4x8 tent ventilation help

[Aviatorshades]

Running 3 cmh 315w lights. For some reason I have two 6” 440cfm amazon exhaust fans hooked up to 6”x18” ipower filters. Turned them on medium fan speed and it still smells. Either I have bunk filters or I’m doing something right. Please help

 

[Aviatorshades]

And my tent is 79F and 55RH. so I don’t think it’s humidity that’s causing this

 

[DaFreak]

I would think you may want to get a different filter. You venting outside? Inside?

 

[Aviatorshades]

The filter is new. It was subjected to 80rh for a week or so. But damn it dies that quick? Not cheap $50a pop

 

[Skeet Kuhn Dough]

The filter is new. It was subjected to 80rh for a week or so. But damn it dies that quick? Not cheap $50a pop

What brand is it? Does Amazon actually make the filters themselves or is it manufactured in China somewhere?

 

[DaFreak]

A good filter goes for over a hundred.

 

[Midwestsmoker419]

You blowing through filter or pulling air through it?

 

[Skeet Kuhn Dough]

You blowing through filter or pulling air through it?

I didn't wanna seem like a jerk by asking that. lol

 

[Aviatorshades]

You blowing through filter or pulling air through it?

Neither. It’s pulling through the filter

 

[TintEastwood]

A stand-alone scrubber can help eliminate odor in tent/room itself. Pulling on filter. (assuming the filter is working properly)

 

[Midwestsmoker419]

I didn't wanna seem like a jerk by asking that. lol

Sometimes you just need to ask in order to help if being a jerk or not just need to know the correct info

 

[Aviatorshades]

I know. And I appreciate it. I was just trying to joke with ya too

 

[Aviatorshades]

What brand is it? Does Amazon actually make the filters themselves or is it manufactured in China somewhere?

It was an Ipower or vivosun. Can’t remember. I swapped the flange to other side and see if that’ll help.

Maybe you mean amazon fan... it’s a 6” vivosun 440cfm

 

[Aviatorshades]

A stand-alone scrubber can help eliminate odor in tent/room itself. Pulling on filter. (assuming the filter is working properly)
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A stand-alone scrubber can help eliminate odor in tent/room itself. Pulling on filter. (assuming the filter is working properly)
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That’s not a bad idea. But probably would only work in tent and not a large area outside tent right?

 

[TintEastwood]

That’s not a bad idea. But probably would only work in tent and not a large area outside tent right?

Yes. With scrubber reducing odor inside the tent, the other exhaust carbon filter has much less odor to strip.

Forget odor. I like scrubbing because it filters huge amounts of tiny particulate out of the air. The outer sock gets filthy! Clean weed.

 

[Skeet Kuhn Dough]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D7M6692/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018JQ3VZ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These have both worked for me. The first one was in a smaller tent, obviously, the second in a larger tent. I could very faintly still smell the girls but nothing that had me worried.

I know you only need the filters. Buy them separately if you like.

 

[Budley Doright]

Filters all have a max cfm rating and if your pushing over that it won’t scrub the air properly

 

[Aviatorshades]

I flipped the flange to the other side and it helped. Still a slight smell. I think if I want a 4x8 space I’ll do two tents. Maybe this tent was just low quality. A vivosun 4x4 has no smell was super thick and nice. This ipower 4x8 was thinner and had pinholes all over. So I’ll go back to vivosun stuff seems well built. And no I’m not sponsored by them lolz

 

[Budley Doright]

I flipped the flange to the other side and it helped. Still a slight smell. I think if I want a 4x8 space I’ll do two tents. Maybe this tent was just low quality. A vivosun 4x4 has no smell was super thick and nice. This ipower 4x8 was thinner and had pinholes all over. So I’ll go back to vivosun stuff seems well built. And no I’m not sponsored by them lolz

Unless it’s like a net, if you maintain a negative and pull the proper amount of air through, it should work. It could be a number of things, a leaky tent being one, shitty filter another, or too much/too little air. Did you find the ratings for that particular filter?

 

[Aviatorshades]

I couldn’t find the cfm for the 6” ipower carbon filter online. Idk why amazon doesn’t have that spec. It worked great absolutely wonderful in a 4x4