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Carbon Scrubber plans?
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Did you search, or are you just hoping someone else will do it for you?
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I've got the details on making one but no pics.Mybe someone else has the pics to go with it.
Sun Is Shining's DIY Pro-Style Compact Carbon Filter/Scrubber >$50
Yet another addition to the family of DIY carbon filter designs.
I modeled this after the expensive professional filter. It's very simple and easy to build. The only tools required are a screw driver and some wire cutters or snips of some kind.
All the materials were just under $50, here's the rundown:
Hardware cloth ~ $6 (the steel, not the plastic. in the fencing section)
6" & 8" duct caps ~ $4 (one each)
6" duct collar ~ $2
6" x 8" duct reducer ~ $3
Hose clamps ~ $6 (two 6" clamps and four 4" clamps)
Three 28oz jars of Activated Carbon ~ $20 (from the petstore)
Small package of Poly-fill ~ $1.50 (from wal-mart)
Two packages(or two-pair) Extra Queen size black panty hose ~ $2
Round that all up to $45
Ok. First to build the "core", get the hardware cloth out and wrap it around the 6" cap (for sizing, I suppose you could measure instead), and snip. Leave a few inches to overlap to strengthen the seem.
Be sure to snip so as to not leave a row of points, that will undoubtedly poke the shit out of you, not to mention it'll rip the panty hose.
Once the HC is snipped and wrapped around the cap, use a 6" hose clamp to clamp it down. Do the exact same thing on the other end but using the 6" collar - put the crimped end of the collar inside the core, leaving the tabbed end outward.
Cut the legs off a pair of panty hose and stretch each one over the capped ind of the core, stretching them and covering the entire core with two layers.
So that's the core, it's finished. Oh yeah, I added a 3rd hose clamp in the middle of the core for additonal structural integrity, though it's not necessary.
Next, take the collar-end of the core and set it into the 6" x 8" reducer as shown. Flip it over and tape the collar to the inside of the reducer. I used aluminum tape, but a good quality duct tape should do just as well. Fill in the space between the collar and the core with Poly-fill (batting or anyting of that noture will work just as well).
Once you have that done, it's time to fix the HC to the 8" reducer. Place the 8" cap in the opposite end of the HC for spacing and structure.
Form the HC around the reducer, just as it was done with the 6", and clamp it down using two 4" hose clamp together-running into each other. I couldn't find 8" hose clamps, so I put two 4" together.
Now take the panty-part of the hose, the waste band and whatnot, and stretch it over the outside of the HC. Repeat with the other pair, so you have two layers.
Now for the exciting part, fill it in with the carbon You may need to hold the core at first to keep the spacing even. This will give you a continuous 1" layer of carbon. Perfect.
Leave an inch or two of space and fill in with the Poly-fill.
*Not* At first I built it using the full 24" of the HC, after filling it in with carbon, I was left with about 6" not filled, so I snipped the HC rolls to a couple inches above the carbon line.
Now replace the 8" end-cap, clamp it down, and you're done
To refill, simply loosen the clamp on the 8" end cap, remove the cap, dump the carbon, re-fill, replace cap.
In my bloom room, I'm running a Hurrican 6" 307 cfm in-line. I have it T'd, one line pulling from the sealed, air-cooled hood (which pulls non-stinky air from outside the room through it), and the other line running to the filter. So the filter is actually "underpowered", but that's fine as it allows for slower, more even flow of the stinky air over the carbon. The open design of this filter creates minimal air-flow restriction.
This guy works like a champ, the stinky-ass air that was being blown into the backyard no longer smells at all.
Sun Is Shining's DIY Pro-Style Compact Carbon Filter/Scrubber >$50
Yet another addition to the family of DIY carbon filter designs.
I modeled this after the expensive professional filter. It's very simple and easy to build. The only tools required are a screw driver and some wire cutters or snips of some kind.
