turtle420
02-27-2006, 12:28 AM
Hello guys,
I hope you are all well when you read this.
I'd like to ask you for your input... I'm having problems with my cabinet.
Today, I built the carbon air scrubber... so when flowering starts, I won't have odor problems.
The carbon air scrubber is 12"x12" with a 7" height. It has three layers of polyester filling, and two layers of activated carbon. It was not "jam-packed", just spread out over the layers.
My PROBLEM: The air suction now inside the cabinet is almost non-existant. I can place a piece of 8x11 paper on the air scrubber intake, and it barely sucks it in.
Just 4 hours ago, that Dayton did a heavy-duty vacuum effect inside the cabinet. It's a 10", 550CFM axial Dayton...
Please check out the uploaded picture... you can see the air scrubber box, and the Dayton on top. On top of the Dayton, there's lots of air flow, but underneath the scrubber box, there's very little air suction... I'm sure it won't be enough air flow for the 400W MH... let alone the MH AND the 600W HPS.
HELP!
What to do?! I think the "pulling" force of the axial Dayton isn't enough.
Time is running short for this (flowering in less than 4 weeks) and money is even shorter.
Ideas? Suggestions?
I'm about to buy a squirrel [?] cage-type fan... rated @ 300CFM. I was planning on using that for the cool tube, to keep it - um - cool.
Maybe I can use the Dayton for the cool tube, and the 300CFM squirrel cage for the cabinet?
I know that the best way to resolve this problem is by trial and error, but I wanted to expose my situation to you guys to see what kind of input/idea/suggestions/comments you might have. As I said, the situation is further compouned by the time, and money factors.
I thank you all for your time in reading this, and I thank you in advance for any and all suggestions.
Best to you all,
-turtle420 :cool:
.
I hope you are all well when you read this.
I'd like to ask you for your input... I'm having problems with my cabinet.
Today, I built the carbon air scrubber... so when flowering starts, I won't have odor problems.
The carbon air scrubber is 12"x12" with a 7" height. It has three layers of polyester filling, and two layers of activated carbon. It was not "jam-packed", just spread out over the layers.
My PROBLEM: The air suction now inside the cabinet is almost non-existant. I can place a piece of 8x11 paper on the air scrubber intake, and it barely sucks it in.
Just 4 hours ago, that Dayton did a heavy-duty vacuum effect inside the cabinet. It's a 10", 550CFM axial Dayton...
Please check out the uploaded picture... you can see the air scrubber box, and the Dayton on top. On top of the Dayton, there's lots of air flow, but underneath the scrubber box, there's very little air suction... I'm sure it won't be enough air flow for the 400W MH... let alone the MH AND the 600W HPS.
HELP!
What to do?! I think the "pulling" force of the axial Dayton isn't enough.
Time is running short for this (flowering in less than 4 weeks) and money is even shorter.
Ideas? Suggestions?
I'm about to buy a squirrel [?] cage-type fan... rated @ 300CFM. I was planning on using that for the cool tube, to keep it - um - cool.
Maybe I can use the Dayton for the cool tube, and the 300CFM squirrel cage for the cabinet?
I know that the best way to resolve this problem is by trial and error, but I wanted to expose my situation to you guys to see what kind of input/idea/suggestions/comments you might have. As I said, the situation is further compouned by the time, and money factors.
I thank you all for your time in reading this, and I thank you in advance for any and all suggestions.
Best to you all,
-turtle420 :cool:
.