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    wierd qeustio about heat from a 250w hps in small closet

    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
    chisme Reviewed by chisme on . wierd qeustio about heat from a 250w hps in small closet 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 Rating: 5

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    wierd qeustio about heat from a 250w hps in small closet

    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

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    wierd qeustio about heat from a 250w hps in small closet

    hay there fella i have a 250w hps in a 2x2x4feet high cabinet with a rvk 100mm fan on it and it's fine

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    wierd qeustio about heat from a 250w hps in small closet

    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.

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    wierd qeustio about heat from a 250w hps in small closet

    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.

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    wierd qeustio about heat from a 250w hps in small closet

    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.

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    wierd qeustio about heat from a 250w hps in small closet

    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.

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    wierd qeustio about heat from a 250w hps in small closet

    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.

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    wierd qeustio about heat from a 250w hps in small closet

    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
    \" knowledge is not power, knowledge is potential power\"

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    wierd qeustio about heat from a 250w hps in small closet

    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.

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