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Hey,
I'm designing a 18'x 26' hoop house in norther ca. It needs to be fairly quiet.
Anyone have any suggestions for a quiet outtake fan? Is bigger quieter? Belt drive?
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Thanks
you should size your exhaust fan based on the volume of your gh. You want a full exchange every minute. from there you can size what you need and then shop around. I don't think it would have to be huge.
honestly if you could remove the plastic when not needed, you could get away without running a fan much . imo a lot of the time a gh can overly hot or humid and the plants do better in open air though its nice to have the protection and added heat when you need it.
I was thinking of setting up mine that way (ghetto retractable roof). I also have 8' side walls that would stay in place to block visibility .
I left the poly off for the summer so right now the fan (or fans) is for when it's depped (with light traps).
When I do put the poly on I'll still usually leave the 6' roll up sides up.