Full Version: My Kitchen Cupboard
All dimensions in my profile, but it's just a double door kitchen cupboard,
4" extraction top left, oil filled rad against back wall which isn't very efficient but the only way I could fit it in. Helps the night time temps stay above 20 deg, without it temps dropping to 18 deg.
Looks nice 
Passive intakes on both sides, you can see one bottom left.
Screwfix baffles to lightproof the intakes, I'll use black silicon next time, used loads of white to get it light tight. 
TD 160 hanging off bungees, had planned to attach a Phat Filter to it only to be told by my local hydro shop it's not up to the job. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. 
Welcome to the second lot of shitty timers I've tried that stick on.
Welcome to the second lot of shitty timers I've tried that stick on.
Couple of people asked about the reflector, just an adapted HID Dutch barn Door to tak two Envirolites side by side. Twists a bit, but seems OK at the moment.
thats a nice growroom m8, well tucked away
very nice 
look's well 
like it 
look's well like it
nice set up binary .
i made a carbon filter for my tdk160 and it works ok bearing in mind im using 250hps in a small closet grow. you can check it out on my growroom thread mate.
also are you planning to veg and flower in there?
best wishes
3ff
| QUOTE (3rd floor felon @ Aug 27 2004, 05:07 PM) |
| also are you planning to veg and flower in there? |
Yes mate, going to do at least a couple of grows to flower in this cupboard and experiment with topping and training. I'm trying to keep them as short as possible and I'm very concious of their height, going to allow them to get to approx 12", top them and put them into flower around the 1st September, hopefully allow for them to double in height.
It's my first grow so just trying to learn about the basics growing, learning shedloads just by studying the plants carefully in their different stages and concentrating on trying to get the environment right. Not expecting much yield, hence only 3 plants and if it all goes belly up, I've still another 5 seeds to try out.
Long term plan once I feel confident growing is to get a mother plant going in another box, then use cuttings for a mini-scrog setup in this growroom.
Just had a look at your filter, excellent hope you don't mind but I'd like to PM you some questions? Need to get this sorted as their starting to smell now, funny it was a diagram of a filter paradox_devil666 posted a while back that I saved only the other night for a filter idea.
Could you supply the dimensions in cm please of your lovely reflector
Thank you!
Thank you!
no probs binary pleased to help. as you say its based on a Paradox © model 
going to be watching your grow cos i think im going to go for something similar next time. sounds like you've been doing some sound research its really worth it mate. get the enviroment right, have an idea for how your going to grow ie size and other stuff and your halfway there
3ff
going to be watching your grow cos i think im going to go for something similar next time. sounds like you've been doing some sound research its really worth it mate. get the enviroment right, have an idea for how your going to grow ie size and other stuff and your halfway there
3ff
| QUOTE (G-Whizz! @ Aug 27 2004, 06:23 PM) |
| Could you supply the dimensions in cm please of your lovely reflector |
LO mate, the width, viewed from the front is 15.5", depth front to back is 16.5", the depth of the curve (top to bottom) is 5". Each Envirolite is mounted 2.5" off-centre, leaves just enough space between them.
I'm going to modify it though as I feel the lights could be further apart to get a better spread of light, knocking up another reflector now for flowering and that'll be 24" in width (viewed from the front).
Hope that's clear, if not I can knock up a diagram.
Got all the materials for my filter together, just got to knick one of the kids toy boxes. When that's built I'll put up details in the next couple of days, got to be quick the stink is getting quite bad.
nifty little space there m8..
wish you luck with the grow...
fingers crossed
rastakid.
wish you luck with the grow
...fingers crossed
rastakid.
wow m8 a lovley little stealth grow on the go there m8
hope your grow is very successful
a stupid Q here:
am i right in saying that a passive intake is hole in the wall to draw in fresh air right? well if theres no fan drawing the air in then how do you stop light coming in?
in summary how do you stoplight coming into the grow room through the passive intake??
Cheers.
HG
Not much effort put into this grow room I see.....
Nice job !!
QUOTE(binary @ Aug 26 2004, 08:08 PM)
All dimensions in my profile, but it's just a double door kitchen cupboard,
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QUOTE(ian @ Nov 7 2004, 08:32 AM)
nice set up
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Cheers mate, but a serious lack of headroom that is quickly becoming a pain.
