Turning the fans off for a few hours - is it safe?

[oldfogey8]

No it's not. Today would be a good day for a pot party......I promise I won't run out. Clasic vinyl, beer and pot for free.....what a country.

Is the putting green shoveled and open for business?

 

[kevinn]

You can try boxing in your fan with foam insulation.

 

[user 60570]

I just built my first growbox (the usual: 6" intake and outtake holes, cooled hood, ducting etc.). It's 100% concealed and lightproof, but the 6" 36db inline fan is clearly audible and the noise would be suspicious to my guests (I rarely have any, but I don't ANYONE to know about my little project). It's also... 95% airtight - when everything's off, the only source of air is the intake hole.

Can I just turn the fans off (the other one being a small oscillating fan) for about 3-5 hours? Will the plants be OK?

i hope you pop back in

this Thread has soooooo much potential for derailment and in contention for Drift of the Year

but alas , we are a focused and disciplined group and we are holding back the off topic remarks

But it is difficult

please come back

soon

awwww cr-ap………

does anyone know why the FAA grounded all those planes today?

 

[RosterMan]

i hope you pop back in

this Thread has soooooo much potential for derailment and in contention for Drift of the Year

but alas , we are a focused and disciplined group and we are holding back the off topic remarks

But it is difficult

please come back

soon

awwww cr-ap………

does anyone know why the FAA grounded all those planes today?

 

[CrashMagnet]

If you want to spend the money, an 8" exhaust fan will provide the same airflow at a lower speed with a much lower noise level.

 

[joeb631a]

I always timed my grows for off peak electrical times. Most coincide with the times most visitors are home eating or in bed. Cheaper on the wallet, too.

depending on what your meter is I never really found out why electricity would be cheaper at night. How do they know what time of day it is at least on old electric meters.
I know in my area electric gets cheaper on Oct 1 and goes back up in time for summer on first of May

 

[joeb631a]

So do I. Long drive......

he should bring snacks ...

 

[Hippie420]

i hope you pop back in

this Thread has soooooo much potential for derailment and in contention for Drift of the Year

does anyone know why the FAA grounded all those planes today?

Talk about a thread drift.....

Ask Pete. He's in charge of transportation. God help us.

 

[WeedHopper]

That faggott can't keep a car running must less this Countries transportation systems.

 

[ActivatedAlmonds52]

Damn, that's a lot of replies! I haven't even started germinating my seeds yet. I want to learn all the essential info before starting the grow for good.

I've read somewhere that fans should be on 24/7, not just when the lamp is on. Maybe I'm misinformed.

The lamp is just 250W. I'm going to use MH and then switch to HPS (like most people, I guess). I mentioned doing a dry run (no plants) in another thread to see how temparature changes throughout the day. Still working on that because I procrastinate too much.

The whole setup is inside a single 7' wardrobe + fake cardboard box on top to hide the light coming from the exhaust (it used to project a nice little circle on the ceiling before that). Lots of duct tape, window seals and zipties.

 

[joeb631a]

Damn, that's a lot of replies! I haven't even started germinating my seeds yet. I want to learn all the essential info before starting the grow for good.

I've read somewhere that fans should be on 24/7, not just when the lamp is on. Maybe I'm misinformed.

The lamp is just 250W. I'm going to use MH and then switch to HPS (like most people, I guess). I mentioned doing a dry run (no plants) in another thread to see how temparature changes throughout the day. Still working on that because I procrastinate too much.

The whole setup is inside a single 7' wardrobe + fake cardboard box on top to hide the light coming from the exhaust (it used to project a nice little circle on the ceiling before that). Lots of duct tape, window seals and zipties.

That same technique on your set up was exactly what the Apollo 13 astronauts used to come back to earth....

 

[user 60570]

That same technique on your set up was exactly what the Apollo 13 astronauts used to come back to earth....

no way!

they would never make it through the VanAllen Belts!

 

[joeb631a]

no way!

they would never make it through the VanAllen Belts!

forgot about them Belts Mea culpa ..

 

[user 60570]

forgot about them Belts Mea culpa ..

 

[pute]

If you want to spend the money, an 8" exhaust fan will provide the same airflow at a lower speed with a much lower noise level.

I have a speed control on my exhaust fan. You could turn it down when you have visitors.

 

[RosterMan]

he should bring shiloh

 

[joeb631a]

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Sounded very Greta like ..just saying

 

[ActivatedAlmonds52]

I ran a 6h test yesterday. With 250W HPS, the temperature/humidity went from 61F/64% to 70F/68% in about 1,5h and stayed that way until the end. The temperature outside the wardrobe was 60F.

So, back to my question: when should I turn on the inline fan?

Is it OK if it's on only alongside the lamp in vegetative stage (18/6h cycle) and then always on when I switch to 12/12 (flowering & budding)?

 

[pute]

I leave my fans on 24/7.

 

[SubmarineGirl]

My in-line fan is always on no matter what stage my plants are in