The Shed-Log!

[invision]

that is obe hell of a grow room, if it was me i would 100% seal it off and add CO2 to get the most out of that shed.

[Tomthehippie]

Is the shed on a slab or have raised wooden floor? if wooden floor you might be able to run it under the shed.

its raised but then surely the heat would just bellow out the sides?

[greenman:D]

Wouldnt be as affective as a air cooler but would disperse the heat a lot lot more evenly than shooting out the side i would think, but maybe there is some better solution i dunno man, maybe some water or gel filled pipe like you said on the market that will reduce the temps. i have same problem here but have a concrete slab floor, and havent come up with anything as yet, i get a lot of choppers around so kinda freaks me out a bit.

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Amazing stuff Tom! Wow. I'm going to be watching this one!

[Shovelhandle]

what is your roofing material? Why I ask is that infrared imaging equipment reads the emitted temperature of surfaces. Some materials emit close to 100% of their IR radiation, other materials emit almost none! A shed with a aluminized roof would show cold even if it's actual temp was warm as it reflects the radiation of the sky (really cold, even in the summer, a clear sky reads below zero F.)

Shov

[Shovelhandle]

Oh BTW, great log you have started, Tom! I'll be watching this too.

Shovelhandle

[TheGreenFog]

What about running an exhaust hose underground or on the ground somehow and running it away from the shed, to exhaust somewhere else. Hell, have a heat source coming out of a hole in the middle of the back yard, or whatever. Or maybe run it up to next to your outside A/C unit or something.

Just an idea. Obviously, you would have to increase the size of your fan (strength) to compensate for the added distance, but it would remove the heat away from the shed, and also allow for it to cool down while [underground].


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Shovelhandle]

I began to read the posts about the infrared detection and I jumped in with both feet in my mouth. (I was tokin' up, getting ready to go swimming in the pool)

I am a professional thermographer, so I can answer your questions and come up with reasonable solutions for you, If I use my fuckin' head. <G>

I'm headed out the door again so I don't have much time right now. But I'll get back to this discussion later. Meanwhile, keep in mind:

1) Thermographic cameras and detectors can be "fooled". As I said, emmisivity is the key. (a stainless or aluminaumstack and chinaman hat will show much cooler than actual temp.)
2) Hot air has no emissivity, it can not be detected with infrared sensors. Just the plastic damper/louver will appear hot.

ttyl

Sho

[whisky]

congrats tom that is a great shack
infrared detecting helicopters.. oh man this is like the tv... watch out for robocop

[Tomthehippie]

lol Whisky! Robocop doesn't stand a chance with my door men on the scene.

The same treatment that was applied to the walls was applied to the sealing. so that straw, chipbord, alloy sheeting then a 1cm think anti detection film followed by white reflective material. Then.. not forgetting the layer of air and space between the shed and the grow tent within the shed. its the out let air thats the problem.. its like i need some kind of cooling element to go with in the outlet pipe..