whats your prefered heating method for cold weather(lofties)?
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go up at midnight e take a coat with you
last year before the upgrade It was around 3-5 degrees on a night bloody freezing
I'm finding temps much easier to controll this time round
peace
last year before the upgrade It was around 3-5 degrees on a night bloody freezing
I'm finding temps much easier to controll this time round
peace
amen man..
two tube heaters? shit mate lofts are hot in summer dont get me wrong but when the weather turns (like now) its freezing. no better than growing outside.
we should definately have a proper loft growers thread on here. we battle the elements and growing in a normal room seems like a luxury to me. controling temps would be a piece of piss.
gimme a bedroom any day
al get some pics up of how I've actually done my loft so people can see
it cost under 200 quid to insulate and does the job pretty well in summer and winter
peace
al get some pics up of how I've actually done my loft so people can see
it cost under 200 quid to insulate and does the job pretty well in summer and winter
peace
cool that will be interesting. next year im gonna gut it and sort it out. cant be dealing with all this cold. too much agro mate
yes man im contemplaiting this at the moment. i dont think i have light leaks so thats good. the main issue is the low humming noise from the fans/extractor. bout a 1500w oil rad so il see how that goes. when it finally gets here.
another day of rain today. its gotta run out at some point?
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We all worry about that humming noise upstairs! lol. I turn the volume off on the telly and just sit there listening for it. Its good my grow's at home now so I can react quickly to things as they happen. The water pumps move and begin to rattle, and I can nip up and sort it. I'm in a line of terraced houses so the noise is my worst concern. I heard a loud crash from my 'loftie' at 2.30 am and shot up the stepladders in a panic only to find a shelf with two ballasts on the floor. (poor fixing - dickhead). I hang all my fans from rubber 'O' rings and shelf brackets, stops that horrible humming.
The key is, we are all learning - always. Learn from your mistakes. This group is fantastic in that respect, so many knowledgable people, willing to share their mistakes so that we dont have to repeat them!
The key is, we are all learning - always. Learn from your mistakes. This group is fantastic in that respect, so many knowledgable people, willing to share their mistakes so that we dont have to repeat them!
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Iffy-Caradoc
Ok, some photos to follow! 
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Had to get rid of my loft cab a while back. On a budget since losing job. This year I started ice from fms and if you remember it was a cold spring. Had 2 oil filled radiators with thermastats, had 1 just infront of a desktop fan blowing the warm air over the plants with the other to the side, both set at about halfway. To my amazement I was able with daily tweaking of radiators ( pain in the ass ) to keep temps roughly where they were meant to be. I did do battle with this grow, but with a 600watt dual spectrum light, black and white sheeting, a couple of oil filled rad's, plagron soils and canna bio flower nut's I did well. Crop finished in early July and the 6 plants produced an amazing amount of bud of which I'm still smoking, and not even halfway through.
Just started 6 C99 from FMS, they are a week old, just potted up, still in light mix with a few ammendments etc. But yeah I'm worried about the cold, espeically when I flip. So next day off work I'm off to B & Q/Wickes to see if I can get some thermal sheeting. Thanks to whoever said that.
Yeah should be a sticky....loft growers..lol
Just started 6 C99 from FMS, they are a week old, just potted up, still in light mix with a few ammendments etc. But yeah I'm worried about the cold, espeically when I flip. So next day off work I'm off to B & Q/Wickes to see if I can get some thermal sheeting. Thanks to whoever said that.
Yeah should be a sticky....loft growers..lol
I always run my lights at night.
When its hot its best.
When its cold its best, plus when you get the insulation sorted and use a rad, the electric wont be as as expensive.
Oh yea and invest in some cotton wool.................put it in your ears and go to bed. No noise then!
When its hot its best.
When its cold its best, plus when you get the insulation sorted and use a rad, the electric wont be as as expensive.
Oh yea and invest in some cotton wool.................put it in your ears and go to bed. No noise then!
lol yeah il buy the neighbours some too huh??
the cotton wool is for the snoring missus
hardly any noise here and i got 4 fans on the go
2x 6" rvk l1
1 6" rvka1
1 td150 silent (which is the loudest lol)
you wouldnt believe how efficient acaustic ducting is till you try it
peace
hardly any noise here and i got 4 fans on the go
2x 6" rvk l1
1 6" rvka1
1 td150 silent (which is the loudest lol)
you wouldnt believe how efficient acaustic ducting is till you try it
peace
yeah ive often wondered if the acoustic ducting is worth the extra money. might upgrade everything for next year.
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Iffy-Caradoc
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Just uploaded them to my album. The girls look a bit ragged, coz they just got raped! lol. Just harvested the top layer of buds and they're drying nicely. https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=39943&pictureid=946582
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sounds a great job iffy
hows about sum pics please?
Just uploaded them to my album. The girls look a bit ragged, coz they just got raped! lol. Just harvested the top layer of buds and they're drying nicely. https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=39943&pictureid=946582
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Iffy-Caradoc
Just started 6 C99 from FMS, they are a week old, just potted up, still in light mix with a few ammendments etc. But yeah I'm worried about the cold, espeically when I flip. So next day off work I'm off to B & Q/Wickes to see if I can get some thermal sheeting. Thanks to whoever said that.
Yeah should be a sticky....loft growers..lol[/quote]
Just uploaded some photos of my loftie mate, with that silver thermo foil - works a treat!
Yeah should be a sticky....loft growers..lol[/quote]
Just uploaded some photos of my loftie mate, with that silver thermo foil - works a treat!
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