Ideas on how to lower grow room temps. HELP PLEASE

[Dan789]

I use a old cleaned nut bottle round one at that cut top n bottom off put black stocking or fine material cover both ends open up the bottom round hole at bottom of tent stick the tube in tighten up the ties around the tube have your exhaust fan running 24/7 do up the tent the exhaust fan sucks fresh cool air in through the tube you made to fit through the tent hole passive air is no archived . Regards OD .

Or you could hot glue some cheese cloth over the end of some short pieces of flexible ducting...

 

[O.CBBS]

HID definitely runs much hotter. You need to increase the air exchange and/or switch to LED if temp is an issue.

What size tent and exhaust fan do you have?

I really wanna run this 315w cmh in this 4x2 haha I'm wondering if the power is even worth the headache and I should drop to an led.
but I have a 4x2 tent with a 4" inline. I'm thinking about upgrading to a 6"and using the 4" on a 2x2 tent I having coming.

another one of my concerns in that if I can't keep the temps down during veg I don't see how I'm gunna drop the temp for late flower...

 

[Aqua Man]

I really wanna run this 315w cmh in this 4x2 haha I'm wondering if the power is even worth the headache and I should drop to an led.
but I have a 4x2 tent with a 4" inline. I'm thinking about upgrading to a 6"and using the 4" on a 2x2 tent I having coming.

another one of my concerns in that if I can't keep the temps down during veg I don't see how I'm gunna drop the temp for late flower...

I mean there may be a cooling option for the light? I run led so I'm not sure. Maybe a cool tube and use the 4" for the light and 6" for air exchange.

I like the cloudline. T6

 

[O.CBBS]

I mean there may be a cooling option for the light? I run led so I'm not sure. Maybe a cool tube and use the 4" for the light and 6" for air exchange.

I like the cloudline. T6

no cooling option.
new 6" inline something like $60 and an led would be about $300 so gunna go with the cheaper option first. is this 315w smh even worth the heat issues or would I be better off with an led and an cooler environment?

 

[Gashuffer]

I mean there may be a cooling option for the light? I run led so I'm not sure. Maybe a cool tube and use the 4" for the light and 6" for air exchange.

I like the cloudline. T6

Loving my Cloudline T4. Def worth the cost if you intend to keep growing. I’d have stepped to the T6 if I had plans to have a larger tent at some point.

 

[O.CBBS]

Loving my Cloudline T4. Def worth the cost if you intend to keep growing. I’d have stepped to the T6 if I had plans to have a larger tent at some point.

yes I plan on getting an t6 eventually its just not in the budget right now. so I'm looking at just a basic 6" I'm thinking that the 4" just isn't enough for this tent and heat. I'm really hoping it fixes my issue haha.

 

[FourthCity]

I really wanna run this 315w cmh in this 4x2 haha I'm wondering if the power is even worth the headache and I should drop to an led.
but I have a 4x2 tent with a 4" inline. I'm thinking about upgrading to a 6"and using the 4" on a 2x2 tent I having coming.

another one of my concerns in that if I can't keep the temps down during veg I don't see how I'm gunna drop the temp for late flower...

The heat is only going to get worse if you run a second tent in the room. Does the room have any windows? Maybe you could add a window a/c unit? The cooler the ambient temp in the room is the more effective the fans will be at cooling the tents.

 

[O.CBBS]

The heat is only going to get worse if you run a second tent in the room. Does the room have any windows? Maybe you could add a window a/c unit? The cooler the ambient temp in the room is the more effective the fans will be at cooling the tents.

The tent will be in two differant areas of the house(just where I’m able to set them up) and the ambient temp in the house is 75. I have a 6in in-line fan on the way now. I was wondering if running ducting (for the intake) closer to win air vent(where the a/c is pumping air out).

 

[FourthCity]

The tent will be in two differant areas of the house(just where I’m able to set them up) and the ambient temp in the house is 75. I have a 6in in-line fan on the way now. I was wondering if running ducting (for the intake) closer to win air vent(where the a/c is pumping air out).

What intake ducting? The tent vents are the intakes. Running the exhaust to an a/c return vent could help if the room is typically over the 75f you have your system set to.

