breatheless
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In the midst of constructing my grow room I got an idea that I could exhaust the air into the rest of the house and provide my living quarters with more oxygen and possibly more heat. Is this a great idea or not so much?
Exhausting air from my grow room into the rest of my house?
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Frito Bandito420
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I have heard of someone doing it.... guess it will work. make sure you use a carbon filter though.
ÒÒlegilizeitÒÒ
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unless he wants his house to smell great with his natural incense smell
hellraizer30
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This will work and a carbon scrubber is a must, your humidity will go up in your living area to
breatheless
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You guys are the best.
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Endur0xX
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My furnace was not working at the beginning of the fall, and honestly, those 2 400W were making a difference!! now the furnace is fix and I also upgraded my ventilation system from 4" to 6" and I have not really hooked the exhaust anywhere yet,.. earlier this year, I was asking a coworker if it was a good idea to heat my house with the room and he said your windows are gonna fog really bad, just watch!!! so that scared me but really for the 2-3 weeks I was blowing the hot air from the room in the house everything was fine, I was actually gonna ask the same question! coze to move the hot air to the upstair I need 4' of 6" ducting, to bring it outside I need 40!!! so if it's not a big deal I will probably hook the exhaust to my furnace system again... that's ok!?
EDIT, I have the carbon filter so smell is not an issue, just wondering about the fogged windows
EDIT, I have the carbon filter so smell is not an issue, just wondering about the fogged windows
fssalaska
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If you live in Alaska like me Its a good idea as long as you can keep the smell down.
I run 2 charcoal filters one is 250 CFM and a 350 CFM plus a time mister and a CAP ONZ-1 Ozone generator set on a timer 15 mins on 45 mins off to not over ozonate my houses air.
With Bigbud. ICE. lowryder #2 and Mazar. also blue mystic. I have no problems with smell only white widow and AK-47 < there summer crops only when I can blow the air outside without taking all my houses heat with it.
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Rrog
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Personally, I much prefer to use activated charcoal rather than potentially hazardous ozone. I'm also not a fan of filling my lungs with chemicals that mask smell.
If you control the airflow and have proper seals in place, there's just no need. Unsealed rooms can leak, and there's the smell. Seal it up
If you control the airflow and have proper seals in place, there's just no need. Unsealed rooms can leak, and there's the smell. Seal it up
Jack Harer
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If you're worried about the "fogginess" showing thru, you might try this stuff: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/WindowInsulatorKits/Products/ I have it on my windows (for the insulation properties) and they don't seem to be fogging up any more.
Being a window tinter myself, when fogginess became an issue, I tinted my windows, and the fogginess wasn't visible from the outside anymore. I added this stuff because I have drafty windows, and it seemed to cure the fogging.
fssalaska
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to each his own I guess. but a little air-wick spray is not going to hurt you>
Also on the ozone NOTE the timer 15 mins on 45 mins off for my house size that puts me under 0.10 PPM O3. You been reading the EPA site again on Ozone ? there is deferent types of ozone o3 some made with negative charges and some made with positive ones and the EPA list only one type of o3 from air cleaners.
anyways YES charcoal filters are your friend
Rrog
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I agree with that. In my house I won't use air fresheners, and many other chemicals, gasses, powders, rubs, oils, etc. Why? Because you absorb all of these things and your body spends hours, days weeks and months to remove them. IF they're able to be removed. Want to spray a little bug spray on yourself? Your liver will try and remove the absorbed DEET for more than a month.
So again in my opinion, if a properly designed room can use harmless carbon to solve the problem, then that's the route I gravitate toward.
fssalaska
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To be 100% truthful I do not run the ozone unit most of the time just when the smell starts to over power my filters " late flowering"
Rrog
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Understood. This last grow, I added some simple magnetic seals, not unlike what you have on your refrigerator door. I have now only one air path into the room, and two ported carbon filters pumping air out. Room is cool, and zero smell.
I really think guys start throwing all sorts of solutions at the problem in a panic (not at all saying you are in a panic) when the real solution is to properly seal the room
I really think guys start throwing all sorts of solutions at the problem in a panic (not at all saying you are in a panic) when the real solution is to properly seal the room
Endur0xX
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Cool, I usually go around the house before the winter with that stuff, I do all the main windows, then I get lazy and I close the door of the undone rooms
I guess I will go for the 4' x 6" ducting and just re-hook my exhaust to my furnace vents! Thanks
DawgMountain
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Wow... I'm moving to a house with a better grow room. Winter is coming and the thought of recycling the warm air into the house is a great idea!
@Rrog How do you make your filters? Are they cheaper than buying them made?
@Rrog How do you make your filters? Are they cheaper than buying them made?
Rrog
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I bought a supply of Coconut Carbon. best carbon there is for adsorption. Better than wood or coal carbon. 10% better than coal, in fact. Pre-made carbon filters use coal carbon.
Next, the carbon I use is specific for vapor filtration. Most carbon you see being recommended is for water filtration.
The filters I make are the same as you see tutorials for all over. Nothing special. I can empty and refill as needed. I have a few years supply of carbon, sealed up in a plastic bag. I've been using them for a few years and when I'm out of carbon, I'll buy more
Next, the carbon I use is specific for vapor filtration. Most carbon you see being recommended is for water filtration.
The filters I make are the same as you see tutorials for all over. Nothing special. I can empty and refill as needed. I have a few years supply of carbon, sealed up in a plastic bag. I've been using them for a few years and when I'm out of carbon, I'll buy more
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