DaddyGreenGenes

FYI: All hydrohut type enclosures, regardless of the brand, are made by the exact same company in China, and all are distributed through LA. From what the guy in China told me, ALLLLL enclosures of that type are susceptible because all the material comes from the same factory. FDA approved MY ASS! ...Or maybe the FDA needs to get its act together.

butlerhg420

All "Hydrohut" type enclosures are NOT made by the same factory in China and they are NOT all distributed through LA.

The original grow tent was "THE HOMEBOX" which was developed by a company called Eastside Impex based in East Berlin, Germany. The development all started as far back as 2001. Unfortunately it's pretty damn difficult to patent a "tent" - hence all the copies.

The difference between the original Homebox and the copies is quite simple.

The Homebox lightproof cover consists of 3 layers:

on the outside it uses webbed Polyamid (PA)
as a middle layer, it has black Polyethylene (PE) to make it lightproof
the inner layer is white PE to ensure maximum reflection and ease of cleaning

The copies (which appeared on the market over 3 years after the original Homebox) are made of CHEAP and NASTY PVC, not PA and PE.

The problem of plants dying is most likely connected to the fact, that ALL copies (as far as I know) use PVC in the cover, which is very bad to the environment and to all living things. It gases out poisonous materials. A short internet research will tell you more.

PE is more expensive, but it is a food grade plasitc, does not gas out, and does not get brittle.

So there you have it.

ALL GROW TENTS ARE NOT EQUAL.

indicapro

so what about the "panda plastic sheeting" we all use in our grow rooms, does thatoff gass to??

on JORJE CERVENTES ultimate grow dvd vol.1 he enclosedthe whole grow with thebackand white sheeting.

i usea little bit ofiton the floor and formy tarp zip up entrance, is itoff gassing and if so does it ever stop off gassing? not talking tents butjust the rolls ofblackand white poly or panda film, (has 3 different manufacturer...or distributors and all give it a diffferent name, but it all black on one side and white on the other

butlerhg420

I think you're talking about the black and white sheeting that is very common and wide spread - I've heard of no problems with this stuff.

alice1967

In the last several months, HydroHut has been made aware of and pursued a problem with some of its Huts causing a peculiar plant yellowing leading to plant whitening in certain, sensitive plants. While the issue did not arise in all plants, or all Huts, the existence of a problem was not conducive to our product's mission.

After several months of extensive testing, false positives and much interaction with the public regarding this matter, we have found an EPA approved compound that isn't stable in our plastic and that causes extreme stress to certain sensitive plants. In the future, this compound will be removed during manufacture.

Our focus has been directed at how to remove this compound from the plastic and to do so in a way that we could retroactively repair any HydroHut already in the field. As of February 2008, HydroHut will be repairing any affected HydroHuts at its facility. The exact process by which we repair the HydroHuts is extensive and proprietary and it will be carried out by a trained staff at our locations.

We fully understand that this situation with our product has adversely affected many clients. For this reason, we are standing behind our product and are offering anyone who has been affected a way to have his/her HydroHut repaired free of charge.

Any client, be they end user or store, can arrange to have his HydroHut shipped back to our Los Angeles facility for processing, free of charge. The HydroHut will then be shipped back to the client free of charge.

All inquiries for HydroHut processing should be directed to hydrohuts@gmail.com with no exceptions.

Please provide the following details in the email:

1) Size/model of affected HydroHut

2) Number of affected HydroHuts (only the HydroHut brand will be accepted for processing)

3) Address where the HydroHut can be picked up by UPS call tag (make sure someone is there to meet the UPS driver) Do not use a PO box as UPS will not pick up from a PO box

4) A name to whom/which we can address the package going back to you, the client. (We will make a good faith attempt at getting your product back to you. If nobody is at the address to accept the package three times, the package will be sent back to Los Angeles. Any further attempts to get the package to the client will be paid for by client.)

5) Please remove your HydroHut canvas or skin and box it up. Do not pack up your poles or hardware. Do not remove your frame. Do not attempt to ship us your frame or other items. We will only be call tagging the canvas in a box. You must provide that box and properly seal that box. We will send you a call tag for a specific weight based on the email you send to us with your HydroHut details. Again, we will only be taking back your canvas for processing; no other parts or hardware will be accepted. Leave your frame set up and intact.

6) We will make every effort to process and reship your HydroHut canvas within two weeks. This is not a guarantee but it is our goal. Please note that ground shipments across the USA can take up to 8 days! Even if we process your HydroHut in only one day, there could still be 16 days of ground shipping, 8 days coming to us and 8 days going back. Be patient. Most clients will not have to wait two weeks. Every attempt will be made to expedite each HydroHut.

7) If a store has new HydroHut, still in its original box, the canvas can be re-boxed in a separate box, and the canvas will be returned to the store new and folded, ready to put back into the original box. Please keep your original box at your store including all poles, hardware, and instructions. Do not send us the entire unit.

While this entire exercise may be time consuming, HydroHut is doing all that it can to rectify this problem as quickly as possible. We apologize to everyone for the difficulties incurred with our product, end-users and stores. Without a loyal standing of clients we would be nothing. It is our goal make this situation as right as we can. Thank you to everyone who has stuck with us through this difficult period.


Already been stated, just giving everyone the official lowdown. If you're affected, by all means get your shit fixed. You paid for a functional product. Don't expect less.

This was addressed in Skunk magazine vol.4 issue 3, "Budwise" article

analog

There was/is a grower (NewgrowerNY or something) here who returned his hut twice. Same failure each time .

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kawgomoo

yeah its a fact the hydrohuts use a tainted plastic... this has been well documented by hydrohut. dont worry, our pvc shower curtains are killing us too... and bpa in our childrens bottles and food containers are killing them. so basically.....

fuck plastic... it seems convienent and all but in so many ways its destroying our earth.

gas1986

Dude i had the hydro hut everything i put in there died also it was some chemical somthing that was wrong with most of them alot of stores were sending them back but i say take it back build your own out of pvc you ll save and you shouldn't run into that problem again

kawgomoo

pvc has some shit on it or in it thats causing cancer in peoples.. no idea what it does to plants. you know how new shower curtains have "that smell" that is the chemical in them that is apparently bad for us. since shower curtains are exposed to heat/steam they outgas this toxin readily. its confusing to me since pvc is used in plumbing that carries drinking water. but pvc pipe doesnt smell like a pvc shower curtain either. *shrug*

does anyone have any idea what panda plastic is made out of?

reguardless for the outrageous price of a hydrohut you can make one yourself out of pvc pipe, any cheap fabric from the fabric store and/or some panda plastic.