handler. They make specific plenums for the air handlers to accomodate 6" or 8" ducting. Ice boxes are really made for smaller applications. They are still extremely efficient but at $180 a pop after 4 or 5 of them why not just get an air handler for $1500. Water cooled air handlers rang from 1 ton to 5 ton.

Chillers now come in a few different styles and many different sizes. For 16 lights (1000w) you would need a 4hp chiller just to cool the lights assuming you were either exhausting the hoods back to the air handler or out of the room. If you have ope hoods or exhaust them back into the room then double that. Then you have to factor in the ambient room temperature that needs to be cooled. Roughly 40btu per square foot. Obviously this is different if you live in the Mojave and are growing in a tin shack with your light cycle from 8am to 8pm. But it's a good place to start. So if you had 500sq.ft then you would need to add an additional 1.5hp to your chiller. Know, getting a chiller without taking advantage of some of the other benefits would just be worthless. You can use them to chill your nutrient reservoirs, cool the exhaust on your dehumidifiers, and even provide Co2 with no extra heat to your room. The idea behind the most efficient water cooling is to remove ALL of the heat from your grow room and then you are left just cooling the ambient temperature. Now you could but an Ice Box on every light, and use the manifold to cool your Co2 generator, dehumidifier, reservoirs, ballasts, etc. This would remove all of the heat from your room except the ambient temps. Then you would just need a 4-5hp chiller and you could cool the room with wahtever existing a/c you have.

The water cooled air handlers are fantastic. They actually can be equipped with heating elements if need be and have a few HUGE advantages over A/C units. 1 is that they are much more efficient. They will actually work about 40% less than a similar sized air conditioner because water has 4 times more thermal conductivity than air. The other great thing is that for an air conditioner to dehumidify a room it has to be running. This created problems because during the lights off cycle most a/c's aren't running but you still need dehumidification in your room. Water cooled air handlers can actually continue to dehumidify without cooling the air in your room.

The whole system runs obviously around the chiller and that is the heart of the operation. They can be wired single phase or 3 phase. The commercial ones can be split into 2 units with the condensor seperate from the compressor. I really don't see the application for this but I guess if you wanted your system to be slightly more efficient by placing your compressor inside of your grow then that would be an option. They also make compressorless units that are designed for people in cooler climates (you need your outside air temp to never really get over 65). For now we'll talk about the commercial units. If you are using their air handlers and taking advantage of the other cooling options (dehumidifiers, resevoir coil, etc...) then you will need a unit that has dual tanks and dual pumps. Because your air handlers are hanging on the wall they are able to be fed directly from the chiller with colder water then the water being run through the manifold line into your grow room. I have 1 tank set to 45 degrees for my air handlers and another set to 60 degrees for my manifold line that feeds my reservoir cool coils, the dehumidifier in my drying room, my Co2 generators, and a few Ice Box I have around just because I had them left over. You can duct the air handlers just like you would the one in your house but with your flower room needing a lot more air sometimes it's better just to duct the cool air back onto the plants in your flower room and use Ice Boxes for the other areas. Or you could probably duct it to adjustable vents and figure out a way to restrict airflow or buy electronic damper vents linked to a thermostat in that area. Anyway, then my manifold line runs from the other reservoir to my water cooled equipment. The reason you need two seperate reservoirs is because 45 degree water running through PVC in your grow room will create a lot on condensation that you'll have to clean up. All of the commercial chillers you see have self contained pumps and reservoirs. No need to purchase these as they are built inside the system.

I hope this helps. Keep the questions coming. If you give me the information on your space (dimensions, doors, light sizes, windows, where you would place the chiller, what other equipment you will have in the room, will you be getting cool coils, water cooled Co2, etc...) then I can draw up a floorplan for you and give you a list of what you'll need.
 

ganjagoddess

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Wow that is some good info, Gonna take me a minute to disect everything you said.. I will be back with questions... +rep
 

phillipchristian

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Wow that is some good info, Gonna take me a minute to disect everything you said.. I will be back with questions... +rep
Thanks Ganja. I'll be here to answer any questions you have. I probably missed a ton in that description but as you wrap your head around it it gets a lot easier to understand.
 
