ok would a 250w hps get very hot in a closet about 2 meter high 36inches wide by 33 inches wide? would probably get a extractor soon but u know money probs so how hot would u think itll get?
i have a 400w but tis to damn hot to use
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ok would a 250w hps get very hot in a closet about 2 meter high 36inches wide by 33 inches wide? would probably get a extractor soon but u know money probs so how hot would u think itll get?
i have a 400w but tis to damn hot to use
i personally would never attempt to use that big of a light in a small cabinet... but if you really want to, make sure you have atleast 2 exhaust fans and a deskfan blowing on your whole setup.
I would just use CFLs in a small enclosure, that last thing you need is the fire department finding your grow. =D
hay there fella i have a 250w hps in a 2x2x4feet high cabinet with a rvk 100mm fan on it and it's fine
I currently have a 250w HPS in a closet space around 8 feet high, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet long. If I keep the door closed the temperature quickly rises above 100F. I recently added an exhaust fan and now the temperaure hovers around 82F with the door closed.
looking back on my post i cant really remeber why i said that. i think i may have assumed you has a smaller space, probably because i was stoned. But even reading your post now, i will still say that I, personally, wouldnt put a huge hot bulb and put it inside of an enclosed cabinet and have it on all day while i wasn't home.
Unless i had a house to myself and i could openly ventilate without alerting anyone. I use an 8in desk fan AND a 3 inch CPU fan (intake) to keep my temps just under 85 degrees with the door closed... and i use CFLs!
Just giving my 2 cents.
I have a 600 watt in a closet that size, except it's about 2 1/2 meters tall. Of course you need a cool tube or enclosed hood for this, with a good fan (250 cfm, I think). If I can do this you certainly can do 250 watts. Don't ever try HID without ventalation though. Your plants will fry.
You could, but its the heat issue. All you gotta do is find a way to get rid of the heat. Have a fan blowing right up at it.
mmmm so even a 250w is too hot? damn i thought they were small lol how about a 150w i want a hps because im allways told trading in a hps for flouro#s is a dumb idea.
right now i have a 100w hps and it gets pretty hot in the cabinet i have, im actually thinking of getting rid of the hps and getting a couple more cfl's.....only because i dont have ventilation right now but im working on it
Chisme, if you look at my grows youll see how big my closet is and Im using a 250w HPS aswell. Temps are never a problem as long as the windows always open and fresh air is moving around the room.