DIY 600w vented hood

[Hash Hound]

Having trouble removing the heat from the 600w MH and HPS, so I decided to try my hand at metal shop.

I made a hood that has a 4 inch vent hole on the top. And a cover on the inside to shield the vent and reflect light back down. Took about 3 hours to fabricate. It's slightly larger than the original reflector that came with the kit. All that is left to do is make the hole for the mogul socket.

 

[Hash Hound]

Here it is in action

 

[Twelve12]

Great work! Looks like a pro. +rep

 

[zackroman]

Really nice job man Congrats! And keep up the good work!

 

[OG13]

What's it made of, trim coil (for aluminum siding/cladding)? Looks good, may have to do something similar for my CFL hood.

 

[Hash Hound]

OG, good guess. 24" x 25' roll I have been using it for some solar projects also. It's easy to work with.
It seems to be working good at drawing out the heat. I'm not sure if I got the reflective angles right, but I followed the shape of the hood that came with the light kit. Just made it a little bigger.

 

[Hash Hound]

although I have a fan at the far end of the duct venting out through a window, I added a inline fan to the hood to suck more heat out.

Can be easily turned around to bring colder air in

 

[420fied]

Nice DIY work!

 

[EgaPega]

 

[MattyTrips]