Gamberro
Well-Known Member
So I have a 1000W MH/HPS set up in this closet, I was using CFL's for the seedlings and now I've transplanted many of them to the DWC setup, but the heating issues are WAY worse than I had expected. Here's the (very) basic layout of the room
=========WINDOW========
= L =
= I =
= G =====
= H OOOOO=
= T OOOOO=
==========DOOR=============
The O's are my seedling area.
I was trying to keep the temperature around 81º and it was going fine with the CFL's (of course) and a space heater, but when I turned on the light it hit almost 92º*before I freaked out and shut it off-- after some 15 minutes of being on. I took a small fan and hooked it up to the window side of the fan to push air towards the door, and then I took a larger fan and put it on the door side of the light to PULL the hot air from the light out the door, but the temperature STILL goes skyrocketing whenever I turn on the light. I also have a shitty old AC in the window, which clearly isn't doing its job, so I'm going to switch it for another air conditioner. Further, I have an oscillating ionizer pushing air full speed just above the transplanted seedlings, and a small cool-mist humidifier also going full-bore.
Plants are in limbo, so PLEASE HELP ME! I made a huge investment into this and now I don't know what to do.
EDIT
The diagram didn't translate into the post, but you get the idea. Light in the middle of the room, window on one side, door on the other. I have also been pulling the light up higher and higher.
=========WINDOW========
= L =
= I =
= G =====
= H OOOOO=
= T OOOOO=
==========DOOR=============
The O's are my seedling area.
I was trying to keep the temperature around 81º and it was going fine with the CFL's (of course) and a space heater, but when I turned on the light it hit almost 92º*before I freaked out and shut it off-- after some 15 minutes of being on. I took a small fan and hooked it up to the window side of the fan to push air towards the door, and then I took a larger fan and put it on the door side of the light to PULL the hot air from the light out the door, but the temperature STILL goes skyrocketing whenever I turn on the light. I also have a shitty old AC in the window, which clearly isn't doing its job, so I'm going to switch it for another air conditioner. Further, I have an oscillating ionizer pushing air full speed just above the transplanted seedlings, and a small cool-mist humidifier also going full-bore.
Plants are in limbo, so PLEASE HELP ME! I made a huge investment into this and now I don't know what to do.
EDIT
The diagram didn't translate into the post, but you get the idea. Light in the middle of the room, window on one side, door on the other. I have also been pulling the light up higher and higher.