Should my top vent have air being sucked in?

[TheCauf]

I have my carbon filter hooked up the the top vent and I checked to see the direction of the airflow before I did it, but when I felt the top vent no air was being force out, it's being brought in. I flipped the fan to see if that was I but then no air moves at all.

 

[TheCauf]

Also, if anyone knows a way to block the light that comes in from the intake fan it'd be greatly appreciated

 

[THE KONASSURE]

Put your carbon filter higher mate and yeah should be sucking through the filter so blowing out the top in your setup

 

[THE KONASSURE]

To block the light you want some ducting with a bend and you can put a stocking over the pipe on the outside or cut up a box and make it kinda stealthy looking, lol

 

[TheCauf]

Put your carbon filter higher mate and yeah should be sucking through the filter so blowing out the top in your setup

The tent is only 2x2 so the light takes up pretty much the entire space, and me being a dumbass bought the smaller ducting thinking I wouldn't need any more. Is it just a seal issue? L

 

[THE KONASSURE]

Sounds like you might have put the fan in the wrong way round ?

You want the filter above the light then mate because hot air rises and you`ll want to keep the heat out, also co2 is heavy so sits low down better to vent from the top, also any space on the ground a pot can go in, plus the floor can get wet and carbon filters need to stay dry

Can you not put the filter higher with fan sticking out of the top of the tent ? long ways it should just about fit in the gap by the light ?

 

[TheCauf]

To block the light you want some ducting with a bend and you can put a stocking over the pipe on the outside or cut up a box and make it kinda stealthy looking, lol

Well I solved one problem, I think I'm gonna cut more squares out for more airflow though. All I had to do was use a strip of electrical tape on the seam and now the tent is pitch black.

 

[TheCauf]

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Sounds like you might have put the fan in the wrong way round ?

You want the filter above the light then mate because hot air rises and you`ll want to keep the heat out, also co2 is heavy so sits low down better to vent from the top, also any space on the ground a pot can go in, plus the floor can get wet and carbon filters need to stay dry

Can you not put the filter higher with fan sticking out of the top of the tent ? long ways it should just about fit in the gap by the light ?

I could probably do that, what's the best thing to support the filter? I don't mean to badger you with questions so if you get annoyed I apologize

 

[THE KONASSURE]

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I could probably do that, what's the best thing to support the filter? I don't mean to badger you with questions so if you get annoyed I apologize

I normally just tie them to the tent there normally designed to hold the weight of a fan, filter and some lights

or you can use a pole or something to go between the filter and the floor

Just make sure it`s all secure whenever I go in a grow I check the pipes have no leaks and all the lights are secure, a hps or even a cfl or led falling on a busey wet plant can make a nice fire, so can the extract pipe leaking as the tent gets hot and the plants get really dry and then they can go up easier

No fires is always my approach, lol

 

[714steadyeddie]

I have the same fan filter combo but in 4 in also In the 2x2 lol. So you have the fan outside the tent ?

 

[TheCauf]

I have the same fan filter combo but in 4 in also In the 2x2 lol. So you have the fan outside the tent ?

My little girl hasn't sprouted yet so right now I don't have an exhaust but the temp is stable so I'm just rolling with that. I did order another 6" fan I use for intake and I figured with such a small tent that should be good enough if I set it to high. The fucking straps I was going to hang the filter with snapped as soon as I took pressure off it (wouldn't recommend using the ones that come with ventech) so it's taking up space on the floor for this grow.

 

[TheCauf]

I have the same fan filter combo but in 4 in also In the 2x2 lol. So you have the fan outside the tent ?

I got rid of those bamboo stakes for now and put plastic over top of the pot with a belt securing it to make a little humidome type John

 

[a senile fungus]

My little girl hasn't sprouted yet so right now I don't have an exhaust but the temp is stable so I'm just rolling with that. I did order another 6" fan I use for intake and I figured with such a small tent that should be good enough if I set it to high. The fucking straps I was going to hang the filter with snapped as soon as I took pressure off it (wouldn't recommend using the ones that come with ventech) so it's taking up space on the floor for this grow.

The plastic on those straps is useless. Better to tie them with a square knot.

With such a small space, you really don't need an intake fan. The blower on the filter should move enough air to pull in fresh air passively.

Good luck!

 

[TheCauf]

Now this is probably a dumb question, but will a 6" intake fan be enough to remove the smell? i can't spend any more money for this grow at least so fingers crossed.

 

[Kind Sir]

Now this is probably a dumb question, but will a 6" intake fan be enough to remove the smell? i can't spend any more money for this grow at least so fingers crossed.

I use a 6" fan/carbon filter with a 4x4 tent and it works great. I use Hurricane inline fan/ Phresh Carbon Filter.

 

[714steadyeddie]

Now this is probably a dumb question, but will a 6" intake fan be enough to remove the smell? i can't spend any more money for this grow at least so fingers crossed.

You need to look at the CFM rating on the fan. Then calculate the size of the actual grow space (Length X Width X Height) ideally you want to exchange the air in the room about 3-5x per minute if I'm not mistaken

 

[TheCauf]

The plastic on those straps is useless. Better to tie them with a square knot.

