Apartment Growers
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deadzombies420
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Sound ko to me.Moving from a full size basemenet to a closet sucks though.Lol anyway im in.It clould be very informative.
drow
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Block-IR?There are ways around flir
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PrimoVG
FLIR equiped helis look for abnormal heat signatures....you can insulate your house, keep the house cool at all times, and have multiple exhausts....however, as mentioned, if the police are looking at your home with FLIR, that means that they have a warrant and your security has already been compromised....
I only see one way around this and that's keeping your grow under a certain size...especially if you live in a cold place...
FLIR is expensive, and helicopters are expensive...these types of investigations are expensive...thus, it's my belief that these very expensive resources are reserved for only the larger ops...
so if your op is on the smaller side, you shouldn't worry about FLIR...
just my 2 cents...
I only see one way around this and that's keeping your grow under a certain size...especially if you live in a cold place...
FLIR is expensive, and helicopters are expensive...these types of investigations are expensive...thus, it's my belief that these very expensive resources are reserved for only the larger ops...
so if your op is on the smaller side, you shouldn't worry about FLIR...
just my 2 cents...
ultrastealthgro
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My little AF apartment grow
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They are three weeks old now, from seed
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They are three weeks old now, from seed
Sweet Inc.
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Dewd, u should be fine. Also your bathroom HAS to have a vent.
I vent my 600W to my bedroom, no outlet vents. Kitchen and bathroom have'em. Mah Pad be 40m2.
As long as you've got SMELL&light&noise problems in check, go for it!
osecretgardeno
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600W will be fine in your apt. You can even use the heat to supplement your regular heat in the winter months. If you can scrub the exhaust before going into your apt, you may not even have to have the window open much.
I only have a 250W in flower and 200W in veg venting into my bedroom from the closet and I only have to leave the windows open a crack to keep things cool enough.
Trial and error works if you have the time.
-sg
I only have a 250W in flower and 200W in veg venting into my bedroom from the closet and I only have to leave the windows open a crack to keep things cool enough.
Trial and error works if you have the time.
-sg
sip
Member
....exactly
Dödsknark
Member
Thanks all! I think I'll go with the 600. I will have light and smell under control and buy the most quiet fans I can find.
I guess I'll put my vent tubes visible but not fastened 1 or 2 meters through my livingroom and out the window. In case I get visitors I'll just roll the tube into growroom and close, make a switch for turning of ventilation and HPS and turning on a couple of CFL's to keep the plants rythm til people leave. That way it will get deadsilent and totally stealth in about 30 seconds.
I guess I'll put my vent tubes visible but not fastened 1 or 2 meters through my livingroom and out the window. In case I get visitors I'll just roll the tube into growroom and close, make a switch for turning of ventilation and HPS and turning on a couple of CFL's to keep the plants rythm til people leave. That way it will get deadsilent and totally stealth in about 30 seconds.
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PrimoVG
you can muffle the sound eminating from the room by nailing sound deadener to your grow room door (on the inside of course)....
i use the type they use on cars, like FATMAT...
also, most apartment buildings have a good amount of space behind the walls, for running plumbing, electrical, cable tv, etc.. If you have an outlet that you don't use, you can remove the faceplate and any electrical components in there (open the circuit breaker beforehand) and just vent right into your wall. You may have to remove a bit of wall...but that can easily be repaired.
good luck man
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PrimoVG
forgot to mention, my room has 3 oscilating fans, an inline fan (small), and a small a/c (7 or 8,000 btu)...and three magnectic ballasts, but those don't make as much noise.
with everything on high, all i could here is some indistinct humming...and that's with my ear stuck to the door....i dont have many visitors, but when I have had them, they've never asked or even seemed curious of the locked door...
with everything on high, all i could here is some indistinct humming...and that's with my ear stuck to the door....i dont have many visitors, but when I have had them, they've never asked or even seemed curious of the locked door...
osecretgardeno
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Careful venting straight into the wall, if there is a lot of moisture/humidity in the air and especially if it's warm air and the wall is cold, you can get condensation, and thus mold. Mold inside your walls is a very big and expensive problem. Ripping out all the Sheetrock to hunt down that mold ain't cheap.
Just my two cents
-sg
Just my two cents
-sg
Graffiti
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secret garden, i agree, would avoid putting holes in the walls and stuff like that unless you have experience in such carpentry or construction fields and are completely confident with your knowledge and skills. Once again keep in mind it's not your property, you wouldn't want to fuck something up and have to call maintenance in to fix it.
You know I've noticed that twice rude dewd mentioned that he got busted by the health inspector during construction on his apartment building. Good note that I should have mentioned a while back....
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION JOBS!
Whether they are painting, or redoing the siding, the roofs, or whatever, just keep an eye out. If you see white vans, ladders, and workers, then double check all your security, take extra odor precautions, if you're venting out the window then stop, and lock everything up tight. Maybe even ask the workers what they're going to be doing, but try not to sound worried or concerned, but rather like you are simply making casual conversation. Listen to Rude Dewd, learn from his mistake and don't make the same!
Now I'm not positive but I imagine the health inspector would come in after the job has been completed to make sure everything meets the standards. Therefore if you could find out when the job is expected to be finished then you can somewhat predict when the inspector would be around. But maybe not, I don't know. I would like to hear from someone who works in this field and is familiar with how the Health Inspections work and how they are scheduled.
You know I've noticed that twice rude dewd mentioned that he got busted by the health inspector during construction on his apartment building. Good note that I should have mentioned a while back....
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION JOBS!
Whether they are painting, or redoing the siding, the roofs, or whatever, just keep an eye out. If you see white vans, ladders, and workers, then double check all your security, take extra odor precautions, if you're venting out the window then stop, and lock everything up tight. Maybe even ask the workers what they're going to be doing, but try not to sound worried or concerned, but rather like you are simply making casual conversation. Listen to Rude Dewd, learn from his mistake and don't make the same!
Now I'm not positive but I imagine the health inspector would come in after the job has been completed to make sure everything meets the standards. Therefore if you could find out when the job is expected to be finished then you can somewhat predict when the inspector would be around. But maybe not, I don't know. I would like to hear from someone who works in this field and is familiar with how the Health Inspections work and how they are scheduled.
