Hey folks.
I've got a closet I'm converting to my grow room. It's three feet wide by three feet long, by eight feet high. My plan is to have the carbon filter exhaust through a vent I will install via the door. A couple of questions, though. I'm fairly noob at all of this.
1: Is there any way to install the vent to the door, in such a manner that I can open the door without having a hassle? (Having the ducting fall down, etc). I was thinking two different possibilities for this.
The first is that I would cut the vent sized hole out of the door, but then have the vent itself attached to the door frame. I'm somewhat new to this, though, and I have no idea if this is a possibility (Or a good idea).
The second idea I had was to have the ducting simply extend WITH the door. I would be using flexible insulated vent ducting, but I still don't know if that would work or not.
2: In a 3 x 3 x 8 room, would 150ish filtered CFM work? I was thinking I'd get a 6" can MAX fan, and a can 33 filter. I'd set the MAX fan on it's medium setting, which should draw around ~150 filtered CFM. I know this is a bit overkill for such a small space, but given it's the same price for a 4" HO can fan, I'd rather get the larger one and set it to a lower setting (To avoid exceeding the 200 CFM max on the can 33 filter.) Would this have any negative impact?
3: I plan to have the exhaust vent in the UPPER part of the door. The problem here is that I can't attach the filter/fan to the door itself. That said, would it be fine to have a setup like this:
FILTER -> FAN PULLING THROUGH FILTER -> AIR PUSHED THROUGH 3-5 FEET OF DUCTING TO THE DOOR VENT.
4: Will I need a vent for passive (Negative pressure) intake on the bottom of the door? There is a small crack in the bottom of the door, but it's not very large. Maybe a centimeter or so. What are some alternatives to a vent, if indeed I do need more intake? It would look a bit silly to have two vents on ONE door, and might draw suspicion.
5: The closet connects to my main room, and people are sometimes in there. Would a carbon filter exhaust like the above, combined with an ONA dispenser spray set to 30 minute intervals, take care of all smell issues? I plan on running 2-4 plants. Strains: White Russian by Serious Seeds, and C99 BX1 by Mosca Seeds
6: Are can-fan's indeed the best choice of inline? I know they're a fantastic choice for carbon filters, but I haven't heard much about the fans themselves.
7: Do inline fans pose any fire risks? I plan to attach it to a surge protector, if that makes any difference.
Thank you so much for your help. <3 my fellow stoners and growers.
I've got a closet I'm converting to my grow room. It's three feet wide by three feet long, by eight feet high. My plan is to have the carbon filter exhaust through a vent I will install via the door. A couple of questions, though. I'm fairly noob at all of this.
1: Is there any way to install the vent to the door, in such a manner that I can open the door without having a hassle? (Having the ducting fall down, etc). I was thinking two different possibilities for this.
The first is that I would cut the vent sized hole out of the door, but then have the vent itself attached to the door frame. I'm somewhat new to this, though, and I have no idea if this is a possibility (Or a good idea).
The second idea I had was to have the ducting simply extend WITH the door. I would be using flexible insulated vent ducting, but I still don't know if that would work or not.
2: In a 3 x 3 x 8 room, would 150ish filtered CFM work? I was thinking I'd get a 6" can MAX fan, and a can 33 filter. I'd set the MAX fan on it's medium setting, which should draw around ~150 filtered CFM. I know this is a bit overkill for such a small space, but given it's the same price for a 4" HO can fan, I'd rather get the larger one and set it to a lower setting (To avoid exceeding the 200 CFM max on the can 33 filter.) Would this have any negative impact?
3: I plan to have the exhaust vent in the UPPER part of the door. The problem here is that I can't attach the filter/fan to the door itself. That said, would it be fine to have a setup like this:
FILTER -> FAN PULLING THROUGH FILTER -> AIR PUSHED THROUGH 3-5 FEET OF DUCTING TO THE DOOR VENT.
4: Will I need a vent for passive (Negative pressure) intake on the bottom of the door? There is a small crack in the bottom of the door, but it's not very large. Maybe a centimeter or so. What are some alternatives to a vent, if indeed I do need more intake? It would look a bit silly to have two vents on ONE door, and might draw suspicion.
5: The closet connects to my main room, and people are sometimes in there. Would a carbon filter exhaust like the above, combined with an ONA dispenser spray set to 30 minute intervals, take care of all smell issues? I plan on running 2-4 plants. Strains: White Russian by Serious Seeds, and C99 BX1 by Mosca Seeds
6: Are can-fan's indeed the best choice of inline? I know they're a fantastic choice for carbon filters, but I haven't heard much about the fans themselves.
7: Do inline fans pose any fire risks? I plan to attach it to a surge protector, if that makes any difference.
Thank you so much for your help. <3 my fellow stoners and growers.