GROW ROOM SANITATION

[sinky]

I have this dank (excuse the negative use), dusty, dirty looking room in my unfinished basement that is my only choice for a grow room. What do I use to sanitize this room. I was considering buying an XJ-2100 UV from Surround Air. It is a negative ion generator w/ a UV germicidal lamp. Figured this device might protect against the billions of crazy mold spores that are surely coating the walls and choking the air in this room.

[sinky]

I have this dank (excuse the negative use), dusty, dirty looking room in my unfinished basement that is my only choice for a grow room. What do I use to sanitize this room. I was considering buying an XJ-2100 UV from Surround Air. It is a negative ion generator w/ a UV germicidal lamp. Figured this device might protect against the billions of crazy mold spores that are surely coating the walls and choking the air in this room.

[socialistpete]

Try bleach water its a lot cheaper.

[Divestoned]

and definately pic up a paint suited for concrete (flat white) and soak everything in it. :)

Dive:stoned:

[FireTheft]

well vaccum, spray/wash down with a diluted bleach solution. your best bet would probably be to build a grow room within that room....and enclose it using matte white visquine plastic

[sinky]

Well I'll be using cabs inside the room, but of course they suck their air directly out of the room (intakes are a few inches above floor). I considered the bleach, but wasn't sure whether or not bleach would be dangerous to have coating the walls (mind you the walls are white Styrofoam. It's kind of funny -- all signs would suggest that this room was used by past tenants for growing as well. :)

[sinky]

Thank you for the feedback. This is my first thread (posted same thread in basic growing section as well) and I'm amazed at how quickly responses have come! I will probably go w/ bleach water, then for cleaning the walls, floors, and ceiling. I figured the XJ-2100 might be a good idea anyhow for smell and eliminating dust which I've read on one thread can collect on the buds. I've had one hell of a time finding information on specific negative ion generators, btw. It belongs in another thread, but I must say -- I built a carbon scrubber that is on the blowing end of a squirrelcage fan, and while this will probably eliminate half the odor of the intended two flowering plants, I will need to add another element to my odor elimination scheme.

I should have elaborated, though. So this room has been vacuumed... no more cobwebs!.. Now as for the walls -- they are covered entirely w/ styrafoam, and I can peak in at the wall in a few worn away spots to see old dirty looking walls beneath. I'm worried that I can't successfully get the walls behind the styrafoam and couldn't possibly hope to eliminate all the mold spores.

[smokinbuds21]

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[keeko]

bleach will be fine on the walls, as long as you dilute it with some water.........maybe a teaspoon per gallon. :twocents:

[HighTillIDie]

i swept and wiped my area down with a wet rag, then i insulated, then i put covered it in pvc plastic, then mylar, then sprayed it down with alcohol, i wash everything with alcohol, and i also use a very mild bleach solution, and same with my hydro equip... all my air is filtered

[blink_inc]

What about covering everything in Panada Plastic (black white plastic). it would give you a scrubbable surface and then you wouldn't have to paint styrofoam etc. It's real cheap too, hence easy to replce each grow if you wanted to.

I think you have the scubber in the wrong place. Someone will have to validate this for me. I think it has to go on the "suck" end and you will be sucking air out of the room "blowing" it outside. Check out user spaceneedle as there is some excellent venting information in some of his posts.

Good luck.

[bongerstonerd00d]

No need to post twice. You will get answered. Just might take a few hours.




b0nger

[xcrispi]

You need to make sure you get all of the mold / crap out of there . Behind the foam too or your chancing making you and the girls sick to say the least .
This is exactly why I refuse to use mylar anymore = crap living between the walls -n- mylar . I too am a basement grower . Clean the hell out of it and use some KILZ to prime the walls and add "Mildex" = mold / mildew combatant to the final flat white topcoat of paint . Mildex is aval. at Homedepot / lowes / Ace hrdwr etc...
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[the image reaper]

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[xcrispi]

hey, xcrispi ... I like the new avatar :thumbsup:

Just a happy fat swollen lil calyx. LOL :)
Stay safe man
Crispi :jointsmile:

[sinky]

unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that pvc plastic would end up costing some $60. I can definitely handle bleach water, though.

[stinkyattic]

Here's what I would do.
Start with a dehumidifier. You can't grow in a dank cellar without one, period. Dry the SHIT outta the basement.
Do your bleach thing with a mop. Floor, walls, etc. Use a scrub brush with bleach on any exposed unpainted wood that seems to be a potential host for mold.
Now go out and buy a 5 gallon pail of KILZ oil-based primer. That stuff is the cat's ass for problem cellars. I redid mine with a fucking DECK BRUSH and my mold still hasn't returned in 3 years, plus BONUS it's white, eliminating any need to screw around with hanging plastic.
It WILL make your house reek kerosene for about 3-5 days but whatever, it's worth it. Including for the value added to your house by having a dry, bright, clean white basement- that shows VERY well for potential buyers.
Mold spores, meh. The trick is to not give them anywhere to take hold. Keep your furnace filter changed every few months, keep that dehumidifier cranking, and you should be fine.

[sinky]

reaching budgets end, unfortunately. Also, I'm working with a rental house, so semi-serious improvements like painting the floor is not entirely likely, although I've been considering it. I think that what me and my roomy will do is tape up all the gaps in the styrafoam panels, and in the boards that make up the ceiling, then take a mop w/ a bleach solution and mop the walls, rafters, ceiling, and floor. Then I'll use a negative ion generator (found one on amazon that retails at most webstores for 35 or 40 at the low low price of 17.95!). This means, of course, lots of cleaning walls and what not on a regular basis, but I'm happy as long as theres not a lot of crap floating around in the air. This will also do its part in odor elimination.

This whole operation is being made more difficult by the one heavy cabinet already in the room, and the aquarium w/ the 400W MH propped up above it... I got way ahead of myself on this project; but no regrets!