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Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 03-08-2018, 10:02 PM
Replies: 9
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Posted By queequeg152
with the exception of lights... pretty much all...

with the exception of lights... pretty much all hardware and most products catering directly to growers is over marketed garbage.

at least its rebadged MITSUBISHI though... you could have gotten...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-27-2018, 02:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 481
Posted By queequeg152
they need to renew their ssl cert

they need to renew their ssl cert
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-23-2018, 08:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 409
Posted By queequeg152
i have seen water quality tests that showed...

i have seen water quality tests that showed traces of THF and chlorinated solvents at a brand spanking new POE ro system for an RV park.

it definatly happens, but we are talking about parts per...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-16-2018, 09:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 565
Posted By queequeg152
the stuff im thinking of is the shit you see...

the stuff im thinking of is the shit you see wrapped over pipe flanges underneath insulation and lagging.

its basically a 500 foot spool that you cut to what ever length you need.

idk how the...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-15-2018, 05:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 565
Posted By queequeg152
think about it this way... assume that it will...

think about it this way... assume that it will NOT work properly at low temps.

how hard would it be to get it to start up when its exceptionally cold? worse case scenario you will need some trace...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-15-2018, 12:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 794
Posted By queequeg152
you need to look at costs man. if 2" pvc is...

you need to look at costs man.

if 2" pvc is only 2 dollars a food and 1" is 50 cents less... just get the 2 inch.

unless you actually need the space or you need to move this stuff around it...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-15-2018, 11:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 425
Posted By queequeg152
you are describing a classic hydraulics issue. ...

you are describing a classic hydraulics issue.

your pump is not properly sized for very low flows at high head.

i would bet a ham sandwich that you are trying to use a centrifugal pump... the...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-15-2018, 11:39 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 565
Posted By queequeg152
far as i know they work just fine in the cold. ...

far as i know they work just fine in the cold.

are you thinking that the cold weather will effect the capacitors or something?

if thats what you are saying... remember that outdoor condensing...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-13-2018, 01:19 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 101,568
Posted By queequeg152
edit: mistakenly replied to old post thinking it...

edit: mistakenly replied to old post thinking it was new. im dumb.
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-09-2018, 05:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,014
Posted By queequeg152
how are you building your own HEPA filters? ...

how are you building your own HEPA filters?

do you know what HEPA actually is btw? not trying to be a dick, for what its worth... im just pointing out how 99% of what is marketed as hepa is...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-08-2018, 04:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 564
Posted By queequeg152
you might think thats a joke solution, but they...

you might think thats a joke solution, but they actually used to do something similar way back in the day...

even the control signal was pneumatic btw.
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-07-2018, 05:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 564
Posted By queequeg152
yea you could probably just use the gear motor to...

yea you could probably just use the gear motor to run a crank with articulated linkages to each of the dampers.... sort of like how old cars had the throttles set up at the intake damper things.
...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-06-2018, 07:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 564
Posted By queequeg152
depending on the actuator, yea they are literally...

depending on the actuator, yea they are literally just gear motors with limit switches.

some have internal potentiometers for floating operation, but most dont.

if you want to build something,...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-06-2018, 01:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,014
Posted By queequeg152
dont mistake "sterile" with sanitized or...

dont mistake "sterile" with sanitized or disinfected or hygenic...

if your grow room were truely sterile, the plant would need to be reduced to ash.

a sterile polyethylene syringe body is...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-06-2018, 01:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 564
Posted By queequeg152
to clarify, you want something like this: ...

to clarify, you want something like this:

https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/tdgAAOSw1ZBUvqhw/s-l225.jpg

NOT this:
...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-06-2018, 12:53 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 564
Posted By queequeg152
yea google zone dampers. you should...

yea google zone dampers.

you should consider steel duct and long radius elbows from your Y transition into the tents.

the traditional symmetrical Y transition is extreemly rough on static...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-03-2018, 12:53 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,982
Posted By queequeg152
it looks like you could just abandon the pump...

it looks like you could just abandon the pump itself if you wanted to.

idk if you could actually remove it though without resorting to janky JB weld and other shit like that.

either way they...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-01-2018, 06:09 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,982
Posted By queequeg152
i dont know abything about that filter... but i...

