Good DIY Carbon Filter

oscarmiya

oscarmiya

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Well, I am posting this because I couldn't find any other DIY Carbon Filter instruction that looked worth trying. I have tried the Carbon filter pad (replacement for like air purifiers) wrapped around a tube screen however it did not perform to my expectations and you could still smell the fine, beautiful aroma of some chronic a brew someplace in my house. So I got bored at work today and this is what I came up with. I am waiting for my Activated Carbon to arrive (tomorrow) so I can fill this biotch up but I'm positive this will work to my standards... Everything cost about $20 minus the Activated Carbon and available at any hardware store. Enjoy- let me know what you think.

Instead of gluing the End Caps together though I found it was better to drill a small hole in the center, run a bolt through with a wing nut so you can remove the cap for refills.

Also, this can be modified very easy for smaller applications... 4" reducer to 2" for example...

 
oscarmiya

oscarmiya

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h8popo said:
god damn, i feel like im at work looking at this. good fuckin job man!:clap:
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lol thanks man. The main assembly view wasn't suppose to be wire frame but when I did print screen it redrew to wireframe and i didn't catch it (didn't save the drawing). still gets job done though. good luck
 
oscarmiya

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specialkayme said:
so is the plan to put the activated carbon in the middle? or inbetween the two peices of screen? Is it designed to be an inline filter, or not?

btw - try this one out if you want International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums - DIY pro style carbon filter
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Put the activated carbon in between the two pieces of screen. It shows/says in the "End View Wireframe" on the print should be 1" thick carbon filled around. If by inline you mean, ment for intake or exhaust, I think it would work for either or. Also thanks for that link- wish I would have found that before I drew this up lol- oh well its a little different but same idea.
 
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oscarmiya said:
Put the activated carbon in between the two pieces of screen. It shows/says in the "End View Wireframe" on the print should be 1" thick carbon filled around. If by inline you mean, ment for intake or exhaust, I think it would work for either or. Also thanks for that link- wish I would have found that before I drew this up lol- oh well its a little different but same idea.
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No prob, glad I could help. My suggestion though, would be to put some of that cotton fiber wrapped around the outside, like in the link I gave. If you don't then the carbon has a tendency to fall out and sprinkle all over everything. From what I've seen.

As far as inline, that's not really what I meant. From your original design specs, I wasn't sure if air was suposed to go in one end and out the other end. But now I realize that the air is intended to go in one end and out the sides, or vice versa.

Here is what an inline filter looks like: Inline Activated Carbon Air Filter Odor Scrubber - eBay (item 160279611765 end time Nov-03-08 07:07:40 PST)

I have been trying to find a DIY inline carbon scrubber, but havn't been able to so far.
 
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