A question of ventilation.

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420Ready

Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #1

Hello again!

So, given where I am living I need my grow to be somewhat stealthy. I'm looking into buying a Phresh filter and an inline fan to start. But I really only have one place I can vent to which is the floor trusses that are showing from the ceiling.

Or would they be ceiling trusses? ?

Would it be suitable to vent into this or would I just be wasting my time and money? I can post pics if need be. Thank you in advance!

 

Vandenberg

Active member

• Sep 2, 2020

• #2

A picture is worth a thousand words sometimes, I think that would probably help things along here.
I can't picture what you are explaining in mind.

Vandenberg

 

dufous

Well-known member

• Sep 2, 2020

• #3

I think we call them joists. It's not suitable to vent into that space unless that space is also ventilated.

 

Vandenberg

Active member

• Sep 2, 2020

• #4

"I see" said the blind man.

Vandenberg

 

Switcher56

Comfortably numb!

• Sep 2, 2020

• #5

420Ready said:

Hello again!

So, given where I am living I need my grow to be somewhat stealthy. I'm looking into buying a Phresh filter and an inline fan to start. But I really only have one place I can vent to which is the floor trusses that are showing from the ceiling.

Or would they be ceiling trusses? ?

Would it be suitable to vent into this or would I just be wasting my time and money? I can post pics if need be. Thank you in advance!

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They are known as floor "joist"

 

Ringodoggie

Well-known member

Premium user

• Sep 2, 2020

• #6

I vented into my floor joists for many years.... no problems at all. The grow room was in the basement and I vented right into the ceiling using a 6" diameter hole and one of those HVAC adapters with the tabs that bend into place and hold the 6" adapter against the ceiling.


I often worried about mold growing in the joist spaces during the more humid months but I never had any problems. Worked great.




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