Quote Originally Posted by Token LaRoche
I'm running a 1:10 scale model of what you describe, but with T5 fluorescents instead of LED. Tent's 3x3x6 with 200 watts of tubes. I just wanted to address the venting. I've got my tent set up in a closet. Intake is the room where the closet is and outtake is the next room over. I'm basically moving air from one room to another, but through the tent in the closet -- no reason this wouldn't scale to a bigger tent. Everything is piped between the tent and walls, so the closet itself gets no airflow -- just the tent. Charcoal filter inside the tent and one fan on the outtake side. No problems with smell. So far the only complaint I have is the fan noise. It's not horrible or anything, but it's noticeable. Fan's a 4" CanFan -- it moves a lot of air. If you run a 9x9x6 tent, it's going to take a lot of air!
Hi there I don't know where you live but I live in a reasonable cold climate in which they use FLIR often. I could do the same setup as you suggest obviously in a room instead of a closet, do you not suggest having the intake and exhaust in the same room 10ft or so apart. I think with lights like metal halide the following method might cause problems as it might heat certain rooms much more than others with could stand out under FLIR. I believe with the right LED's the heat would just dissipate in the house and not raise any temperatures more than others in rooms. As a safety measure, a method of blowing the heat thoroughly or keeping the intake and exhaust as far away from each other as you can might help. A partial reason why some grow rooms are discovered is lots of super hot lights in a room with no air circulation (and smell). I am probably going on a bit but any advice or comments on my ideas, ive also considered using a split air con but a bit suspect for 15 degrees Celsius or so, any ideas?