So Phil do you use an actual tube with glass and water in it? Or do you just use a Icebox type deal? I have been running water cooled lights since 98. Back then the bulb actually sat in water!! The new tubes are much better design and really like how they work. This is a great thread. Hope everything works out well for you on this project.
 

ganjagoddess

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No hes talking about Industrial Water Chillers, not icebox's or fresca sol's. I think

I'm looking for them online found a few not sure if I'm in the right place or not for them though or if these are what you talking about

http://www.hydrowholesale.com/Water-Chillers-and-Heaters/ChillKing-Self-Contained-Chiller-5-HP3-Phase.asp?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=comparsionshopping&aff=5108

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=water+cooled+air+handler&hl=en&prmd=imvns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1777&bih=887&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=8940675266733328148&sa=X&ei=1ThuT_3EHaeW2gXn3JnyAQ&ved=0CKcBEPMCMAQ

5HP ones for 7K!! wow! maybe you know where to find them alittle cheaper. I am very much focusing on the Commercial ones and have no problem splitting the units condenser to the roof of the building.
 

phillipchristian

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So Phil do you use an actual tube with glass and water in it? Or do you just use a Icebox type deal? I have been running water cooled lights since 98. Back then the bulb actually sat in water!! The new tubes are much better design and really like how they work. This is a great thread. Hope everything works out well for you on this project.
Hey bud, thanks for stopping by. I've never used the Fresca Sol or Liquid Lumens products. I have seen the application but the technology just seemed a little strange to me. I have used Ice Boxes before as my primary cooling method and also to cool my lights but once you get over 5,000w it's more efficient to get a water cooled air handler and actually duct the air from your hoods back to the return on your air handler. This is what I have been doing for a while. I still have a few Ice Box around the rooms just because I had them laying around from previous grows. I use them just to take some of the load of my air handlers. Air handlers are less efficient then chillers so it probably saves me a little money every month in electricity.

Glad to have you bud.
 

phillipchristian

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No hes talking about Industrial Water Chillers, not icebox's or fresca sol's. I think

I'm looking for them online found a few not sure if I'm in the right place or not for them though or if these are what you talking about

http://www.hydrowholesale.com/Water-Chillers-and-Heaters/ChillKing-Self-Contained-Chiller-5-HP3-Phase.asp?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=comparsionshopping&aff=5108

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=water+cooled+air+handler&hl=en&prmd=imvns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1777&bih=887&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=8940675266733328148&sa=X&ei=1ThuT_3EHaeW2gXn3JnyAQ&ved=0CKcBEPMCMAQ

5HP ones for 7K!! wow! maybe you know where to find them alittle cheaper. I am very much focusing on the Commercial ones and have no problem splitting the units condenser to the roof of the building.
Hey Ganja...Yea, that is pretty much the listed price for that chiller from Chillking. I go directly through their distributor and can probably get you 15-20% off of that. Having the seperate condensor and compressor actually increases the price. Chillking make the compact model and a commercial model. They are basically the same with one having a slimmer design. I'm not sure about that air handler or the capabilities of it. I would look into the Chillking air handler if you are getting their chiller. They are basically quick connect hookups and the Chillking model has the bypass coil that allowys you to dehumidify without cooling. Whatever list price you see then you can bet on getting 15-20% off of that. Maybe more depending on the total size of your order.
 
Sweet, Ya not a fan of the Liquid Lumens set up but I am familiar with the FS. The FS is a good set up and only complaint is the grommet is hard to get apart after a run or two. But then again I guess it is better than the old ones. The first units I had were from Germany and you had to set the bulb in with gasket sealer. It was pretty freaky to be honest to set up the bulb in the water!! I still say that light that travels thru water puts out something different! Not sure how to explain it but really I don't care....lol If the ladies like it...and the numbers are lower with air-cooled....then it seems simple to me...On the last go around I was using a 1000w FS with no chiller and a 600w air cooled (but didnt have any ducting to it) and from 4 ladies got just over 1100 dried and left the small pieces out. That was with 4 weeks veg and 8 weeks flower.
 

ganjagoddess

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Ok so .1hp=`1200BTU so 5HP is about 6 TON... Really barely enough to cool 16 lights... Id be better off with a 10HP as it would give me room to play and cool ambient as well as other things.

So just basically your saying hook it straight inline in a closed loop light system? I take it you have a a/c as backup/control in the room also?

My costs are looking a bit high with this option but it is def impressive and very straightforward.

The fresca sol at $250 a hood or $180 a icebox is still only 4-5k plus all addons, whereas this kinda starts at 10kish.. For 16 lights.

Its tough because when I first was presented with Water Cooling options we had:

Water cooled A/C's
Fresca Sols
IceBox's

I didnt think the FS or IB's could actually handle the heat from a 1000W bulb and we played with them for a while, but they basically still need venting or accesories that make water cooling kinda more of a unnesacary pain.

Does anyone know If Frescas can handle 8 1000W lights in the same room without too much more than 14kBTU of additional cooling? Assuming they are paired with good chillers.
 
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