Having trouble with fan calculations!!!

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by catfish cruising, Jun 18, 2017.

  1. Hi there! not exactly a beginer when it comes to growing but this is surely a beginner question!!!

    so in my country, fans are rated by M3/H, not cfm. working out cfm is easy for me but im having trouble with M3/H!

    My space is 590mm x 790mm x 440mm

    and im going off this...

    Required extractor fan size in M3/H= (Volume of active growing space (m) x 60) x 1.33

    which brings me to a total of = 16.359M3/H

    which confuses me. the smalest fan i can find is 85M3/H

    so do i really need a fan this small?? it doesnt seem right... but calculations cant lie i guess? the space will be running 190w of cfl!
     
  2. I would just get a 4" inline fan with a fan speed controller. That will be more than enough for your space and you can regulate it with the controller. I don't even worry about numbers too much. As long as it's moving air and you have a little negative pressure in the tent or room it should be fine.


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  3. How loud would that be? the setup is in my room where i sleep
     
  4. Good quality inline fans are pretty quiet if mounted correctly. The exhaust air coming out will probably be the loudest part.


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  5. would sound insulated ducting help?
     
  6. Possibly. The main sound I hear from mine is from the actual hole the air exhausts out of. If your venting in a different room or outside I don't think it will be much of an issue though.


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