With such a small space, you really don't need an intake fan. The blower on the filter should move enough air to pull in fresh air passively.

Good luck!

Is it ok to have this just sitting there? It makes the tent dip so I put crossbars on both sides.

 

[Skunk Baxter]

This stuff works great for hanging filters from the ceiling of the tent -

http://www.lowes.com/pd_302463-75332-WHITE___

The holes are about an inch apart, and 1/8 inches in diameter. You can cut the pieces to fit, loop it around your filter, and line up the sets of holes and screw 3/16 inch screws into the holes to hold the straps together. If you can't see it in your mind's eye, I'll post pictures tomorrow. Lights are out at the moment. Great stuff; flexible enough to work with, but very strong and doesn't seem to stretch at all.

To make the poles in your ceiling more rigid, I suggest measuring the inside diameter of the poles. If they're 5/8 inch poles, inside diameter should be about 1/2 inch. Go to Lowes or Home Depot and buy 2-foot long sections of 1/2 inch steel rod, and insert them into the hollow poles to stiffen them. I do this to every horizontal pole that bears weight, including the two horizontal poles on the side of the tent because they support the horizontal poles that support the light and fan. Don't buy rebar; it usually is too wide to fit. Buy smooth steel poles. They sell them for a few bucks apiece.

You don't have one of those tents that has the cheap plastic corner brackets, do you? Not to judge, but those are a disaster waiting to happen. I replaced mine with copper elbows from the plumbing department. Braced the top corners with "L"-shaped brackets secured to the poles with hose clamps, and that tent is staying upright, period. I never have to worry about bumping it or waking up to the crashing sound of a 30-pound light or filter smashing a pound and a half of White Rhino into pulp.

 

[TheCauf]

This stuff works great for hanging filters from the ceiling of the tent -

http://www.lowes.com/pd_302463-75332-WHITE___

The holes are about an inch apart, and 1/8 inches in diameter. You can cut the pieces to fit, loop it around your filter, and line up the sets of holes and screw 3/16 inch screws into the holes to hold the straps together. If you can't see it in your mind's eye, I'll post pictures tomorrow. Lights are out at the moment. Great stuff; flexible enough to work with, but very strong and doesn't seem to stretch at all.

To make the poles in your ceiling more rigid, I suggest measuring the inside diameter of the poles. If they're 5/8 inch poles, inside diameter should be about 1/2 inch. Go to Lowes or Home Depot and buy 2-foot long sections of 1/2 inch steel rod, and insert them into the hollow poles to stiffen them. I do this to every horizontal pole that bears weight, including the two horizontal poles on the side of the tent because they support the horizontal poles that support the light and fan. Don't buy rebar; it usually is too wide to fit. Buy smooth steel poles. They sell them for a few bucks apiece.

You don't have one of those tents that has the cheap plastic corner brackets, do you? Not to judge, but those are a disaster waiting to happen. I replaced mine with copper elbows from the plumbing department. Braced the top corners with "L"-shaped brackets secured to the poles with hose clamps, and that tent is staying upright, period. I never have to worry about bumping it or waking up to the crashing sound of a 30-pound light or filter smashing a pound and a half of White Rhino into pulp.

I'll definitely have to check those out, much appreciated. The tent doesn't have plastic corner joints though, they're aluminum I believe. I never thought to add steel poles inside for more support that's genius.

 

[TheCauf]

This stuff works great for hanging filters from the ceiling of the tent -

http://www.lowes.com/pd_302463-75332-WHITE___

The holes are about an inch apart, and 1/8 inches in diameter. You can cut the pieces to fit, loop it around your filter, and line up the sets of holes and screw 3/16 inch screws into the holes to hold the straps together. If you can't see it in your mind's eye, I'll post pictures tomorrow. Lights are out at the moment. Great stuff; flexible enough to work with, but very strong and doesn't seem to stretch at all.

To make the poles in your ceiling more rigid, I suggest measuring the inside diameter of the poles. If they're 5/8 inch poles, inside diameter should be about 1/2 inch. Go to Lowes or Home Depot and buy 2-foot long sections of 1/2 inch steel rod, and insert them into the hollow poles to stiffen them. I do this to every horizontal pole that bears weight, including the two horizontal poles on the side of the tent because they support the horizontal poles that support the light and fan. Don't buy rebar; it usually is too wide to fit. Buy smooth steel poles. They sell them for a few bucks apiece.

You don't have one of those tents that has the cheap plastic corner brackets, do you? Not to judge, but those are a disaster waiting to happen. I replaced mine with copper elbows from the plumbing department. Braced the top corners with "L"-shaped brackets secured to the poles with hose clamps, and that tent is staying upright, period. I never have to worry about bumping it or waking up to the crashing sound of a 30-pound light or filter smashing a pound and a half of White Rhino into pulp.

How do you put the steel poles in your cross bars? Mine have these pinched U shaped things to fit over the top square. It's only a 250 watt CFL so it's not too heavy idt. Do you think adding them to the top square will help?