StoopheadFred
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Ack! Keep forgetting to move those pics over... Will get to it very soon here.
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The Netpot Carbon Filter
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StoopheadFred
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PS thanks for bringing this back to my attention... After looking at this filter with a fresh set of eyes and some new found knowledge gained from building my latest box I think I've got a way to really make these filters sing.
Rubbermaid ghetto filter coming atcha!
Rubbermaid ghetto filter coming atcha!
ok, i built this. here's the thread.
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=5614112#post5614112
it sucked, too much back pressure. i use a PC fan for exhaust and this thing just wasn't going to work well or prolong the life of the fan.
a word to the wise, build something bigger.
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=5614112#post5614112
it sucked, too much back pressure. i use a PC fan for exhaust and this thing just wasn't going to work well or prolong the life of the fan.
a word to the wise, build something bigger.
StoopheadFred
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Yea it restricted the flow of my 4" canfan substantially as well. Just not enough surface area. I think by creating a box with a few of these filters you could reduce the static pressure.
StoopheadFred
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Way late, but pics should be back up now.
i agree, a large air collector box with several of these would work.
i just built the collector box and layered the cut out bottom of it with an inch or inch and half of carbon. the box i made is effective and does not restrict air flow.
StoopheadFred
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Nice! Get some pics up and let me see this beast! What are you using as a prefilter on it?
lol, my shit is so ghetto i didn't even take pics when building it.
maybe i should have.
it's already created and installed. a pic would just look like a cardboard box with an aluminum dryer hose run into it.
basically here is what i did.
i had some old A/C ceiling vents with fixed louvers on it. the back side had a screen mesh but not super fine. it looked like this one.
i also had some old cardboard boxes sitting around. i took one and used packing tape and foil tape to seal it up good on one side that opens.
i then took some panty hose and put two layers around my vent. i cut away the cardboard on what would be my bottom of the box and placed the vent over the opening. i made sure to leave at least one inch of cardboard around the edges so that i could tape down the vent and ensure it was sealed.
once the vent was in the box, i taped up and sealed the last open side of the cardboard box.
next i cut a 4 inch circle on the opposite side of the vent and reached inside and finished taping up the last side of the vent against the box.
once that was done, i have a sealed box with a vented bottom. into that 4 inch hole i poured 18 ozs of activated carbon which gave me a layer 1 to 1.5 inches. next i took my aluminum dryer hose which came out of my grow chamber and taped it down to the opening in the box.
the fan didn't bog down at all.
the opening is approximately 7" x 14" or roughly 100 square inches. air flow is fine and the sweet, sweet smell of the northern lights is gone.
i love the smell, but others would not, lol !!!
anyway, i hope this makes sense. feel free to ask questions if you don't understand.
i wish i would have taken pics now. but it's so ghetto i didn't figure anyone would be interested.
ghetto, but effective
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RM - aquagrower
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Your "old A/C ceiling vent" looks to be a 16"x8" soffit vent available in the roofing section at home depot for about $3.
zactly !!!
i forgot what they were called.
but home depot is correct !!!
the price i don't remember, but they can be had all day long for cheap...
