Decided to ditch window venting

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Thisguy1240

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Basically I'm in a first floor apartment and anyone coming or going from their apartments has to walk past my window, being no more than 6 feet away from it.
I couldn't find a way to make my window exhaust port invisible so instead I made a hole in the wall leading to the AC unit.
There seems to be some kind of ducting leading to the outside but I won't hook into it in case the AC needs it for some reason.
 

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I L0VE W33D

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That's smart, although with the AC there and the moisture from the tent you may need a dehumidifier in there..
I am guessing it's possibly illegal where you're growing due to hiding the exhaust?
Just curious - Being in an apartment, what happens if you get an inspection or a fire elsewhere etc. and you've drilled through the wall like so?
 
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Relic79

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That pipe coming from the ceiling goes direct outside? That seems strange. Maybe it was a dryer vent from an apartment sized washer/dryer someone maybe had in the room, or maybe left over from a previous tenants grow exhaust? :bigjoint:

If it was a dryer, it was already used to exhaust hot air!

I don't like the chance of leading someone wrong, but if you don't have gas burning appliances to worry about carbon monoxide, and that vent goes outside, if it were me, I'd use it.
 
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I L0VE W33D said:
That's smart, although with the AC there and the moisture from the tent you may need a dehumidifier in there..
I am guessing it's possibly illegal where you're growing due to hiding the exhaust?
Just curious - Being in an apartment, what happens if you get an inspection or a fire elsewhere etc. and you've drilled through the wall like so?
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I've got a bookshelf I can put there. Totally doubt they'll move it - As for the hole on the other side I can patch it up with a thin patch.
 
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Relic79 said:
That pipe coming from the ceiling goes direct outside? That seems strange. Maybe it was a dryer vent from an apartment sized washer/dryer someone maybe had in the room, or maybe left over from a previous tenants grow exhaust? :bigjoint:

If it was a dryer, it was already used to exhaust hot air!

I don't like the chance of leading someone wrong, but if you don't have gas burning appliances to worry about carbon monoxide, and that vent goes outside, if it were me, I'd use it.
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There's a gas heater in there as well so that explains it.
 
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Thisguy1240

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Relic79 said:
That pipe coming from the ceiling goes direct outside? That seems strange. Maybe it was a dryer vent from an apartment sized washer/dryer someone maybe had in the room, or maybe left over from a previous tenants grow exhaust? :bigjoint:

If it was a dryer, it was already used to exhaust hot air!

I don't like the chance of leading someone wrong, but if you don't have gas burning appliances to worry about carbon monoxide, and that vent goes outside, if it were me, I'd use it.
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I think I could use a Y tube and a booster fan to exhaust both the tent and the Co2 from the heater.
 
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Relic79

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It could be for the gas heater. If the landlord was concerned that the gas burner wasn't getting enough fresh air, it can lead to low oxygen levels and inefficient burning of fuel. This leads to carbon-monoxide.

This can also happen when you create negative pressure in a house by venting outside. I see a lot of growers doing this and often wonder about this. It would probably be a problem if their houses weren't leaky. I was venting outside for a while, but I use all electric.

Now that I know you have a gas heater, I wouldn't suggest you vent outside at all, y tube or otherwise, at least not without a carbon monoxide detector.
 
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Thisguy1240

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Relic79 said:
It could be for the gas heater. If the landlord was concerned that the gas burner wasn't getting enough fresh air, it can lead to low oxygen levels and inefficient burning of fuel. This leads to carbon-monoxide.

This can also happen when you create negative pressure in a house by venting outside. I see a lot of growers doing this and often wonder about this. It would probably be a problem if their houses weren't leaky. I was venting outside for a while, but I use all electric.

Now that I know you have a gas heater, I wouldn't suggest you vent outside at all, y tube or otherwise, at least not without a carbon monoxide detector.
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So would you recommend using a dehumidifier in there? I don't know if I can fit one. Otherwise, am I safe to vent into that closet?
 
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Relic79

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A dehumidifer doesn't need to vent, so it should be fine.

That said - I would find one and be ready to buy one, but instead, by a Humidistat and see what your humidity goes up to.
Spend money on the dehu when you see that you have to.

But also, do you have a data logger, or some way to watch your temp and humidity at light cycle changes? Rapid cooling can cause RH spikes and condensation when lights turn off, etc.

If your venting is handling that, and your RH is staying within reasonable range, you might be OK without one.
 
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