12000btu mini split inside 4x8 grow tent?

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Headuardo

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Has anyone out a mini split inside their tent? I was thinking i could make a stand for it.

My tent is in my garage which is a 3 car garage. It gets up to 115 in there during the summer and is mot insulated or id cool down the garage.

Currently using a portable ac unit thst exhausts smell and heat in to the garage.

I have a 12000 btu mini split ac unit befpre i install ig and ruin my chance to return it i figured I'd ask people whonknow better. Also worried about having too much cfm for the girls.
 
Renfro

Renfro

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Headuardo said:
My tent is in my garage which is a 3 car garage. It gets up to 115 in there during the summer and is mot insulated or id cool down the garage.

Currently using a portable ac unit thst exhausts smell and heat in to the garage.
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Exhaust the heat from the portable outside, use an inline ozone generator if need be.

You really need to cool the garage, I can imagine the tent walls radiating 115 degree heat. Gonna be difficult to cool.
 
YEAHaDABwillDO.Flinstoned

YEAHaDABwillDO.Flinstoned

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Headuardo said:
Has anyone out a mini split inside their tent? I was thinking i could make a stand for it.

My tent is in my garage which is a 3 car garage. It gets up to 115 in there during the summer and is mot insulated or id cool down the garage.

Currently using a portable ac unit thst exhausts smell and heat in to the garage.

I have a 12000 btu mini split ac unit befpre i install ig and ruin my chance to return it i figured I'd ask people whonknow better. Also worried about having too much cfm for the girls.
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Hey there, I have installed a Mr Cool 12000btu Mini split on my 4x8 tent in my garage. I was having the same problem as you are with a portable unit (down in Texas my garage hit 120f) , A mini split works great make sure to install the unit up high on the tent. I did mine in the middle then had to raise it cause it was blowing in the middle of my plants lol. I have currently installed the portable unit in the garage just to help with the issue of radiant heat and losing cool air when I water, but I ran the tent for months 70-72f with 3000w lighting without it installed no problems.
 
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Headuardo

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YEAHaDABwillDO.Flinstoned said:
Hey there, I have installed a Mr Cool 12000btu Mini split on my 4x8 tent in my garage. I was having the same problem as you are with a portable unit (down in Texas my garage hit 120f) , A mini split works great make sure to install the unit up high on the tent. I did mine in the middle then had to raise it cause it was blowing in the middle of my plants lol. I have currently installed the portable unit in the garage just to help with the issue of radiant heat and losing cool air when I water, but I ran the tent for months 70-72f with 3000w lighting without it installed no problems.
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Awesome! How did you hang it? From the tent poles or did you make a stand for it? I was worried that there might be too much CFM coming from the unit for the plants.
 
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Headuardo

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Renfro said:
Exhaust the heat from the portable outside, use an inline ozone generator if need be.

You really need to cool the garage, I can imagine the tent walls radiating 115 degree heat. Gonna be difficult to cool.
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Good point, I think in the long run I'm going to dry wall a section of my garage and make a grow room instead of a tent.
 
TintEastwood

TintEastwood

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To help with that heat. I might build a box around the tent for the interim. Might be easier to mount the mini head to solid foam sheet. @Renfro is the man on minis. I only use a wall shaker.

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Renfro

Renfro

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Headuardo said:
Good point, I think in the long run I'm going to dry wall a section of my garage and make a grow room instead of a tent.
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Insulate that room really, really well. You won't regret that move. Spray foam is by far the most effective solution. Sides and top.
 
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Apalchen

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I've seen dragonhouseterpz on IG install them in tents. Building a room is your best bet, spray foam insulation is the best but kinda pricey. For a small space it might not be that bad it was 4k for the entire shellf of 850 sq ft building
 
Dryxi

Dryxi

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Apalchen said:
I've seen dragonhouseterpz on IG install them in tents. Building a room is your best bet, spray foam insulation is the best but kinda pricey. For a small space it might not be that bad it was 4k for the entire shellf of 850 sq ft building
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1100 for my 10x12 (120sqft) shed of sides/roof spf
 
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