All the materials were just under $50, here's the rundown:
Hardware cloth ~ $6 (the steel, not the plastic. in the fencing section)
6" & 8" duct caps ~ $4 (one each)
6" duct collar ~ $2
6" x 8" duct reducer ~ $3
Hose clamps ~ $6 (two 6" clamps and four 4" clamps)
Three 28oz jars of Activated Carbon ~ $20 (from the petstore)
Small package of Poly-fill ~ $1.50 (from wal-mart)
Two packages(or two-pair) Extra Queen size black panty hose ~ $2
Round that all up to $45
Ok. First to build the "core", get the hardware cloth out and wrap it around the 6" cap (for sizing, I suppose you could measure instead), and snip. Leave a few inches to overlap to strengthen the seem.
Be sure to snip so as to not leave a row of points, that will undoubtedly poke the shit out of you, not to mention it'll rip the panty hose.
Once the HC is snipped and wrapped around the cap, use a 6" hose clamp to clamp it down. Do the exact same thing on the other end but using the 6" collar - put the crimped end of the collar inside the core, leaving the tabbed end outward.
Cut the legs off a pair of panty hose and stretch each one over the capped ind of the core, stretching them and covering the entire core with two layers.
So that's the core, it's finished. Oh yeah, I added a 3rd hose clamp in the middle of the core for additonal structural integrity, though it's not necessary.
Next, take the collar-end of the core and set it into the 6" x 8" reducer as shown. Flip it over and tape the collar to the inside of the reducer. I used aluminum tape, but a good quality duct tape should do just as well. Fill in the space between the collar and the core with Poly-fill (batting or anyting of that noture will work just as well).
Once you have that done, it's time to fix the HC to the 8" reducer. Place the 8" cap in the opposite end of the HC for spacing and structure.
Form the HC around the reducer, just as it was done with the 6", and clamp it down using two 4" hose clamp together-running into each other. I couldn't find 8" hose clamps, so I put two 4" together.
Now take the panty-part of the hose, the waste band and whatnot, and stretch it over the outside of the HC. Repeat with the other pair, so you have two layers.
Now for the exciting part, fill it in with the carbon You may need to hold the core at first to keep the spacing even. This will give you a continuous 1" layer of carbon. Perfect.
Leave an inch or two of space and fill in with the Poly-fill.
*Not* At first I built it using the full 24" of the HC, after filling it in with carbon, I was left with about 6" not filled, so I snipped the HC rolls to a couple inches above the carbon line.
Now replace the 8" end-cap, clamp it down, and you're done
To refill, simply loosen the clamp on the 8" end cap, remove the cap, dump the carbon, re-fill, replace cap.
In my bloom room, I'm running a Hurrican 6" 307 cfm in-line. I have it T'd, one line pulling from the sealed, air-cooled hood (which pulls non-stinky air from outside the room through it), and the other line running to the filter. So the filter is actually "underpowered", but that's fine as it allows for slower, more even flow of the stinky air over the carbon. The open design of this filter creates minimal air-flow restriction.
This guy works like a champ, the stinky-ass air that was being blown into the backyard no longer smells at all.
AlexanderS
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carbon scrubbers arnt too hard to build, the most expensive part is the carbon itself, but dont scrimp on it, your gonna need a bit 
Sauce
Active member
Anyone know if that cheap crap from Wal Mart called Ammo Carb works well? It was $1 for like a pint sized milk carton of it. It's kind of like small gravel. The good small flaky carbon was like $3.50 for a smaller carton. I went with the Ammo Carb and it didn't seem to be working very well but it was only up like the last week of flower. Also I need to air proof the scrubber box a little more. If it works I'll post my setup it was pretty easy.
Just bought a 10g Sterilite container and bought an egg holder about 12" L x 8" W x 1.5" H. I cut holes in the Egg holder bottom for air flow, glued it in the lid of the 10g container. Then put screen and a/c filter pieces in it filled with carbon. Then there's holes cut on the top of the Egg holder for output. Lastly a 4" (or whatever diameter) hole for ducting on the bottom. Air goes into the 10g container and exits through the egg holder which is filled with carbon. A large design will help eliminate backpressure.
