need help with cooling my grow room!

trunks

New Member

• Mar 26, 2009

• #1

my temp. stays between 85-90 degrs. even with my fan being on high just blasting air it wont go down! now when im able to open my door to my grow room it will get around 78! but i cant keep my door open all the time for privacy reasons! i useing a 250 watt hps! will that temp. hurt my plants? if so what can i do to make it cooler? cuz right now i dont have a clue!

 

GrowTech

stays relevant.

• Mar 26, 2009

• #2

start with an air cooled reflector... if that doesn't work, invest in an AC.

 

trunks

New Member

• Mar 26, 2009

• #3

never heard of an air cooled reflector! what is that and where can i get it?

 

Dirtfree

Well-Known Member

• Mar 26, 2009

• #4

install an exaust fan!

 

cannaman2.5

Well-Known Member

• Mar 26, 2009

• #5

you can buy an air cooled hood at any hydro store.Go to www.sunlightsupply.com and look at the 6 inch cool sun.You duct the hood to a fan and air cool it.Pretty simple and will cure your heat issue.As a rule of thumb i never let my room get over 86.In the 90's it will stress the plant.At times causing it to herm.

 

trunks

New Member

• Mar 26, 2009

• #6

i made an exaust that is 4 in in diameter with an dryer vent conected to it and my fan that i have is blowing the air into the shaft! im not saying for sure that it is working like it is soposed to be but its got to be doing something i would assume!

 

dan.knell

Active Member

• Mar 27, 2009

• #7

That should work, i just did that too and its working fine.

 

Boneman

Well-Known Member

• Mar 27, 2009

• #8

Using a fan or a cool tube does NO GOOD if the door is closed. All your doing is blowing hot air around.

I use to ride a motorcycle while living in the desert and everyone said how lucky I was to always being cool while driving. I always told them to stand in front of the hair dryer for about 30 minutes...thats what it feels like.

Exhaust the hot air and bring in cool air

 

atrumblood

Well-Known Member

• Mar 27, 2009

• #9

Or move to a cooler place.

Its below 32F most of the year here, and barely gets over 95 in the summer.

Plus having central air in your home is a plus. Makes it easy to cool off your grow setup by stuffing one end of the intake into the cold air vent, then in the summer i dont have to worry about shit over heating haha. other wise invest in a cool tube and a fan for it.