Designing bedroom grow?

So I'm kinda stumped on ventilating this bedroom grow.
It has a window it's about 10x10 , I'm going to be putting a 8x8 foot tent in there.
I will be doing 2 1000 watt lights, over 16 plants in 10 gallon pots with tamato cages. (I would do 4k but I ran 4 lights last round and jeez that bill was high mabey the last month or something.)


So my question mostly is should I cut a plywood piece put it in the window like shut it to the ply wood. Cut two holes one for a/c and one for exaughst.
But how would I exaughst these lights with out blowing my cold ac air out also?


I'm thinking I might not even need a/c since we are getting closer to fall/winter, and since I can vent the lights right out the window.

venting lights out your window is considered a no no since thats how they can tell your growing with the IR...blow the hot air into your attic or basement.

You haven't thought this thru enough it you are venting anything out of your windows. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

up! i get into the attic and cut a 6" hole in the sheetrock. (save the cut-out.) when i'm done, the cut piece goes back in place. a little spackle here and there, and you can't tell at all...

RetiredMatthebrute said:

venting lights out your window is considered a no no since thats how they can tell your growing with the IR...blow the hot air into your attic or basement.

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There not doing that in Cali thanks though and I'm not worried it's legal

greenlikemoney said:

You haven't thought this thru enough it you are venting anything out of your windows. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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Can u explain why?
And iv been doing this for years
Not like I'm thinking this through like it's my first try

Silky Shagsalot said:

up! i get into the attic and cut a 6" hole in the sheetrock. (save the cut-out.) when i'm done, the cut piece goes back in place. a little spackle here and there, and you can't tell at all...

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Thank you for a good constructive comment



Shieeeet hahahaha

doubletake said:

But how would I exaughst these lights with out blowing my cold ac air out also?

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I would try using outside air to cool your lights.. Blow that over your sealed lights, and exhaust the hot air outside.

I had a similar setup and you really don't need the ac. Run your lights during the night since it will be cooler and i pulled the air from outside threw my lights up into my attic. I used a 6" pipe and put little holes in the pipe so it would slowly pull air from inside the tent also. I would put a couple holes in it then bake out the room with smoke turn the fan on and as long your exchanging the rooms air every 15 or so mins your fine.

I know your legal but Just fyi, in the US the use of flir or infra red requires a search warrant

thats not much light for that area. Depending on outside temps and AC you may be able to do closed loop air cooling. The intake is in the plywood of the window, and the exhaust is in the plywood. If temps get too cold outside, you'll get massive condensation, and I can't imagine it would be good for the bulbs.

- Jiji

jijiandfarmgang said:

I know your legal but Just fyi, in the US the use of flir or infra red requires a search warrant

thats not much light for that area. Depending on outside temps and AC you may be able to do closed loop air cooling. The intake is in the plywood of the window, and the exhaust is in the plywood. If temps get too cold outside, you'll get massive condensation, and I can't imagine it would be good for the bulbs.

- Jiji

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Yeah so they would have to be really suspicious that I'm doing some illigal ass shit which I'm not.

And that's what I'm thinking mabey 2k vented out the window and only ran at night will be ok

http://www.amazon.com/Air-King-PWC8R-Professional-Round/dp/B002Q4U1H0/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1406908050&sr=8-5&keywords=8+inch+duct

You can use those, paint plywood and that to match, make it discrete, and people won't even notice.

- Jiji