CelticEBE
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I was going to do something like this with a buddy in LA...but it never came to fruition because I moved to NorCal.I'd like to see more indoor grows using natural sunlight with lots of windows and skylights in the grow rooms and only using electric lighting for supplemental lighting when needed. You could have remote controllers to operate your dark cycles as well (which would automatically close up the windows and skylights)
Geothermal cooling systems are not easy to set up or maintain. And if your trying to cool large spaces it gets even harder. And geothermal systems do not collect humidity. Don't see these systems at their current tech level as being feasible for grow ops.
Best of luck.
Peace
In my other life I'm a certified electronics technician. I helped install a huge geothermal cooling systems in government buildings. It was my job wiring and installing control panels. I know that the system we were maintaining was leaky, let humidity build up, couldn't handle abrupt temp changes and used alot of electricity for water pumps, and still needed compressed gas chillers to work properly. But it was government, work for all I know it could of been designed NOT to work. LolI ran two 5 ton water cooled air handlers and a 2 1/2 ton water cooled air handler in a previous operation that dehumidified.....while they were running.
As I stated, I think start up cost would run a bit higher.....but the payback would be from running a LOT less electricity.
Not sure what you mean by not easy to maintain. But what I am talking would be pretty simple. Essentially I'm saying you could replace a water chiller with enough pipe in the ground.....and use that water to cool off your rooms.
HAHAHAHA!In my other life I'm a certified electronics technician. I helped install a huge geothermal cooling systems in government buildings. It was my job wiring and installing control panels. I know that the system we were maintaining was leaky, let humidity build up, couldn't handle abrupt temp changes and used alot of electricity for water pumps, and still needed compressed gas chillers to work properly. But it was government, work for all I know it could of been designed NOT to work. Lol
Best of luck.
Peace
Exactly why I started this thread. Most indoor growing isn't exactly environmentally friendly.I got digital ballast.... LoL my grow is the exact opposite of green except for the plants:cool:
I've been on the same coco for over 3 years now. I was planing on recycling my dehuey water in the new build out. I used to do it until people scared me off it because I wasn't sending it through a UV.I use 600s. Re use coco over and over. water from ac and deheuys are uv filtered and put into res to use daily.
Its real easy just go to a fish shop and dont skimp buy a nice one and geta small pump and tote on a timer so they empty throughout the day. So clutch.Exactly why I started this thread. Most indoor growing isn't exactly environmentally friendly.
I've been on the same coco for over 3 years now. I was planing on recycling my dehuey water in the new build out. I used to do it until people scared me off it because I wasn't sending it through a UV.
Yep....I already bought a UV filter just for reclaiming.Its real easy just go to a fish shop and dont skimp buy a nice one and geta small pump and tote on a timer so they empty throughout the day. So clutch.
IIRC, seabird guano comes with its own set of sustainability problems because they're using fossil(ized? aged at the very least) sources. Can't recall where I read it, was years and years and years ago. Birdshit is pretty good stuff, though. :)r seabird guano as opposed to bat guano which is generally harvested in a destructive fashion
I use 600s. Re use coco over and over. water from ac and deheuys are uv filtered and put into res to use daily.
I stay green by mostly *not* growing indoors. But, if I were to do it, we're on 12KW solar. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be enough to be able to run a single 8'x8' room with two 600W fixtures and a single 10" extraction fan without incurring costs to PG&E of several hundred dollars a month, STILL. I can't fucking figure out how that works, but there it is.
IIRC, seabird guano comes with its own set of sustainability problems because they're using fossil(ized? aged at the very least) sources. Can't recall where I read it, was years and years and years ago. Birdshit is pretty good stuff, though. :)
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