Going to shortly just use the cupboard as a little vegging area and build one of THESE as a flowering area, just haven't decided what lighting to use for flowering yet.
QUOTE(3rd floor felon @ Aug 27 2004, 04:07 PM)
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Thanks 3FF, the missus took sympathy on my shite DIY skills and bought me a filter from the UK420 store.
Very good quality, didn't realise how much the room smelt until only 30 minutes after fitting the filter. It's removed all traces of smell, here's a picture of it in situ.
Good setup mate, where'd ya get that fan from ? I need to sort a proper filter out this time... and its gotta be outside the GR due to size restictions.
Puz ...
Puz ...
The fan puz is an S&P TD160 which is a 4" fan, the filter is a 5" fitting hence the reducer between the fan and filter, expertly sealed with duct tape. I'm finding, although my growroom is small, the TD160 running constant on it's slow setting is pushing plenty of air through the filter and it still sucks a sheet of newpaper against the passive intakes.
Looks good B....
Noticing the difference in only 30 mins. proves what a useful present it was..
I've been using those timers in the picture as well... best few quid I ever spent ,ive had them 2 years, using them without contacts - no problem - I think they came from Argos..
Laz
QUOTE(lazlo woodbine @ Dec 21 2004, 10:52 PM)
I've been using those timers in the picture as well... best few quid I ever spent ,ive had them 2 years, using them without contacts - no problem - I think they came from Argos..
Laz
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That's the ones, £10 for a pack of two, the G-Whizz timers.
Looking nice Binary!
The 5" Filter is alot longer than the 4" one (i`ve got)..
I ended up fixing my filter/ducting last night too. My carbon filter had always worked (for a while) but then I started to notice a very mild hint of weed in my room so I took apart the system last night.
Found I`d put a hole in the ducting along with breaking a small clip on the junction box on the RVK
- So using our friend the duct tape I sorted out the fan and redid the ducting, no more smell 
The 5" Filter is alot longer than the 4" one (i`ve got)..
I ended up fixing my filter/ducting last night too. My carbon filter had always worked (for a while) but then I started to notice a very mild hint of weed in my room so I took apart the system last night.
Found I`d put a hole in the ducting along with breaking a small clip on the junction box on the RVK
- So using our friend the duct tape I sorted out the fan and redid the ducting, no more smell
cant beat a bit of duct tape
Been following this thread. Although my grow not set up yet, I've learnt loads, especially about ventilation.
cheers Binary
eMDeeMA
cheers Binary
eMDeeMA
QUOTE(binary @ Aug 26 2004, 08:23 PM)
Screwfix baffles to lightproof the intakes, I'll use black silicon next time, used loads of white to get it light tight.
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I've been on screwfix and did a search for "baffle" but could not find it. Would you mind pointing me in the right direction please, or do you have you a link, cos those look like just the ticket for my drobe.
Thank you
eMDeeMA
love the kitchen idea but what if mother in law babysits and hunts for the tea bags 
.............she would have a fit then call police
.............she would have a fit then call policeQUOTE(emdeema @ Dec 22 2004, 04:23 PM)
I've been on screwfix and did a search for "baffle" but could not find it. Would you mind pointing me in the right direction please, or do you have you a link, cos those look like just the ticket for my drobe.
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No problem and sorry mods if this is spam, but I don't think so.
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.js...=53574&id=12025
If that link fails, the product is the "Telescopic Underfloor Vent", part number 12025 at £2 each. Beware, they are bigger than they look, the dimension of the aperture is 2"x9". I used two putting one at each side at the bottom, I'd rather have an excess of air running through I can close off than not enough air running through.
It's not actually in my kitchen.
It's an old base cupboard, double door one from under a sink that I got for a £1 off the tip. Knocked the back and base out to give a bit more room, screwed it to the wall then attached an old bit of kitchen worktop over the top. Told the missus I was making a workbench in the garage.
Cheers Binary for the link, that looks just the thing, and cheap too.
peace
eMDeeMA
peace
eMDeeMA
if struggling with hiegh in the room when plants on bloom try putting a net about 21cm above top of plant when goes on bloom.then when plant grows, ease the tops outward and through the gaps in the netting. Gives you more room to grow and lets more light down to the iner branches which are shaded by tops if left natural.
found to be having good results.
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