MrGhettoGrower
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I'm thinking of a air conditioner/dehumidifier outside the tent in my basement grow.
Look For a Air Conditioner for a 4'X4' Tent.
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Budley Doright
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So your going to cool the basement to keep temps inside tent in check?
dirtWeevil
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are you running your exhaust outside the room?
MrGhettoGrower
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No I would like to just cool the tent.
MrGhettoGrower
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yeah whatever I gotta do!
Dr.Nick Riviera
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you can get a ductless,most expensive,but best option, or a portable,make sure you get a dual hose and exhaust out of the basement, will require odor control. or a modified window unit.check youtube
xtsho
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I put a portable air conditioner in my tent. It keeps the temp and humidity down. I got a Y duct splitter and exhaust through the same ducting I'm using to exhaust my light. That duct goes into the attic and out a vent. It's set to turn on five minutes before lights on and ten minutes after lights out. I would advise using insulated ducting on the exhaust coming out of the air conditioner if you use a portable inside the tent as the exhaust coming out is rather hot and will turn regular ducting into a heater. The only downside is the loss of space the unit takes up.
MrGhettoGrower
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Could I just exhaust to the basement?
Dr.Nick Riviera
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you would be exhausting heat into the basement, that will make your a/c work harder as the tent isn't that insulated. so it will suck a lot of that heat back in.
xtsho
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You can but you would be defeating the purpose of an air conditioner. You need to remove the heat from your space or else your just going to be circulating the hot air back into your tent through the air intakes.
Dr. Who
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No, you'll be heating the basement and the whole house.
Budley Doright
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I had a Tripp lite that I worked on and it was a piece of crap lol. The blower wheel disintegrated then the evap coil sprang a leak. I've only seen the one so I can't say anything about the line, I do know this one was crap though.
dirtWeevil
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not only that but the air quality also suffers, the content of the air i mean, gets depleted after a while.
Dr. Who
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Wasn't a Tripp Lite sport! Sounds like an old Amana.....
I wanna say your mistaken on just what it was...... They are solid as a rock. Powerful and efficient too. Server room coolers.....How did that one get rid of the condensate?
You can't buy a better portable- PERIOD!
Lucky Luke
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Homemade air conditioner DIY - Awesome Air Cooler ... - YouTube
Use a smaller solar panel and maybe your lights will run it.
Use a smaller solar panel and maybe your lights will run it.