Okay to exhaust tent into very large grow room?

Heisenbong

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I know you're supposed to have your exhaust fan going into another room or outside, but that isn't really an option for me. my tent will be in my basement, which is about 15x30. Could I get away with venting the exhaust from a 4x4 tent into this room?
 
Before we say anything... what's the deal with your intake? Is it the same air around your tent? Is it coming from an AC unit?

You dont want to exhaust the air from your tent and suck it right back in. For numerous reasons.
 
I have central heating and air. I was planning on just using passive intake, and exhausting with a 6" inline fan.
If you can, exhaust your air towards somewhere that will pull the exhausted air AWAY from your grow. That way your only bringing in FRESH cool air with your intake.
 
I fucking wish we had central air. Big old log cabin. We use window AC in our bedroom and its attached to the room my tent is in. But it gets up to 80 in the room attached so my tent gets hot during the daytime. Especially when its 90+ outside.
 
If you can, exhaust your air towards somewhere that will pull the exhausted air AWAY from your grow. That way your only bringing in FRESH cool air with your intake.
Yeah, I just don't know where. There's a stupid small bathroom, and a slightly less small, but still really small furnace room in the basement. There is also flight of stairs which leads up to my kitchen on the left, and living room on the right. I was thinking about growing outside as I've got a nice area and I'm good with all my neighbors within 100' in all directions, I was just worried about the smell traveling beyond that 100' come flowering time. I'm doing GSC, should I expect 5 of them (autos) to smell beyond 100' in in flower?
 
Yeah, I just don't know where. There's a stupid small bathroom, and a slightly less small, but still really small furnace room in the basement. There is also flight of stairs which leads up to my kitchen on the left, and living room on the right. I was thinking about growing outside as I've got a nice area and I'm good with all my neighbors within 100' in all directions, I was just worried about the smell traveling beyond that 100' come flowering time. I'm doing GSC, should I expect 5 of them (autos) to smell beyond 100' in in flower?
Bathroom have a exhaust fan? Got some ducting or hoses? Run your exhaust from tent to bathroom exhaust? Haha just throwing ideas. Or get your exhaust near the bathroom lol
 
No fan in the bathroom. I've got two vents where the air conditioning comes out in the basement though, thats what made me think I could get away with just venting out into the basement.
 
Thats good to hear, thanks! I'll be using this light by the way.
That light draws 300 watts @ the wall so it's not going to generate much heat in the first place.
And @ 300w, it's more suited for a 3'x3'. For a 4'x4' you are going to need 560w of high quality lighting. 35w/sq. ft is the normal for led.
 
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