Mr. Marijuano
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So here is the layout.
There are 2 flowering tents running a max of 550 watts of quantum boards, fans, and exhaust. They are in a 7’x16’ room with 14’ ceilings (almost 1600 cu ft). The tents run from 9pm-9am for temperature reasons. During this time, outside ambient temps can range from 90f to the low 60’s. Temps within the tents reach the low 90’s. The tent is usually within a degree or two of the room it is in, due to my mass exhausting (180 cu ft flow for less than 75 cu ft of tent). There is a central air dump in this room, but the thermostat is located in another section of my house that is completely closed off to this room, and I would have to freeze the rest of the house all day to cool this room. The room is currently 90 with no ac and no lights on.
To deal with the heat, I have taken several steps, all with such small gains that the totality of my efforts is barely noticeable.
1. I mounted the drivers outside of the tents. I saw a slight drop in average temp within the tent, even when ambient night temps were slightly rising; less than 2* guesstimate.
2. I have 200+ cfm capabilities to vent the tents. I currently dump the heat through a security door window that goes outside. Fresh air (and some recirc obviously) enters through the security door window, the tents intake this air, and the exhaust fan dumps it back out the door. This was the best move, but it’s still too hot.
3. I open the window to the security door. During my run time, the outside temp is cooler than the room 99% of the time. Sometimes only a few degrees, but I’m taking every passive bit of cooling that I can get, at this point.
As far as I can see, I have only a couple options. Please keep in mind that focus of my set up is efficiency. I use quantum boards, usb fans, and an ac infinity 4” inline for maximum efficiency. Power is 28c/kWh for me, and this is only a temp summer set up until it cools down in late September. I just need something to carry me until then AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE when taking into account both purchase and RUNNING costs over maybe 3 months.
1. Window ac with custom mount for the security door. These are supposedly the most efficient of the small air cons, but how efficient it will be during cooler outside temps is questionable. How well will it cool my room when it’s 60* outside, but 90 in the room?
2. Dual hose ac. Again, reliant on outside temps, correct? How well will it cool when it’s still 90* outside, and my room/tents are 90?
3. Single hose ac. It pulls air from inside which is inefficient as all hell, but I saw a video that shows it is better at cooling a room that has an internal heat source, something that a dual hose has trouble doing.
HVAC gurus? Am I making a mountain out of a molehill for maybe 3 months of cooling?
Here is a link to the video I saw:
There are 2 flowering tents running a max of 550 watts of quantum boards, fans, and exhaust. They are in a 7’x16’ room with 14’ ceilings (almost 1600 cu ft). The tents run from 9pm-9am for temperature reasons. During this time, outside ambient temps can range from 90f to the low 60’s. Temps within the tents reach the low 90’s. The tent is usually within a degree or two of the room it is in, due to my mass exhausting (180 cu ft flow for less than 75 cu ft of tent). There is a central air dump in this room, but the thermostat is located in another section of my house that is completely closed off to this room, and I would have to freeze the rest of the house all day to cool this room. The room is currently 90 with no ac and no lights on.
To deal with the heat, I have taken several steps, all with such small gains that the totality of my efforts is barely noticeable.
1. I mounted the drivers outside of the tents. I saw a slight drop in average temp within the tent, even when ambient night temps were slightly rising; less than 2* guesstimate.
2. I have 200+ cfm capabilities to vent the tents. I currently dump the heat through a security door window that goes outside. Fresh air (and some recirc obviously) enters through the security door window, the tents intake this air, and the exhaust fan dumps it back out the door. This was the best move, but it’s still too hot.
3. I open the window to the security door. During my run time, the outside temp is cooler than the room 99% of the time. Sometimes only a few degrees, but I’m taking every passive bit of cooling that I can get, at this point.
As far as I can see, I have only a couple options. Please keep in mind that focus of my set up is efficiency. I use quantum boards, usb fans, and an ac infinity 4” inline for maximum efficiency. Power is 28c/kWh for me, and this is only a temp summer set up until it cools down in late September. I just need something to carry me until then AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE when taking into account both purchase and RUNNING costs over maybe 3 months.
1. Window ac with custom mount for the security door. These are supposedly the most efficient of the small air cons, but how efficient it will be during cooler outside temps is questionable. How well will it cool my room when it’s 60* outside, but 90 in the room?
2. Dual hose ac. Again, reliant on outside temps, correct? How well will it cool when it’s still 90* outside, and my room/tents are 90?
3. Single hose ac. It pulls air from inside which is inefficient as all hell, but I saw a video that shows it is better at cooling a room that has an internal heat source, something that a dual hose has trouble doing.
HVAC gurus? Am I making a mountain out of a molehill for maybe 3 months of cooling?
Here is a link to the video I saw:
