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The grow space is a little storage area in my garage under stairs. I can't really ventilate anywhere but out into the garage (surronded by stairs and living space).
There is enough room to turn that metal shelf 90 degrees and fit an a/c unit or evaporative cooling in the back left corner of the space.
I had an idea to seal the space off, run ventilation, and also add cooing inside and I wondered what the best way to do this would be.
My plan is to first frame out the 5' x 3' "doorway" and within the door frame to have two corners frames for a mounted duct intake and exhaust. I'd order the 4" ducting exhaust attachment for the 150 watt hps light and run from the light to the fan to the exhaust mount to more ducting to a carbon filter outside the area.
I would use ducting to run the intake from the door to the back corner of the room near the a/c intake. And as for that cooling; I'm leaning more toward evaporative because my humidity is low and will get lower in the next few months as temps increase. Because I use a stronger fan for the carbon filter, I would leave the intake passive.
Finally, I would use black and white poly to seal the remainng open part of the frame and make the door. It would be secured on one side and tear away with velcro around the rest of the frame. I would also use silicon or something to seal the frame seams.
Please let me know what you think. Is the black and white poly the right material to use? Is this whole thing crazy, lol? It's going to get real hot here pretty soon. but I should be able to control this small space especially since I am willing to spend on cooling.
There is enough room to turn that metal shelf 90 degrees and fit an a/c unit or evaporative cooling in the back left corner of the space.
I had an idea to seal the space off, run ventilation, and also add cooing inside and I wondered what the best way to do this would be.
My plan is to first frame out the 5' x 3' "doorway" and within the door frame to have two corners frames for a mounted duct intake and exhaust. I'd order the 4" ducting exhaust attachment for the 150 watt hps light and run from the light to the fan to the exhaust mount to more ducting to a carbon filter outside the area.
I would use ducting to run the intake from the door to the back corner of the room near the a/c intake. And as for that cooling; I'm leaning more toward evaporative because my humidity is low and will get lower in the next few months as temps increase. Because I use a stronger fan for the carbon filter, I would leave the intake passive.
Finally, I would use black and white poly to seal the remainng open part of the frame and make the door. It would be secured on one side and tear away with velcro around the rest of the frame. I would also use silicon or something to seal the frame seams.
Please let me know what you think. Is the black and white poly the right material to use? Is this whole thing crazy, lol? It's going to get real hot here pretty soon. but I should be able to control this small space especially since I am willing to spend on cooling.
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