i dont know abything about that filter... but i bet you could scrap the pump inside that thing and just run the filter?

im guessing that pump is way to much for you.

idk about building your...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 02-01-2018, 05:59 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,982
Posted By queequeg152
no no. spa filters are TINY. when i...

no no. spa filters are TINY.

when i mentioned 3hp i was talking about backwashing MASSIVE sand and DE filters for large pools.

pool filters are literally like 24" by 60" tall with 48,64 or...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-31-2018, 11:20 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,982
Posted By queequeg152
i meant MINIMUM btw. these cartrige filters...

i meant MINIMUM btw.

these cartrige filters are pleated. the density of the pleating depends on which cartriges you buy. some are designed to be loaded with DE or zeolite, and some are designed...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-31-2018, 06:20 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,982
Posted By queequeg152
I didnt actually know these were different...

I didnt actually know these were different configurations tbh. i thought they were just mirror images of eachother.

IDK about the root problem tbh. id never considered roots traveling down...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-29-2018, 01:18 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,982
Posted By queequeg152
you might consider a small spa cartrige filter...

you might consider a small spa cartrige filter instead of y strainers, or even a pentair type treatment cartrige filter( big blue type filter housing).

the problem with pool/spa cartrige filters...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-26-2018, 07:17 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,140
Posted By queequeg152
do your neightbors have radon mitigation fans...

do your neightbors have radon mitigation fans where you live?

radon should not be problem for plants what so ever... but it IS a problem for yourself. especially if you are spending an appreciable...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-26-2018, 01:31 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,140
Posted By queequeg152
radon is form uranium in soils. if you dont...

radon is form uranium in soils.

if you dont have uranium in your soil, you generally wont have any radon.

you need just a modicum of ventilation to reduce radon to safe levels. it does not...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-25-2018, 07:42 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,140
Posted By queequeg152
reflextix is basically a scam insulation...

reflextix is basically a scam insulation material.

dont bother with a radiant barrier what so ever unless you are doing something in a very hot attic space.

even then your money is better...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-15-2018, 12:21 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,895
Posted By queequeg152
never heard of these. im looking at google...

never heard of these. im looking at google images, and these things look sketchy AF? i mean it does not look like they even have a fuse?

am i wrong here? do they have a good history?

i guess i...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-14-2018, 11:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 362
Posted By queequeg152
edit. oh god im retarded. i thought it was a...

edit. oh god im retarded. i thought it was a single pic not an album...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-14-2018, 11:56 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 362
Posted By queequeg152
can you elaborate on this system? just...

can you elaborate on this system?

just looks like classic bottom watering bucket in a bucket to me.
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-14-2018, 11:45 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,895
Posted By queequeg152
can you actually do the transcoding though? ...

can you actually do the transcoding though?

i understand that it would take basically 0 power to just serve the files up to another device on the network or even over the internet, and have that...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-14-2018, 08:55 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,895
Posted By queequeg152
isnt KODI that media server software? i didnt...

isnt KODI that media server software?
i didnt know the rasberry Pi could do that... thought you had to have some beef in the kodi boxes to do all of the transcoding etc?

i know the new Pi is...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 01-14-2018, 12:04 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,895
Posted By queequeg152
you dont know what you are talking about im...

you dont know what you are talking about im afraid.

even if you could get a decent sensor with its own control hardware... it would be a terrible idea.
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 12-22-2017, 04:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 647
Posted By queequeg152
this is a pretty good idea actually. they...

this is a pretty good idea actually.

they are bacically idiot proof.

i bought some scrap chlorine analyzers a long time back, and each one had a heater like these... i thought it was a...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 12-22-2017, 03:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 511
Posted By queequeg152
nobody makes a small combined ac/dehuy far as i...

nobody makes a small combined ac/dehuy far as i know.

the funny thing is... there is actually a market for these devices, as more and more folks are building progressivly more efficient homes that...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 12-07-2017, 06:01 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,895
Posted By queequeg152
yea random thermostat/humidistat, or humidity...

yea random thermostat/humidistat, or humidity transmitter manufacturers DEFINATLY do not build their own finicky SMD humidity sensors or LCDs... thats was never my point obiviously.

