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[frankreynolds]

yeh in a tent I agree

 

[Deleted Account]

Interesting point about cooling the motors off
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genuine question i thought they were cooled off by the air moving over them?

That is probably how they are meant to work yes, but they aren't designed to run 24/7. I've burnt out a shitload of cheap oscillating fans as I'm sure most other indoor growers have. The reason I turn mine off for a short time now, is the last one stopped working but motor stayed on and started to melt the plastic. Probably closest I've come to a fire in the growroom.

Yes Frank but it is unnecessary expense

What size tents are you talking here? You pretty much need an intake fan on a large setup. You can't suck enough air in through the passive vents with the tent shut, try it with a 250mm Blauberg and your tent may implode. You may also need the vents shut due to light leaks. Way less strain on your exhaust fan with an intake fan helping it aswell.

 

[Deleted Account]

Wasting your time with intake unless you have a sealed room
Tents are made for passive air intake,this allows you to have negative pressure in tent keeping the smell in
Having intake will give positive pressures and the smell will be punped out of all the vents
Doing this carbon filter becomes irrelevant

This makes no sense? A sealed room is exactly that, SEALED. You don't have I take or exhaust, it's sealed.

I have never seen a tent made for passive intake? As far as I know every tent on the market has an inlet fan hole in the bottom, exhaust fan hole at the top.

Having intake will not give you positive pressure unless your intake fan is bigger than your exhaust.

 

[Pedro de pacas]

What are the flaps along the bottom of the tent for, let air in or decoration ???

lol

 

[Deleted Account]

What are the flaps along the bottom of the tent for, let air in or decoration ???

lol

They are air vents, if they were designed for only passive intake their wouldn't be a 150mm ducting hole in the bottom of tents now would there

 

[Porky]

What are the flaps along the bottom of the tent for, let air in or decoration ???

lol

My tent dosnt have any flaps anywhere. Just holes ranging from 100mm to 200m. Ive seen 1.2x1.2 tents with flaps at the bottom.

 

[Pedro de pacas]

My tent dosnt have any flaps anywhere. Just holes ranging from 100mm to 200m. Ive seen 1.2x1.2 tents with flaps at the bottom.

Yeah, all mine do, from the cheap shit to the new gorrilla

What cheap arse shit brand did ya buy ?

 

[Porky]

Yeah, all mine do, from the cheap shit to the new gorrilla

What cheap arse shit brand did ya buy ?

Shit hawk.

 

[Mellow oldfark]

Tents can have a forced air intake but extraction must be a greater volume to keep filtration effective .️

 

[JHerer]

Even the cheap oscillating fans have thermal switches buried in the windings for the motor - if they pass a certain temperature, they open - permanently - preventing a fire.

 

[Indy]

Just bought this big bastard from Bunnings yestie ($99) to replace a old fan i had to move A/C air right through the house in the summer months, it's a Click 70cm Heavy Duty Metal Pedestal Fan.. If you've got a grow room set up, this bugga could cover a whole room on 1 (low).

Seems to have good robust 130w motor to drive it.

 

[Carbcon]

Bunnings had a 30w 200mm 3 speed air circulator recently.
$20
Seem to work well.
I had the cheap clip on Bunnings ones but few failing after 1.5 runs kinda.

The air circulator much better to move air

Can clip easy to pole as shown also.
Adjustable base so free stands fine too.
I run a lot of inner fans.

Choice of funky colours

 

[Indy]

Yeah, i took notice of that fan in your tent the other night, mate. i' m thinking seriously of pissing off the shit seahawk one's i got for a couple like yours. A much sturdier fan.

 

[frankreynolds]

Fuck indy may just stick that on one side of my room lol

 

[Porky]

Has anyone tried these??

660 Large Air Circulator - Vornado

Whole Room Vortex Circulation Moves Air 100 ft. Multidirectional Air Flow Easy To Clean Whisper Quiet 4 Speed Push-Button Control Energy Saver 5 Year Warranty Fully Adjustable Chrome Glide Bar

www.vornado.com

 

[frankreynolds]

seems like a small bit of gear moving a lot of air, prob be a bit loud

 

[Indy]

They mention it's "whisper quiet" but from my experience, quiet fans fall short on moving large volumes of air. That one might be revolutionary, though after viewing the video i hold some serious doubts.

For mine, if the fucker is making bugga all noise, it's moving bugga all air.

 

[Deleted member cpr]

Has anyone tried these??

660 Large Air Circulator - Vornado

Whole Room Vortex Circulation Moves Air 100 ft. Multidirectional Air Flow Easy To Clean Whisper Quiet 4 Speed Push-Button Control Energy Saver 5 Year Warranty Fully Adjustable Chrome Glide Bar

www.vornado.com

I've got the medium size one porky. It's a quality fan with a narrow trajectory, that's it. Ìt's no substitute for anything that oscillates

 

[Deleted member cpr]

I've been using box fans of late. I lay them flat on their backs underneath my plants and blow them up through the canopy. I make a little more stand to lift them off the ground 1Ocm or so. I'm still trying to find a reliable one. Last ones I bought were 50 bucks instead of 20, they might last longer.

 

[Dotts]

Just bought this big bastard from Bunnings yestie ($99) to replace a old fan i had to move A/C air right through the house in the summer months, it's a Click 70cm Heavy Duty Metal Pedestal Fan.. If you've got a grow room set up, this bugga could cover a whole room on 1 (low).

Seems to have good robust 130w motor to drive it.

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i got one of these in the workshop, very loud, not real good for stealth...