 

[O.CBBS]

What intake ducting? The tent vents are the intakes. Running the exhaust to an a/c return vent could help if the room is typically over the 75f you have your system set to.

If I put intake ducting in so it pull air from a colder spot would that help? My exhaust is running out of the house.

 

[FourthCity]

If I put intake ducting in so it pull air from a colder spot would that help? My exhaust is running out of the house.

I think it would be a wash. You would have cold air directly to the tent which would be nice but the increase in the ambient room temp from no longer having a/c air would likely offset any improvements. All you can really do at this point without changing your lamp is to increase the airflow so there is less of a difference in temps inside and out of the tent or further reduce the ambient temp in your home with a/c until the tent is in the correct range. Only other thing I can think of would be to wire up an extension so the cmh ballast sits outside the tent but I don't know how feasible that is with your fixture.

 

[One drop]

I think it would be a wash. You would have cold air directly to the tent which would be nice but the increase in the ambient room temp from no longer having a/c air would likely offset any improvements. All you can really do at this point without changing your lamp is to increase the airflow so there is less of a difference in temps inside and out of the tent or further reduce the ambient temp in your home with a/c until the tent is in the correct range. Only other thing I can think of would be to wire up an extension so the cmh ballast sits outside the tent but I don't know how feasible that is with your fixture.

Good thinking on the ballast I keep my ballast out side tent killed the temp heaps ..

 

[Tech4523]

I tried everything Added Exhaust Fans adding fans etc etc had enough negative pressure to bend the tent lol added forced air into the tent....unfortunately my lights run too hot (led)..only options were a Portable AC directly in the tent and to switch my lights on/off to match the house AC better...for me now I sit at 23° lights on.

 

[One drop]

I tried everything Added Exhaust Fans adding fans etc etc had enough negative pressure to bend the tent lol added forced air into the tent....unfortunately my lights run too hot (led)..only options were a Portable AC directly in the tent and to switch my lights on/off to match the house AC better...for me now I sit at 23° lights on.

Have you tried constant passive air . ?

 

[MIMedGrower]

There is your problem. Move it to canopy level in the shade. A couple inches from the wall is fine. Tape something to the wall to shade it if you have to. Then let us know the temperature.

How are you supposed to know the canopy temp under the lights if you move the sensor to the side or shade?

Mine hang just off center under each lamp at 18” below the glass. They are white plastic with white plastic sensors.

 

[O.CBBS]

I think it would be a wash. You would have cold air directly to the tent which would be nice but the increase in the ambient room temp from no longer having a/c air would likely offset any improvements. All you can really do at this point without changing your lamp is to increase the airflow so there is less of a difference in temps inside and out of the tent or further reduce the ambient temp in your home with a/c until the tent is in the correct range. Only other thing I can think of would be to wire up an extension so the cmh ballast sits outside the tent but I don't know how feasible that is with your fixture.

So the ballast is actually staying cool. It’s the light itself that I’m getting something around 400°f. Put a fan directed on it gunna see what happens. And I got a 6”inline fan on the way.

 

[O.CBBS]

How are you supposed to know the canopy temp under the lights if you move the sensor to the side or shade?

Mine hang just off center under each lamp at 18” below the glass. They are white plastic with white plastic sensors.

Just what I got advised to do bro.

 

[FourthCity]

So the ballast is actually staying cool. It’s the light itself that I’m getting something around 400°f. Put a fan directed on it gunna see what happens. And I got a 6”inline fan on the way.

Even though ballast stays much cooler than the bulb it is likely the second hottest thing in the tent and still contributing to the high temps. Having it attached directly to the shade/fixture will also insulate or trap more of the heat around the bulb which will make it harder to cool.

 

[O.CBBS]

Even though ballast stays much cooler than the bulb it is likely the second hottest thing in the tent and still contributing to the high temps. Having it attached directly to the shade/fixture will also insulate or trap more of the heat around the bulb which will make it harder to cool.

True good point. My ballast is directly connected to the light. I don’t think I can detach and get outside the grow room. Honestly I’m to the point where if this 6” exhaust fan doesn’t work then im just have to find a way to switch to LED

 

[O.CBBS]

Also just put one of my fans directly towards the bulb and so far it went from bouncing between 380-420 to 290-330.. hoping this helps a little because I’m only a few degrees off.