Thanks Ronnie
My big exhaust fan has a speed controller connected to it, so I should be able to adjust it to match up with the AC exhaust.
To be clear, you're warning me to make sure my exhaust fan moves at least as much, or more, air than the AC's blower, right?
Here is the photo of the area.
That little stub of flex duct on the right is the AC's exhaust. You can see the S&P on the left.
The idea is to just re-position the S&P so the AC's exhaust goes right into it. This picture doesn't show it, but the AC's exhaust is not 8". That hole is from when I was just venting the room. On the inside of the wall, the AC's exhaust is mounted to a much smaller hole. 5" I think. If I don't actually connect them, instead just have the AC's exhaust pointing into the S&P's intake, I think it will achieve most of what I'm trying to do, with the bonus of not creating a back pressure inside the AC. Any thoughts?
My biggest concern about ducting them together properly is that I suck too hard on the AC's exhaust and pull more air out of the flowering room, actually making the leak worse. I never did attach a booster to the intake. I'm reluctant to put too much more energy into making the portable work better since it will be going away asap.
I'm going to try and make the change tonight, but I already have a couple other tasks planned for this evening.
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Thanks Wiz!
I think I saw your chiller, but I'm going to go look at it again. Swapping out frozen bottles isn't a lot of work or anything, but it is tedious to always have to remember to check every few hours. Your idea could be a better solution until I can get the mini split. Changing my ducting as discussed might also resolve the res temp issue as it should cool the basement itself.
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Wednesday is update day, so...
I checked on the outdoor ladies yesterday, and they look fine. So far nothing has feasted on them. A cage to protect them probably isn't an option, but I did, and will each time, pee around them and put some hair around the plants (Hope it works Fishy!).
Here is what they looked like after being transplanted. I didn't intend to put them into the same hole, but the handle on my tool broke while I was digging. I didn't want to try and dig a second hole with no tools, so I did my best to enlarge the first hole and they are gonna share it.
Yes. There are actually 2 plants there. When I checked them yesterday, I put a stick between them to point them away from each other. They aren't as close as they look. Each plant is ~10" tall and wide. They are dense little bushes. I hope they make it. I'd love to see what they do outside. It's not even about the smoke. I just want to try growing under the giant HPS.
The ladies downstairs are doing great. Today is day 10 since flip. AFAICT they are all showing some pistils, but I think most, or perhaps all, were already showing sexual maturity. I didn't use GLR this round, so they are definitely taking longer to make the transition to flowering.
This is a couple days ago. The ones to the left are still recovering from their defol. They all got a heavier dose this round as I sort of went through them all twice.
I'm real happy about how full the room is. I'm actually a little worried it's too full, but when I do the 3 week defol, it should be fine as I'll be removing a lot more of the bottom branches that aren't going to do anything.
A milestone was reached last night. Up until then, I had been forcing the plants to grow horizontally and discouraged any vertical growth. I've stopped doing that. I finally started raising the lights last night!
From here on, I'll no longer be training them other then supporting any branches that start to sag later.
I removed all the wire holding the branches down. I've found that the branches mostly hold their shape after you lock them in place for a couple days, but by releasing them, it will bring the branches back towards the center. This will make the plants' footprints a little smaller and should also help with the crowding. The canopy is fairly even considering the wide variety of strains I'm growing.
Tonight I will be rearranging all the plants to create a stadium sort of effect. I had noticed that the plants at the ends of the room were stretching more than the ones in the middle, so the last time I shuffled them around, I put the large ones in the middle to try and get the smaller plants to stretch a little. I don't think it was as successful as I hoped. It helped, but because I am training them so much, I kind of negated much of the effect.
Tonight I will be arranging them so the largest plants are on the ends and the shortest are in the center. This should also help spread the light better.
Not a lot else is going. I'll do a little more defoliation in another week or so. I've still been removing some leaves when they are in the way, but I prefer to defol in waves. Other than that, they are entering a period where I don't have to do as much to them. I keep thinking it will mean I'm less busy.
I have plenty to do during this phase. I'm still working on my 'paperwork' and making preparations to try out the farmer's market. I'm still hoping to be there the last weekend of June, but that's starting to look a little less certain. I'm waiting on someone else and they are dragging their feet getting me the records I need. Anyway, so when one area in my life settles down, something else is sure to pickup the slack! LOL
This week I'm going to do another PSA...
Kids, when you're told not to use isopropyl alcohol on acrylic bongs, listen! The problem isn't the alcohol itself, but the small amount acetone that remains from the manufacturing process. The acetone will "craze", or crack, the plastic.
Eventually, it will leak.
If you're broke from spending all your money on your basement, you're gonna end up with this...
It aint pretty folks! Just say no to alcohol!
As my parting thought, I'm just going to share that I'm feeling a little down. I found out yesterday that my neighbor died in a car accident Saturday night. Nobody noticed the trucked rolled off the road until Sunday morning. I knew something was up when all the cars started showing up on Sunday morning. They like to entertain, so we thought maybe it was a Father's Day party. When there were still cars coming and going all day and again Monday, I suspect a death in the family. They have an elderly parent that spends summers with them, so I assumed he had passed. I had heard about the car accident Sunday, but the details I knew at the time made me think it was unrelated. My neighbor, his uncle, and his nephew, were driving back towards town when they failed to negotiate a turn and hit a tree. The older passengers died instantly, but the younger boy was trapped in the truck for several hours.
I'm going to miss my neighbor. He was a really nice guy. A true 'good soul' if you know what I mean. I feel terrible for his family (wife and four kids). In the year and a half we've lived here, I've only met and spoke to the wife once, so I don't feel quite the same bond with her. My wife and I are both unsure about going over there yet. I want to give them a little time with family and closer friends before we pay our respects.
I didn't plan it, but this also ties into the PSA from above. According to the survivor of the crash, the 2 men had been drinking. Just say no to alcohol people!
Anyway, not that this has anything to do with my grow, but It's weighing heavy on my heart and mind. I just needed to get it out. Thanks for listening.
good times