Just bought a 10g Sterilite container and bought an egg holder about 12" L x 8" W x 1.5" H. I cut holes in the Egg holder bottom for air flow, glued it in the lid of the 10g container. Then put screen and a/c filter pieces in it filled with carbon. Then there's holes cut on the top of the Egg holder for output. Lastly a 4" (or whatever diameter) hole for ducting on the bottom. Air goes into the 10g container and exits through the egg holder which is filled with carbon. A large design will help eliminate backpressure.
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Cakes
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the world's easiest air filter?
the world's easiest air filter?
You could probably crush up the ammoCarb and expose more surfaces for odor collection.
and charcoal can be cleaned by boiling for 15min and then reactivated by rinsing it in cold water for 5min. Sometimes the package says to rinse it because it is usually intended for fish tank applications and is dusty from shipping so you wouldn't want the dust in your tank but the rinsing might have applied to activating it as well, idk.
To make a carbon scrubber probably doesn't really have to call for exhausting the air after you pass it over the filter. you could probably make one that just sits in the grow area and doesn't send the air out after it cleans it.
i'm imagining a cylinder that holds the fan in one end and the carbon in the other and just sits on a shelf in the grow room. maybe a plastic drink pitcher with a million holes poked in the bottom and then filled with carbon and then taping a fan into the top to blow air over the carbon. then lay the pitcher on it's side so the air can flow out through the million holes.
or cut off the bottom and cover it with panty hose if you're not in the mood to poke a million holes.
or use a styrofoam cup and a mini fan.<a couple of those placed here and there...
maybe use a hepa bag meant for a vacum cleaner instead of panty hose
or fill the bag with carbon and then put it on the vacum and plug the vacum in..whooosh, instant air filter. a quiet hand model might work very well.
the world's easiest air filter?
You could probably crush up the ammoCarb and expose more surfaces for odor collection.
and charcoal can be cleaned by boiling for 15min and then reactivated by rinsing it in cold water for 5min. Sometimes the package says to rinse it because it is usually intended for fish tank applications and is dusty from shipping so you wouldn't want the dust in your tank but the rinsing might have applied to activating it as well, idk.
To make a carbon scrubber probably doesn't really have to call for exhausting the air after you pass it over the filter. you could probably make one that just sits in the grow area and doesn't send the air out after it cleans it.
i'm imagining a cylinder that holds the fan in one end and the carbon in the other and just sits on a shelf in the grow room. maybe a plastic drink pitcher with a million holes poked in the bottom and then filled with carbon and then taping a fan into the top to blow air over the carbon. then lay the pitcher on it's side so the air can flow out through the million holes.
or cut off the bottom and cover it with panty hose if you're not in the mood to poke a million holes.
or use a styrofoam cup and a mini fan.<a couple of those placed here and there...
maybe use a hepa bag meant for a vacum cleaner instead of panty hose
or fill the bag with carbon and then put it on the vacum and plug the vacum in..whooosh, instant air filter. a quiet hand model might work very well.
I hope it's ok to post links to other forums, if not, sorry.
I also hope to see some pics of Jnuggs set up.
Also, a quick caveat- I have not tried any of these. Never had a real grow either. THese are just posts I have collected. I'm not crazy about the first two. I think I'm going to take the idea of the third and make it look more like a pro-scrubber. tube in a tube. The fourth is a little different, it's not technically a carbon scrubber, but interesting none the less. And again, I've never tried any of these and can't vouch for any of them. gl.
http://potbc.com/forums/index.php?topic=863.0
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=23922
This next one is the one I might try. Well it will be different, but probably use the concept from this one the most.
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=23222
http://www.cannabisculture.com/foru...40&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1
I also hope to see some pics of Jnuggs set up.
Also, a quick caveat- I have not tried any of these. Never had a real grow either. THese are just posts I have collected. I'm not crazy about the first two. I think I'm going to take the idea of the third and make it look more like a pro-scrubber. tube in a tube. The fourth is a little different, it's not technically a carbon scrubber, but interesting none the less. And again, I've never tried any of these and can't vouch for any of them. gl.
http://potbc.com/forums/index.php?topic=863.0
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=23922
This next one is the one I might try. Well it will be different, but probably use the concept from this one the most.
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=23222
http://www.cannabisculture.com/foru...40&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1
