Sacred Seeds

This is the gutter down-pipe passive intake at the bottom which is also used as ducting for my wiring. I'm considering to add another 90 degree bend to guarantee no light leakage.

I inserted the PVC pipe on top for my passive exhaust. I used the PVC pipe that fits on a toilet pot (that flushes down the sewerage). I must still fit the PVC bend on the exhaust pipe to prevent light from entering.

Update: I completed exhaust hole this morning. I must still fit the exhaust pvc pipe, mount the fan & E40 light fitting.

I agree @Heisenberg @CK Alice will be fine!

Yes, that is a smart idea!:thumbups I'm going to remove all the current stickers first then give it a good clean. It will look like an imported fridge with door opening to the left.

Now that the passive inlet hole is done, I insert a used PVC down pipe that will be shaped in a "U" to prevent light from entering the flowering box. I will be using the same passive inlet to run the wiring through. Next I must still cut the passive air exhaust hole on top where the scrubber will be.

I then cut the other side for the extractor fan hole and removed the rest of the foam. I left the metal pipe because I couldn't get the jigsaw to fit in the tight corner.

Next I cut the hole for the passive air inlet at the bottom of the fridge grow box. This was a bit more difficult because the rear is harder and thicker than the separator.

I removed the light fitting, compressor and all the wiring and cut the hole for the extractor fan on the one side that separates the fridge from the freezer. I couldn't cut right through because the separator was too thick. After struggling with the jigsaw I found a sharp knife that was handy enough to cut the line straight.

Starting with bagseed is the best a newbie can do. I'm glad I did it that way. I learned so much in such a short space of time and still learning everyday! I have 2 autoflowering seeds that Ive had for a few months. I now feel that I'm ready to take a chance with seeds that I bought.

This is my design for my Fridge Flowering Cab! #FeelingExcited

Wow! Really? That's interesting! I just assumed that the light hours need to be more than 12.

Nice and clean now! As you can see I flipped it over! Let the work begin!

@CK Yes mostly during flowering but it can smell a bit during veg. Sounds like your scrubber would be sufficient but not sure.

IMO You cannot have a fan that is too strong only too noisy! Considering that your exhaust velocity will decrease dramatically if a scrubber is used and also the length and turns in your ducting would also be a factor. The fans specs will be maximum with the assumption that the air will flow directly in and out without obstruction. My Elicent fan that I want to use for the fridge can change air 70 times per minute. So that's more than enough to cater for my large carbon scrubber and the bends for my passive intake and exhaust. Shit son! and here I thought my fan was strong! :-hilariousClearly I have no clue! Ok, so my scrubber will be coffee tin, bottom removed and ducting going in on either side, there'll be a hole in the middle of the tin, that'll be my intake. the other ends of the ducting will go to the fans. If you can picture it, you'll understand it, lol! If you understand it, you'll know it'll work I've seen so many different DIY scrubbers online. I can picture it CK! How much carbon (kg's) do you think it holds?

I have a large DIY Carbon scrubber which holds 4kg of Carbon. Do you think I will have to add more carbon?

I'm in CT and we already have more than 13 hours of light per day. That should be sufficient if I wanted to start (Veg) my outdoor grow, right?

IMO You cannot have a fan that is too strong only too noisy! Considering that your exhaust velocity will decrease dramatically if a scrubber is used and also the length and turns in your ducting would also be a factor. The fans specs will be maximum with the assumption that the air will flow directly in and out without obstruction. My Elicent fan that I want to use for the fridge can change air 70 times per minute. So that's more than enough to cater for my large carbon scrubber and the bends for my passive intake and exhaust.

As mentioned previously I received an old fridge yesterday that someone wanted to dump. It needs a good clean then I will turn it upside down so that the freezer section is on top. The top I'm going to use to put in my carbon scrubber and passive exhaust. The extractor fan will be mounted inside the flowering area (fridge area) with a passive intake at the bottom. I have a very powerful and old Elicent Chef 500 extractor fan that was bought at Europair 15 - 20 years ago. It's a 300CFM extractor fan running at 55db. I'm expecting the noise to drop by 50% at least when the doors are closed. I'm going to download a DB meter on my android tablet then I will confirm what the reduction is like. First things first! I need to give it a good clean with bleach water and then finalise my design.

You're most welcome CK! Check out this link for a calculator: http://www.hydroponics.eu/calculating-size-capacity-air-exchange-of-your-extractor-fan_575.html Its the same calculator that I'm using now for my new fridge cab!

I would still suggest that you get an exhaust fan even if its pc fans. Otherwise you will get hotspots in your grow area. Heat stress to your plants... I started out with 12 unknown bag seeds never expecting all to germinate, which they did. From there I was expecting at least half would be hermi or males. One again I was wrong and only 2 turned out to be Hermies. So now I'm sitting with 10 ladies. All started as a Hydroponic Coco/Perlite grow. 5 Ladies are now in the Autopot which is way too much by the way, I'm going to have to transplant it eventually but I will keep it Hydro. Then I have another 3 in a very deep pot which is now in an amended JGS mix. One I gave to a close friend of mine who put it in his garden, this one is also in an amended JGS mix. The last one is the "Orphan" which is resident of Coco Compact Potting Soil. I must still take clones to practice cloning techniques. The whole point was to learn, learn and learn some more. It's basically and educational grow.

I have a very powerful and old chef's extractor fan that was bought at Europair 15 - 20 years ago. It makes quite a bit of noise and is very powerful but it will create good "negative" air inside the cab. Fortunately I already designed and made the Carbon Scrubber and the rest of the material I have. So I'm hoping to have it completed by next week.

I thought I would share the information of the manufacturer of CCPS: Van Der Knaap Compact Coco Potting Soil is fertilised coco potting soil which comes in compact block bags. When water is added, the contents of the bag expand and are transformed into ready-to-use potting soil. The potting soil contains a carefully selected blend of nutrients which last for several months. Source: http://www.vanderknaap.eu/en/products-retail/1321608761/Compact-Coco-Potting-Soil

#Update on CCPS - Coco Compact Potting Soil Test I used “The Orphan” who was the late bloomer and turned out to be a lady. Yesterday I transferred her into 15L of Coco Compact Potting Soil to test their claims that I don’t have to feed any nutrients a few months. Hopefully she will settle well into her new home. I also received an old fridge yesterday that someone wanted to dump. I've got a good idea to convert it into my new flowering cab. I will post my design under a new topic soon.

You're welcome CK!:thumbups