Growing in non insulated garage

roksonix

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I live in the high desert and the temps get too 100+ pretty much everyday my question is if I run a 36k mini split with 6k double ended lights do you think I will run into tempature issues due to no insulation? The garage is sealed off with drywall and caulking though.
 
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hotrodharley

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I live in the high desert and the temps get too 100+ pretty much everyday my question is if I run a 26k mini split with 6k double ended lights do you think I will run into tempature issues due to no insulation? The garage is sealed off with drywall and caulking though.
I think you know the answer to that. Further what is your plan for ventilation? Your indoor growing season is really Fall to Spring with your grow room. I’m a native desert rat. Summer is outdoors for most unless you can afford a lot of utilities.
 

roksonix

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I think you know the answer to that. Further what is your plan for ventilation? Your indoor growing season is really Fall to Spring with your grow room. I’m a native desert rat. Summer is outdoors for most unless you can afford a lot of utilities.
what do you mean ventilation the mini split would be ran into the garage with copper piping with 2 or 3 heads in a sealed room. having any type of outtake or w.e would defeat the purpose of running co2.
 

hotrodharley

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what do you mean ventilation the mini split would be ran into the garage with copper piping with 2 or 3 heads in a sealed room. having any type of outtake or w.e would defeat the purpose of running co2.
Prepare for heat with that much light.
 

Renfro

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I live in the high desert and the temps get too 100+ pretty much everyday my question is if I run a 26k mini split with 6k double ended lights do you think I will run into tempature issues due to no insulation? The garage is sealed off with drywall and caulking though.
Your first post says 26k not 36k. Hard to help when the data is incorrect.
 

Renfro

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If you vent the garage to drop the heat levels surrounding the insulated room AND run at night you might just get away with it. Thing is, 3 tons is pretty much maxed out with the 8 lights.
 

Renfro

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honestly dont know if thats possible with how they put the dry wall in lol .
Maybe blast the air up through the ceiling? Then you just need someplace for the cool air to come in, maybe leave the garage door open one inch lol.
 

roksonix

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Maybe blast the air up through the ceiling? Then you just need someplace for the cool air to come in, maybe leave the garage door open one inch lol.
just gonna try running 5 summer is almost over anyway, if it goes smooth maybe bump it up or add insulation in the near future just so much work and $$ when i already have so much to spend just getting all this shit installed
 

xombie

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Get an ice cooler they use for kegs, with the metal coil. Hook up a fan instead of a keg and then put a bottle of jameson in the cooler. Problem solved ;)
 
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