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deepforest
hi icmag
so whats up, i finally found a suitable place to grow and ive got a few questions. I plan on running 4kw with air cooled hoods. I haven't decided if i will run exhaust and intakes or seal it off. heres my dillemna. Its winter and the weather is super cold, plus the house is up in the mountains so even colder. Its an old place with terrible insulation, the windows are all single pane so it gets FREEZING in there, i had to keep waking up at night to keep the fireplace going. the floors are freezing as well because theres a crawl space underneath the house. i dont have much money to invest in the first run and i thought id take advantage of the cold weather to save on buying an a/c system. it was -8 celsius (17.6 f) in the morning the other day. do you think that is cold enough to run 4 1kw air cooled lights without any sort of air conditioner or exhaust???? i.e. a sealed room without any sort of cooling device? i already have a nice co2 controller so its not much of a cost running co2 but i cant afford to get an a/c unit or heat exhanger yet. in the summer i plan to. so basically 4 1kw lights with an 8" 675cfm fan sucking cold air from the crawlspace through the lights and then into the house to save on heating costs in the house. my thinking was that if i run the lights at night i could maybe keep the temps around 28-30 celsius which is fine when you are running co2. keep in mind i need some leeway as its going to warm up in 2-3 months a bit when winter comes to an end. i was planning to simply poly up the room and drop in the lights and plants (running soilless) and run a scrubber to get a quick run done to get more financially secure before investing more. is it impossible to go without a/c due to heat build up?
also i will probably need to get a heater to run during the day to keep the temps up as i can literally see my breath in there even during the day. what kind of heater should i look for??
also its my first time on well water. i havent had a chance to test it yet but the neighbors tell me its high in calcium so i assume i should invest in an r/o system. what is a good affordable and user friendly r/o system that i can run a 4 lighter off of? i think i will probably use 55-65 gallons of water every two or three days in peak flowering. im going to be running promix so i am pretty sure r/o is essential due to potential salt buildup and lockout.
im on a real budget so any suggestions will be helpful.
any suggestions or issues you can think of would be great
so whats up, i finally found a suitable place to grow and ive got a few questions. I plan on running 4kw with air cooled hoods. I haven't decided if i will run exhaust and intakes or seal it off. heres my dillemna. Its winter and the weather is super cold, plus the house is up in the mountains so even colder. Its an old place with terrible insulation, the windows are all single pane so it gets FREEZING in there, i had to keep waking up at night to keep the fireplace going. the floors are freezing as well because theres a crawl space underneath the house. i dont have much money to invest in the first run and i thought id take advantage of the cold weather to save on buying an a/c system. it was -8 celsius (17.6 f) in the morning the other day. do you think that is cold enough to run 4 1kw air cooled lights without any sort of air conditioner or exhaust???? i.e. a sealed room without any sort of cooling device? i already have a nice co2 controller so its not much of a cost running co2 but i cant afford to get an a/c unit or heat exhanger yet. in the summer i plan to. so basically 4 1kw lights with an 8" 675cfm fan sucking cold air from the crawlspace through the lights and then into the house to save on heating costs in the house. my thinking was that if i run the lights at night i could maybe keep the temps around 28-30 celsius which is fine when you are running co2. keep in mind i need some leeway as its going to warm up in 2-3 months a bit when winter comes to an end. i was planning to simply poly up the room and drop in the lights and plants (running soilless) and run a scrubber to get a quick run done to get more financially secure before investing more. is it impossible to go without a/c due to heat build up?
also i will probably need to get a heater to run during the day to keep the temps up as i can literally see my breath in there even during the day. what kind of heater should i look for??
also its my first time on well water. i havent had a chance to test it yet but the neighbors tell me its high in calcium so i assume i should invest in an r/o system. what is a good affordable and user friendly r/o system that i can run a 4 lighter off of? i think i will probably use 55-65 gallons of water every two or three days in peak flowering. im going to be running promix so i am pretty sure r/o is essential due to potential salt buildup and lockout.
im on a real budget so any suggestions will be helpful.
any suggestions or issues you can think of would be great