Hi atm my tent is reading 28C atm I have a 5" extractor fan and cool hood 600w hps Any ideas of keeping the heat down a bit? I have a fan on Aswel. They're just seedlings atm. Thanks
Indoor Keeping heat down?
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surffreak
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That's a bit high but not too bad as long as it's not dry as hell... if you wanted to lower it a bit you could get an evaporative humidifier (unless it's already very humid in which case they don't cool much) I just got a large one and my room is about 5 degrees cooler on average.
I'm on a bit of a budget so... I dunno about buying one lol its around 45 50 HR I'm sure it might cool down in the night. I've only had it on 24hr for 2 days It will be going off in the day
surffreak
H.T. Care Bear
Well I wouldn't worry too much as long as it stays under 29.5 C, they won't grow quite as fast as if it was lower but should still be plenty good for a nice harvest. My room runs from 75 to 83 degrees F and I've never had any complaints at that temp range.
surffreak
H.T. Care Bear
As far as what to do with the current setup you have, just make sure the ducting to the light and outside is as straight and short as possible, even just one 90 degree angle (of course there will be some angles...) starts cutting down on flow significantly meaning hotter air inside for longer.
Okay well the ducting is about 10" coming out of the tent and it's pretty straight!
I've covered my thermometer with a piece of cardboard so I don't get a false reading from the light it's not completely covered just enough to make some shade
Depending what your ambient temps are like a small intake fan could help.. I had to add one last week and its done the job so far lowering temps to where I need them.. I know youre on a budget.. mine only cost £18 (4" intake fan) which was a small price to pay to be able to zip my tent and forget about temps 
Hmmmm I might do that but will there still be a negative pressure with my 5" extractor fan?
Should be.. the 4" intake I have is not very powerful hence the low price.. it just sucks in some of the cooler air from outside the tent.. 4" extract, more powerful than the intake, and carbon scrubber still working fine for air out.. so I would have thought a 5" extraction should cope with it ok.. how do your temps look now with cardboard over your thermometer??
