Traceofvenom
Member
Hello,
So my 1000w air cooled reflector came in along with my 391 cfm exhaust fan. The set up will be independent from my carbon filter set up which is already in place and functioning. I have read all the pros and cons of pulling verses pushing the air over the lamp and quite frankly either way is acceptable to me but I think I will opt for blowing the the air over the lamp based on the setup I am presenting to you all. Please tell me or advise me if this will work and any suggestions you have be it a better design or whatever. This is my first time to set up an air cooled light to exhaust heat out of the tent which is a 4x4 footprint.
The tent is in a room that I partitioned by building make shift walls to reduce the size of the room so that the ac window unit will cool the room more easily thus saving me on electric cost. So my exhaust fan will be pulling air from this area then blowing over the lamp then exhausting the warm/hot air into the attic. In the photo are the parts I believe I need to accomplish this.
My plan is to connect the exhaust fan to one side of the Master Flow 6 in. Round Tee. Place the other end through the tent and duct it to the air cooled hood. Then I was thinking that I could use the down portion of the Tee (on the outside of the tent) to serve as an inline air source to the opening at the bottom of the tent using a short piece of ducting. I think the 391 cfm is sufficient enough to serve this dual purpose as when cranked up it moves a lot of air at a pretty stout velocity and it has a speed control. Also from where the air enters the exhaust fan to where it will be exhausted into the attic is maybe 10 feet. This includes extra duct for raising and lowering the light. The intake is opposite side of the tent from the exhaust so by design fresh air will be forced to be pulled over the plants. I believe this is what you want.
As far as the exhaust side I will use the Master Flow 10 in. x 4 in. to 6 in. 90° Register Box. This works perfectly in that there happens to be a vent I can use thats part of my central heat and air that fits these exact measurements. The a/c through this vent is very weak so I plan to just push it out of the way and use the opening to exhaust the lamps heat. This also keeps me from having to cut a hole in my wall.
So my two part question is:
1. Based on what i have described I want to do, will this design process work? Can it be better?
2. How do I mount the exhaust fan up high to where it will be secure? I prefer it be on the outside of the tent if possible.
I appreciate all the help and advice and or suggestions
So my 1000w air cooled reflector came in along with my 391 cfm exhaust fan. The set up will be independent from my carbon filter set up which is already in place and functioning. I have read all the pros and cons of pulling verses pushing the air over the lamp and quite frankly either way is acceptable to me but I think I will opt for blowing the the air over the lamp based on the setup I am presenting to you all. Please tell me or advise me if this will work and any suggestions you have be it a better design or whatever. This is my first time to set up an air cooled light to exhaust heat out of the tent which is a 4x4 footprint.
The tent is in a room that I partitioned by building make shift walls to reduce the size of the room so that the ac window unit will cool the room more easily thus saving me on electric cost. So my exhaust fan will be pulling air from this area then blowing over the lamp then exhausting the warm/hot air into the attic. In the photo are the parts I believe I need to accomplish this.
My plan is to connect the exhaust fan to one side of the Master Flow 6 in. Round Tee. Place the other end through the tent and duct it to the air cooled hood. Then I was thinking that I could use the down portion of the Tee (on the outside of the tent) to serve as an inline air source to the opening at the bottom of the tent using a short piece of ducting. I think the 391 cfm is sufficient enough to serve this dual purpose as when cranked up it moves a lot of air at a pretty stout velocity and it has a speed control. Also from where the air enters the exhaust fan to where it will be exhausted into the attic is maybe 10 feet. This includes extra duct for raising and lowering the light. The intake is opposite side of the tent from the exhaust so by design fresh air will be forced to be pulled over the plants. I believe this is what you want.
As far as the exhaust side I will use the Master Flow 10 in. x 4 in. to 6 in. 90° Register Box. This works perfectly in that there happens to be a vent I can use thats part of my central heat and air that fits these exact measurements. The a/c through this vent is very weak so I plan to just push it out of the way and use the opening to exhaust the lamps heat. This also keeps me from having to cut a hole in my wall.
So my two part question is:
1. Based on what i have described I want to do, will this design process work? Can it be better?
2. How do I mount the exhaust fan up high to where it will be secure? I prefer it be on the outside of the tent if possible.
I appreciate all the help and advice and or suggestions