MM2K6 Room Cooler evap cooling mod modification

Goonie Goat

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I have to move my set up out into the shed because the wall will be comming down where it is to become a second lounge room. So will be building one from insulated coolroom panels. 3m ×1.2 × 2 high. It will need to be a sealed setup running c02 in summer to combat the Brisbane weather. So 7.2 m3 will be the area i need cooled
Hmm, are you still going to be using the shed to work on things?

Your shed should be on its own circuit probably on a 20 amp breaker, you could daisy chain off one of the power points and run your 2.5mm 3 core earth/live/neutral through conduit to the spot you want to put your aircon condenser, hook that upto one of these

Hook your split AC up to a plug and plug into isolator.

Anything under 5.5kw is legal to hook upto a plug, you will only need like 3kw
 

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MM2K6

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Yeah i need aircon just don't want to draw to much juice
That's why I got the small one but, it was completely useless! I'd get a proper box A/C or high efficiency split system. My mate runs one of the good portable one that you vent out the window, some of them have ok energy rating.
 

ED-209

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Aren't you always going to have a problem with thermodynamics with these sorts of things if they dump the heat of the cooling unit back into the same space it is cooling - regardless of cooling efficiency of the cooler alone.

The comparison says it's a personal cooler - like small space heaters - I'm guessing to justify it's use despite low efficiency

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Mellow oldfark

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Looked @ the coolzy not long ago.
Something about it was a deal breaker for me.
But I'm such a old stoner I can't remember why!🤪🥴
Arr was for our bedroom ended up with a Dimplex ,bit noisy but I'm a deaf bastard anyway.
Nice and cool ,guessing it would be descent for a small grow room.
 
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Indy

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The other thing I wonder about is A/C cooled environment and the effects on the plant's.
That's why a grow room/tent setup inside a lung room is my preference. That way any air that enters a grow is already around the optimal temperature.

I'm using a 550w window unit at the moment, probably comes in around $2-3 onthe really hot days. Next build is going to have a 1.8w split system dc inverter. Should come in around a $1-2 a day.
 

MM2K6

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Aren't you always going to have a problem with thermodynamics with these sorts of things if they dump the heat of the cooling unit back into the same space it is cooling - regardless of cooling efficiency of the cooler alone.

The comparison says it's a personal cooler - like small space heaters - I'm guessing to justify it's use despite low efficiency

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Dump it strait out the shed wall cut a hole, dump the rear vent out there. Just make it close. Mount A/C in grow room.
 

Hudo

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Dump it strait out the shed wall cut a hole, dump the rear vent out there. Just make it close. Mount A/C in grow room.
The problem with that is it from what I'm reading , the air it dumps out comes from the grow room. I want to run a sealed room with C02. Mainly just for the humid summer months. Being in Brisbane it's hard to maintain humidity below 80% in the summer months let alone get it down to 50 last couple weeks of flower. That's why I'm looking at window or split i think.
 

Hudo

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I've also toyed with the ideah of a couple car aircons with a fridge pump hooked up to them. I've got a couple of those under dash style ones hanging around
 

MM2K6

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The problem with that is it from what I'm reading , the air it dumps out comes from the grow room. I want to run a sealed room with C02. Mainly just for the humid summer months. Being in Brisbane it's hard to maintain humidity below 80% in the summer months let alone get it down to 50 last couple weeks of flower. That's why I'm looking at window or split i think.
I see what you mean with the A/C and the 02, I recon split would be nice at least you can seal it all up.
 

Green Genius

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The problem with that is it from what I'm reading , the air it dumps out comes from the grow room. I want to run a sealed room with C02. Mainly just for the humid summer months. Being in Brisbane it's hard to maintain humidity below 80% in the summer months let alone get it down to 50 last couple weeks of flower. That's why I'm looking at window or split i think.
You have to run a split.

I liken it to car racing. If you want faster times (better results) in some areas you HAVE to spend money. A decent environmental control is one of them.
 

MM2K6

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You have to run a split.

I liken it to car racing. If you want faster times (better results) in some areas you HAVE to spend money. A decent environmental control is one of them.
I love cars, 1st job auto wreckers @ 16 to keep me out of juvie :ROFLMAO: I'm a good boy now! 😁

34 years ago! hahahha
 
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