DIY heat exhaust manifold for the Solarstorm 800
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:52 am
I thought I would create a new thread for this modification I did to get the temps down in my chamber.
The way the fixture is vented, the exhaust heat generated inside chamber temps that were unacceptable and screwed up my Co2.
All materials were from Home Depot or Lowes.
Not shown is one "extension" (5" - 6") that was needed to get the 18" spacing between the ducts.
Here is one of the exhaust manifolds showing the 2" X 17" opening to mate with the exhaust vent.
Flange is for double sided tape to stick to fixture while metal taping.
I went from temperatures well over 100 deg F to just over 80 deg F which is right around the temps I was generating with a 600w Cooltube.
Exhaust fan is a 6" Vortex pushing about 450 cfm.
The way the fixture is vented, the exhaust heat generated inside chamber temps that were unacceptable and screwed up my Co2.
All materials were from Home Depot or Lowes.
Not shown is one "extension" (5" - 6") that was needed to get the 18" spacing between the ducts.
Here is one of the exhaust manifolds showing the 2" X 17" opening to mate with the exhaust vent.
Flange is for double sided tape to stick to fixture while metal taping.
I went from temperatures well over 100 deg F to just over 80 deg F which is right around the temps I was generating with a 600w Cooltube.
Exhaust fan is a 6" Vortex pushing about 450 cfm.