Ventilation iDeas?

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

i have a small space 4*4 (closet) but it completely closed off becides door which must be closed when the lights are on or the lights seep through my blinds and light the neiborhood, and the hps gets hot in thee closet like 99-102f

[cwesto]

This is a very recent Do-it-urself. http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-growing/140966-diy-light-tight-air-vent.html U would have to probably cut a whole in ur door at the bottom :( and mount the "light baffle" there for intake.

Then u could bore a hole out of the door higher up, where most of the hot air is and set up a fan blowing out if that hole. U will want to put a elbow shaped PVC piece the diameter of the whole, paint the inside flat blach, and mount that on the outside of the whole to block out light.

If all of that is to expensive, simply impractical for u, ie - dont want to chop up your door, then i sudgest u get a very dark and thick blanket, prefferably black, and tack it up over ur window. That with the closed blinds should keep the light in and not out. Then u should be able to just keep ur gro clset cracked and set up a couple fans :thumbsup:

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

yea i cant cut through any walls or doors

[Weedhound]

Jimmy are you saying that the door keeps everything stealth? You can't take the door off I suppose and put it back later....if you have something else in front of the closet and no door you'll get busted? I'm thinking something along the line of visqueen or something.....

[PharmaCan]

Jimmy - Your plants need ventilation or else you might as well not try to grow them.

If you can, take off the closet door and store it FLAT under your bed. (Don't just lean it against a wall somewhere, it'll warp and then be no good.) Then buy a cheap door at Lowe's and install it. Now you have your own door and you can cut as many holes in it as you want.

Meanwhile, your original door is safely stored and you can put it back up any time you want. :thumbsup:

PC :smokin:

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

yea i need the door to keep shit on the low, got a boltlock on it so its safe

[cwesto]

I agree w/ pharmacan, if u cant cut holes in ur door just take it off and out up a shitty cheapo door that u can cut into. Or like i said trig up ur window with some very thick and dark fabric, ie- black comforters are thick enough i think, and just blot out ur window. U could go uotside and check it out too to see what it looks like form outside//

And i see that u share the same flag as me. That means that if u cant be safe about keeping ur gro secret u might as well not do it.

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

And i see that u share the same flag as me. That means that if u cant be safe about keeping ur gro secret u might as well not do it.

Yes, and never had this prob usto grow wit cfl tubes, then i got thias hps/mh to increase yeild, and i got a big problem

i might have to trow somthing over the window, but im tryin that for my last resort, i have people in and out of my room, and kinda trying to keep this to myself, thats why i got it in my clocet with a lock on the door and i keep it closed

[twoguysupnorth]

i was going to suggest what pharmacan did. put vents/louvers at the top and the bottom so it looks like they belong there. then you will probably need to do something about the smell with guests coming in to your room.

[jon.hatcher]

I made a dual-muffin fan system to vent the closet to keep it cool. I attached it to the light and it actually vents the light some and it is able to be put closer to the plants.

The setup is two 3" muffin fans that are pushing air the same direction are attached to the end of a small section of 3" PVC. All of the spaces are sealed so the fans can move the greatest amount of air. On the inside of the PVC is filter material which absorbs the fragrance of fresh cannabis (we tested it by blowing dank hits through it and we couldn't smell anything on the other side.

After it is attached to the light, a 3" flex ducting line is attached and the air is vented out.

Another choice would be to cover your closet with a thick blanket and point an opening away from the window. This would keep you stealthy and cool. Or even a combination.

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

well with the heat prob very bad, im gunna tell my guests to fuck off and i poped the door of this morning, but when i got home today theres the suddle smell through my house and like 10 alter i realize its my plants, when i go in my room and it smells like WEED, but rather smell it that kill em

[twoguysupnorth]

that works too, lol. yeah, they can smell the place up some especially during the last two weeks. stealth really isnt an issue here but i still didnt answer the door for the last two weeks. ultimately i want a scrubber but like alot of people i cant afford one yet.

[jon.hatcher]

Yeah, just make sure your humidity is right.