Carbon filter setup

[Mtt582]

I have a small 2ft by 2.5ft tent I want to maximize my space by hooking up my fan and carbon filter outside the tent. Does anyone have any experience on this? Will the carbon filter still be efficient outside of the tent?

 

[Hugo Phurst]

Will the carbon filter still be efficient outside of the tent?

Nope. Filter has to be where the smell is. You could always hang it. Remember - Filter, fan, exhaust.

 

[BostonBuds]

What "efficiency" are you talking about, maintaining proper temps or smell, or both? How concerned of the smell are you?

 

[Mtt582]

What "efficiency" are you talking about, maintaining proper temps or smell, or both? How concerned of the smell are you?

Yea it’s all about the smell, the room temp is awesome.

 

[Mtt582]

Nope. Filter has to be where the smell is. You could always hang it. Remember - Filter, fan, exhaust.

I was afraid you’d say that

 

[Smokey57]

I beg to disagree. I am running hooded lights-fan-thru wall-filter. Recovering heat to house, works just fine.

smokey

 

[coreywebster]

It will still clean the air.
Other option is an inline filter

 

[Renfro]

They do make inline carbon filters, this could be outside the tent and still connected to the exhaust.

 

[Renfro]

https://www.amazon.com/Phresh-Inline-Filter-500-CFM/dp/B00CJIMUH2

 

[HydroRed]

I have a small 2ft by 2.5ft tent I want to maximize my space by hooking up my fan and carbon filter outside the tent. Does anyone have any experience on this? Will the carbon filter still be efficient outside of the tent?

With your tent set up like this with the fan and filter outside of the tent you get negative pressure on the tent and far less chance for smells to escape. Any air leaving the tent is filtered. Gotta have a filter rated at a higher CFM than the fan for this to work without restriction on the fan.

 

[Mtt582]

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With your tent set up like this with the fan and filter outside of the tent you get negative pressure on the tent and far less chance for smells to escape. Any air leaving the tent is filtered. Gotta have a filter rated at a higher CFM than the fan for this to work without restriction on the fan.

That’s exactly what I had before some guy at the hydro store told me it wouldn’t work smh. I’ve already got it clamped and duct taped in but m definitely gunna switch back next cycle.

 

[HydroRed]

That’s exactly what I had before some guy at the hydro store told me it wouldn’t work smh. I’ve already got it clamped and duct taped in but m definitely gunna switch back next cycle.

Lots of times "some guy at the hydro store" can be good at working a register...and thats about it.