How quickly does the smell escape from a carbon filtered cab?

[OpenStrife]

The main reason many people grow in cabinets is for the obvious reason of concealing the grow.

One of the main reasons I have not attempted an indoor grow is because of one concern.... if the inside of the cab is constantly being filtered, how quickly can the odor of cannabis pollute the outside room if the cabinet is opened(and circulating fans are kept off)?

Sure you can conceal the grow, the light leak and all that, make it look inconspicuous.... but how badly will it stink up the room/house when you go to open it to check on them? I've always figured that the odor would escape off the plants quickly no matter how much the inside of the cab is filtered, and that this would defeat the purpose of hiding a grow. If your house smells like a grow house after a nutrient feeding, then what's the point?


So for you cab growers, how badly does it smell when you open it if the inside air is constantly filtered?

 

[hush]

I know what you're asking, but it's still all relative, to your plants odor levels, to the ambient humidity in your house, to the amount and direction of air drafts... You get the picture.

That being said, just think about it, you're talking about opening a cabinet filled with plants... not the doors to an airplane hangar filled with plants. So it's not going to be something you can't either contain to a section of the house, or cover up with some incense, or ona gel, or floors freshly mopped with pine sol. It's just temporary! Once you close the cab up again the smell goes away.

I wouldn't open the cab while entertaining guests or anything like that, though, lol.

I suppose if you are that concerned, why not just run a recirculating scrubber in the room where your cabinet is contained?

 

[OpenStrife]

Scrubbers are loud, that's one of the issues haha. I already have to find a way to stop the vibrations from the small carbon filter that will be scrubbing the cabinet.