Im saying all...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 12-06-2017, 04:06 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,895
Posted By queequeg152
there is no point imo. all you really need...

there is no point imo.

all you really need is a gateway(even this is debatable) to log data and or push data- realtime or otherwise, to your email or phone or SMS or what ever, and you dont need...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 12-06-2017, 03:50 AM
Replies: 398
Views: 101,568
Posted By queequeg152
what are you doing there? looks like you were...

what are you doing there? looks like you were just cloning in rockwool plugs in a seed flat?
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 12-05-2017, 05:38 AM
Replies: 398
Views: 101,568
Posted By queequeg152
oh you are doing 3 drops per GALLON? yea that...

oh you are doing 3 drops per GALLON? yea that sounds like more than ive used in the past tbh.

i think 1 drop = 1/15th of a ml?

so you are approaching .25 ml per gallon of what? 12.5%...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 12-02-2017, 01:34 AM
Replies: 398
Views: 101,568
Posted By queequeg152
there are many bacteria that can resist chlorine...

there are many bacteria that can resist chlorine disinfection... i forget what they are called, but there are bacteria that can hibernate as little dried out husks that are resistant to chlorine.
...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-30-2017, 09:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 287
Posted By queequeg152
you want a diaphragm pump. there is simply...

you want a diaphragm pump.

there is simply no reasonably priced centrifugal pumps able to develop the pressure you want at the very very low flow rates that you need.
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-30-2017, 06:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 359
Posted By queequeg152
if you can afford it id reccomend that you get...

if you can afford it id reccomend that you get installed by an hvac tech. they are going to want at least 5 grand though.

they will not honor a warranty sold through these websites in all...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-30-2017, 03:47 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 101,568
Posted By queequeg152
oh yea... regarding ORP. again its just a...

oh yea... regarding ORP.
again its just a proxy value for free chlorine.

many things alter the ORP values such as aqueous iron.

also PH effects free chlorine and hence PH will effect the...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-30-2017, 03:20 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 101,568
Posted By queequeg152
oh yea another thing you need to know about...

oh yea another thing you need to know about chlorination... if you ever run into that "pool water" smell, you probably need to super chlorinate up to 10ppm or combined chlorine x 10 or x 20 even.
...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-30-2017, 02:55 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 101,568
Posted By queequeg152
btw, algea isnt even that bad for plants in a...

btw, algea isnt even that bad for plants in a hydro culture.... it just hangs out on the roots fucking up the movement of oxygen and competing for nutrients i guess.

its actually the parasitic...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-30-2017, 02:44 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 101,568
Posted By queequeg152
plants can tolerate a wide range of free chlorine...

plants can tolerate a wide range of free chlorine values.

you should see the grass around my moms pool when there is splash out.

one year she had a leak at the skimmer where it connects to the...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-29-2017, 10:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 359
Posted By queequeg152
1 watt = 3.41 btuh. 6400 watts ~22,000 btuh...

1 watt = 3.41 btuh.

6400 watts ~22,000 btuh minimum.

add up all your other internal heat gains and add in your external heat gain and you should be in the ball park.

unfortunatly... you...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-29-2017, 10:34 AM
Replies: 398
Views: 101,568
Posted By queequeg152
just post them here then. i dont think anyone...

just post them here then. i dont think anyone would care.
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-29-2017, 05:55 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,486
Posted By queequeg152
yea what you are describing already exists only...

yea what you are describing already exists only its geared towards hot water systems and not cold water.

basically the heating coil is in parallel or in serial with the evaporator, and the hot...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-29-2017, 05:36 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,486
Posted By queequeg152
probably aquarium chillers... idk why they rate...

probably aquarium chillers... idk why they rate them in fractional HP.

what is the HP exactly? the amount of work being done or the HP of the compressor? never understood that.

if you...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-28-2017, 02:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,486
Posted By queequeg152
you really start to see astonishingly efficient...

you really start to see astonishingly efficient chiller plants above 100 tons.

but thats more to do with high end variable speed circulation pumps... fancy magnetic bearing centrifugal...
Forum: Growroom Designs & Equipment 11-28-2017, 02:20 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,486
Posted By queequeg152
chill water can remove humidity in exactly the...

chill water can remove humidity in exactly the same manner that a direct expansion coil can... you just need a different coil geometry or colder water.

its exactly the same principal as a split...
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