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FMCDomer · 10-10-2009, 05:52 AM

I live in SoCal so the highs might reach to something like 110 during the summer which means the greenhouse would be maybe 130 for the max.

it is 11x11x8 bedroom conversion with solexx panels

we will be using a tank or they hydrogen burner for co2.. so it will be enclosed. I might just install a vent just for precaution

I want to be able to keep the room at 80 degrees during the hottest summer
day

systems I am looking at are heatexchangers from heatexchanger. ca
those kewicool units with the penguins but the are just so damn expensive

split A/C unit

we also have a pool we can use and I will get a chiller if i have to

Spanishwilly · 10-11-2009, 07:31 PM

I'm going to use a split AC unit. How would I use my pool?

Me2 · 10-11-2009, 09:03 PM

The pool might be a good option depending on the size and the water temperature.

Spanishwilly · 10-11-2009, 10:52 PM

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The pool might be a good option depending on the size and the water temperature.

Uhh, option for what you guys?

10-11-2009, 10:56 PM

I would assume using the pool to cool the evaporater coils...kinda like using the pool as a heat exchanger rather than flushing it with water which goes to waste...use an LG or mr.slim split unit...I use one and have loved it for years...

Spanishwilly · 10-12-2009, 12:23 AM

thats a split air con unit?

10-12-2009, 12:25 AM

look up mitsubishi mr. slim...it's a fairy new innovation in a/c units...wall mounted coils with an exterior compressor...

Me2 · 10-12-2009, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Spanishwilly

Uhh, option for what you guys?

Cooling

A pool can soak up a lot of heat without much of a rise in temperature. A duct fan and a length of weighted pipe is much cheaper than an AC.. to buy and to run

10-12-2009, 01:37 AM

gee, that won't be too obvious...might as well put up a sign that says I grow pot...in theory it sounds goood but putting a pipe thru a pool...hmmm

zenoonez · 10-12-2009, 01:41 AM

What about using geothermal cooling? What I mean is that even when it is 98-105 in my area, 10 ft below the surface it is still in the 60s. So why not bury a tank or another form of heat exchanger, flat panels perhaps and pump water through them to cool it then pass air over radiators in the greenhouse to cool the air. I know I am not being terribly clear here but I hope you get the general idea.

10-10-2009, 05:52 AM	#1
FMCDomer Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 68	GREENHOUSE COOLING THREAD I live in SoCal so the highs might reach to something like 110 during the summer which means the greenhouse would be maybe 130 for the max. it is 11x11x8 bedroom conversion with solexx panels we will be using a tank or they hydrogen burner for co2.. so it will be enclosed. I might just install a vent just for precaution I want to be able to keep the room at 80 degrees during the hottest summer day systems I am looking at are heatexchangers from heatexchanger. ca those kewicool units with the penguins but the are just so damn expensive split A/C unit we also have a pool we can use and I will get a chiller if i have to __________________ obtain DJ SHORT's book then match the cover plant!!
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10-11-2009, 07:31 PM	#2
Spanishwilly Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 432	I'm going to use a split AC unit. How would I use my pool?
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10-11-2009, 09:03 PM	#3
Me2 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 233	The pool might be a good option depending on the size and the water temperature.
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10-11-2009, 10:56 PM	#5
boo Guest Posts: n/a	I would assume using the pool to cool the evaporater coils...kinda like using the pool as a heat exchanger rather than flushing it with water which goes to waste...use an LG or mr.slim split unit...I use one and have loved it for years...
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10-12-2009, 12:23 AM	#6
Spanishwilly Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 432	thats a split air con unit?
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10-12-2009, 12:25 AM	#7
boo Guest Posts: n/a	look up mitsubishi mr. slim...it's a fairy new innovation in a/c units...wall mounted coils with an exterior compressor...
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10-12-2009, 01:37 AM	#9
boo Guest Posts: n/a	gee, that won't be too obvious...might as well put up a sign that says I grow pot...in theory it sounds goood but putting a pipe thru a pool...hmmm
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10-12-2009, 01:41 AM	#10
zenoonez Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tripping down the path of life Posts: 2,321	What about using geothermal cooling? What I mean is that even when it is 98-105 in my area, 10 ft below the surface it is still in the 60s. So why not bury a tank or another form of heat exchanger, flat panels perhaps and pump water through them to cool it then pass air over radiators in the greenhouse to cool the air. I know I am not being terribly clear here but I hope you get the general idea.
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