ttystikk
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That's kinda dry so maybe nutes are a bit high but that shouldn't be catastrophic...
Gotta narrow down what's different between house and shop.
NEED HELP Furnace in the same room as Your plants?
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Gotta narrow down what's different between house and shop.
Making a room inside the room might not be a bad idea.
The few warehouse grows I've been to in Detroit grow in 14ish ft trailers retrofitted basically. That's probably more because climate controlling a few of those seemed more realistic than the entire building though. I would look into that insulation, as in physically getting on a ladder and poking it, see if particles readily fall off. All the airflow might be carrying particles that clog the stomata or maybe cut the leaves like how DE shreds soft insects. Or maybe it's toxic when watered into the soil after settling.
Nothing sounds like it's far enough off to cause the problems you're having. While I'm envious of your space, I definitely wouldn't want to be in your shoes right now. Hopefully someone smarter than me has an answer to your problem.
The few warehouse grows I've been to in Detroit grow in 14ish ft trailers retrofitted basically. That's probably more because climate controlling a few of those seemed more realistic than the entire building though. I would look into that insulation, as in physically getting on a ladder and poking it, see if particles readily fall off. All the airflow might be carrying particles that clog the stomata or maybe cut the leaves like how DE shreds soft insects. Or maybe it's toxic when watered into the soil after settling.
Nothing sounds like it's far enough off to cause the problems you're having. While I'm envious of your space, I definitely wouldn't want to be in your shoes right now. Hopefully someone smarter than me has an answer to your problem.
Budley Doright
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Furnaces do not give off very much CO if burning properly but do give off CO2 as part of the combustion process. If the furnace is putting CO into the grow room due to negative pressure in the room somehow that could be effecting the plants. Get a CO detector with digital readout to check.
Budley Doright
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Are you talking about the furnace? But yup CO2 generators if not maintained will produce CO.
Budley Doright
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Not sure what your issue is plant wise but there is a couple of issues with your furnace. First it's a direct vent with only one pipe so if your trying to run a sealed room you need to install the other pipe (intake) and run it outside so it's not drawing combustion air from the room. I doubt it's causing issues with the Co2 generator burn but none the less it's like have an exhaust going and creating a negative pressure in the room if it really is sealed well. There may be issues with the generator if there is not enough combustion air, a pic of that would be nice. Again I don't think that's your plants issues but I can tell you that yup the Hvac guy could have thought things through a bit better 
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ttystikk
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An excellent suggestion.
Budley Doright
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Wow the more I look the more I see that's tweaking my spidey sense . So looks to me like you have a natural draft furnace beside the condensing one? If yes I presume that's your CO2 generator? Take some pics of the whole system if you want me to have a look.
EDIT: Sometimes it's the ones that say they know what their doing that turn out to be the most dangerous lol
. So looks to me like you have a natural draft furnace beside the condensing one? If yes I presume that's your CO2 generator? Take some pics of the whole system if you want me to have a look.EDIT: Sometimes it's the ones that say they know what their doing that turn out to be the most dangerous lol
ttystikk
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Show me a 'professional' who doesn't say they know what they're doing, lolWow the more I look the more I see that's tweaking my spidey sense
EDIT: Sometimes it's the ones that say they know what their doing that turn out to be the most dangerous lol
Budley Doright
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Me lol, I'm the first to admit it when I get into something I know shit about lol. It doesn't happen much anymore but I stick with what I'm good at .....way less stress lol. I do feel bad about the work I had to do as a newb though, way beyond my pay grade at the time lol.
TCH
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@Smoke2much4good , have you had any luck finding out what was happening?
safetyfirstmydude1
New Member
To new growers: attention
For your safety and the safety of others
DO NOT grow in a boiler room or furnace room in your home basement.
Question:
Is it safe to grow weed in a boiler room basement?
Is it safe to grow weed in a furnace room basement?
Growing weed in a boiler room basement?
Growing weed in a furnace room basement?
Answer:
it is VERY DANGEROUS
any potential gas leaks and any faulty electrical equipment may cause a spark... or if the wires are chewed wires by rats / rodents into the grow space. could cause a combustion.
Let me elaborate....
modern day furnaces and boiler usually operate off of a natural gas.
and can give off carbon monoxide.
Carbon Monoxide is an odourless gas and can be present from furnaces and can easily be ignited from a spark from faulty wires or equipment.
Conclusion:
DO NOT GROW IN OR NEAR YOUR BOILER ROOM / FURNACE ROOM !!!
find / make another place to grow.
For your safety and the safety of others
DO NOT grow in a boiler room or furnace room in your home basement.
Question:
Is it safe to grow weed in a boiler room basement?
Is it safe to grow weed in a furnace room basement?
Growing weed in a boiler room basement?
Growing weed in a furnace room basement?
Answer:
it is VERY DANGEROUS
any potential gas leaks and any faulty electrical equipment may cause a spark... or if the wires are chewed wires by rats / rodents into the grow space. could cause a combustion.
Let me elaborate....
modern day furnaces and boiler usually operate off of a natural gas.
and can give off carbon monoxide.
Carbon Monoxide is an odourless gas and can be present from furnaces and can easily be ignited from a spark from faulty wires or equipment.
Conclusion:
DO NOT GROW IN OR NEAR YOUR BOILER ROOM / FURNACE ROOM !!!
find / make another place to grow.
please stop spammin the forum with this
Moldy
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I grow in a furnace room with a hot water heater. The only issue I believe I've had was some negative room pressure causing exhaust to enter the room from the hot water heater flue. I avoid that now by monitoring the total CFMs out vs. the CFMs "in." I'm still here after 15 years in that room.
twentyeight.threefive
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Grown directly next to the furnace. Shrug.
Budley Doright
Well-Known Member
CO is not flammable lol
caddymix024
Active Member
hoping that you got this figured out. quite the connundrum
ttystikk
Well-Known Member
Carbon monoxide is absolutely flammable and explosive under the right conditions.
Carbon DIOXIDE isn't flammable.
Both can kill you if they're present in high enough concentrations; carbon monoxide doesn't need much at all to be deadly, while CO2 isn't lethal until you're in excess of 3000ppm.