Highlights:

How will this product help you?

To ensure you have enough C02 entering your tent and oxygen being pumped out of said tent, you will REQUIRE an exhaust fan. You require a full rooms worth of air exchange every 3 minutes to keep it at optimum levels. . (Example: 5x5x7 = 175 CFM required for a full exchange. Divide this by 3 (58.3333 -> Rounded up to 60CFM a minute. ) I would require 60 CFM for this to be an effective unit.

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Why will you want this product?

Usually most people add an activated charcoal filter with this set up, costing a lot of extra money. This is an all included unit. It is the cheapest I could find and has been working well for approximately 1 year now. Although the filter is near the end of it's life, I will probably order the whole kit again. If my fan does not fail anytime soon, I will have a backup fan for when the unit does fail. The filter will require a change within the next year however. I only enjoy the smells produced by (any) plant is when I am about to consume it. When I grew tomatoes, I hated the smell of a lingering smell (yes the plants still smell like tomatoes before the plant fruits). With cannabis I am currently growing, I enjoy the house not smelling because it makes even a stronger smell than tomatoes I enjoy having a fresh smelling house.

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What will this product will bring to YOUR garden?

Proper airflow will assist with the photosynthesis process for your indoor garden. So this is an absolute must. If you do not have proper airflow you will have issue like mold, bugs (Their reproduction) and other negative effects such as plant death for not having proper levels of C02.

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Shipping - 10/10

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This item arrived extremely fast. I think it was 2-3 days. It came in several boxes that were all delivered at the same time! It was all well packaged. No complaints.

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Discreetness - 0/10

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This order was by no means discreet.  "Fusion Breath" was in large writing on the outside of the boxes. If anyone would have known offhand what "Fusion Breath" was, they would have known exactly what was in it. I would have liked seeing an option to have "stealth delivery" would be ideal. Even if this cost $5 to cover materials; there is lots of room for improvement here.

I wish I could say something positive about this, but I cannot.

 

Unboxing Initial Thought(s)  -10/10

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Everything was just like listed. There was no defects. Everything looked like quality parts! *A pre-filter was included in the filters box* This was a VERY nice surprise!

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Manufacturer Product Information - 9/10

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The website I ordered from Growlights.ca is chalk full of information on this product ranging from watts (174W) right down the the measurements of the filter and fan rotations per minute (RPM). The one thing it lacks is "does this fan have bearings". I had to contact the company to ask.

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Power Consumption -10/10

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If you were to leave this on 24/7 on full blast, you would be pulling 12.52 KW per month (Based on 30 days). If you do the math of 12.52 * (Cost per KW) you will get how much it costs you per month! Overall it is quite power efficient. I do not run it at full strength. I run approx 1/3 the power (with the fan speed controller).

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Package Contents - 10/10

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Package Contents - So what I ordered vs what you order may be completely different. What is listed on the website is:

• 6 Inch Fan

• 6 Inch Filter

• Fan Speed controller (optional)

• Aluminum Tape (optional)

• Includes 6" Ducting (optional) 12 Feet

Each item listed as "optional" does cost additional.

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I did not order the Aluminum tape as I feel it is a waste of money. I would rather get 3x-5x stainless steal  6" adjustable clamps. (3 if venting indoors, 5 if venting outside). These are $3-4 each. You will never need to buy any aluminum tape if you need to adjust your setup, they are reusable.

 

Cost- 10/10

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$189.99 - $244.95 (Based on what you choose.) This is one of the cheapest exhaust packages I could find! There must not be a lot of overhead for growlights.ca. The price on this package is right! There are cheaper options at Home Hardware for example, for $30-45 but you are lacking the filter, ducting and speed controller. Plus there are a lot of exposed wiring on the H.H. fan.

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Ease Set-Up - 10/10

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So my set up, was really REALLY easy, But that was because I purchased the adjustable clamps. If you had the aluminum tape, it would have had been far more frustrating. I am not a fan of aluminum tape.

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Term of Use / Effectiveness - 10/10

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I have had this running now for approx 1 year. I have yet to come across any issues with this product. The fuse in the fan speed controller is still perfectly fine, initially I had wished they included an additional fuse, but now I see why they hadn't.

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Pro(s) / Con(s) - N/A - Points covered in other sections.

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Pro(s) - This is a variable speed fan/filter combo. It is very easy to find that "sweet spot" for negative pressure in your tent. Where I have a 25sqft grow tent, I was worried this would not be enough from overthinking everything. But as mentioned prior, I am only running this at 1/3 strength, I easily could have made due with the 4" version.

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Con(s) - This product I don't see having many flaws. Perhaps a bearing change down the road, pending it has bearings - It was not listed. This is easy to change out if it does.

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Multiple Tests - 10/10

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It's hard to test this product other than the wattage (Wattage met with a slight difference). I currently do not have a Anemometer to measure airflow, but it does work as intended. It removes excess heat and smell. At minimum filters should be replaced every few years/grows. This is a normal preventive maintenance. While on PM, you should also clean the fan blades off every now and then when the unit is shut down. ALWAYS UNPLUG IT and confirm there is NO power.

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Noise - 9/10

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Very little noise. As it has gotten older, I have only noticed a slight difference. It has been running almost 24/7 since I have received this.

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Product Overview - I love this! Though the discreetness factor lacked, Growlights.ca should be proud about the fact they can keep the price so low!

Everything works as said! They should pull in lots of business based on this product alone!

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Final Rating - 8.9/10

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I contacted Grow Lights Canada regarding the discreetness aspect:

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This is the response I received:

 

"The problem is very complex, we try to balance out sending the especially the fans/filters with a plain brown box. The problem we ran into was customers saying we were sending out counterfeit non-branded products. We got hundreds of emails of people saying basically what the hell were you selling me. The filters have no mention that they are filters, the fan is the only product that we sell that says the word fan on it. There is a very hard balance between discreetness and sending a non labeled product in a brown box. All of the lightings is boxed in brown boxes, the same with the nutrients."

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-Paul from GLC.

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So I would use your own decision when choosing whom you order from! These items do not fit under this "discreet" as advertised. Although I understand where they are coming from.

 

GLC: I would still look into the brown paper wrap option for consumers.

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