Got this as level as I could without screwing up it being light tight.
Mounted the fan directly to the cab, little to no vibration and I’m fine with that. I caulked the 4" elbow in place, since I ran the wires through the gap it seemed like a good idea.
To caulk the gap I had to of course put a backing of some sort, so handy HVAC tape.
Sound meter, I started in the laundry room and walked slowly into the bathroom where I have this cab. Loudest it got was what the sound meter considers “normal conversation”
My window A/C unit is louder than this fan is… I like it’s features too. So WIN WIN for me
Here is my light proofing solution on the panel that hides the “hump” and wires and all that. Flat black on the side that faces the hump, I still need to paint the soffit vent flat black (@Baudelaire is the one who suggested this, I hope I took his meaning correctly) on both sides, then finish painting the panel to prevent any mold/mildew. Just need to drill a hole and maybe get a gromet for the temperature probe to go through so I can move it about the cab and check temps in various places.
And for what I thought was a great idea… (Time will tell) I bought plastic cardboard and some small aluminum angle for my door. Just slides up and down, hard to tell in the 2nd pic below that I have a little metal tab the door sits on (not that it really moves now that the angle is in place) but even with the fan on max it doesn’t bow the plastic. If the heat of a grow ends up helping to bow the plastic i’ll glue something to the front to help support it. Won’t be pretty but stealth isn’t a concern here.
I have some painting to do (Door, Second coat on inside of cab, some areas that need flat black)
And there is about 40 3/4" holes on the top I think i’m just going to put hvac tape on and ignore since I can’t see the top of the cab lol.
Just waiting on my sinks to get in… Man I’ve almost got this done!