NON aircool lights or AirCOOL lights?!

Ive been thinking.. maybe Im over thinking it... I have always used aircooled but I have moved to a different location and I wanted to try something different this time.. I was curious if i use 4 1k non air cooled hoods with great exaust system that build negative pressure in my room, will I have any heat issues? The weather here can get pretty hot from time to time it can get to 100+ degrees, but My intake air will be intake from another a/c room temperature 75 degrees to my grow room. Will it work? The only reason I wanted to switch setups is because I am trying to maximize my lights intensity.. What are your thoughts?
 

Holylander

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I think you already know that the heat difference between 4 1000k air cooled lights vs 4 1000k non air cooled lights will be what one might term.. Extreme. That AC will not be able to pump enough cool air into the room to compensate for the massive amounts of heat those lights will generate with nowhere to go but all around your plants. You want to do all this in order to get about 5% more light? Absurd dude. Put your hand on the exhaust duct right where it is connected to the end of one of your lights and remind yourself how much heat is being pumped out of that thing, then multiply it by 4, then multiply it by 12 hours. That's how much heat you want to add to your grow *daily*.
 

justugh

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air cool ..............rem temps controlled easier higher cost in set up but lower cost in run do to less ac need
 
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