How long does a 6" Carbon filter last you?

[Nutty sKunK]

Mountain Air filters works best in my experience!

 

[xtsho]

Cool thanks, I'll grab one of those.

That's just my experience. They might not be the same anymore.

 

[Jjgrow420]

Worst filter I’ve ever bought has been the AC infinity 8”

Best filter was Can

I've always been a can fan guy. But after they switched owners, I got a can lite, and it didn't last long at all. Spoke with the guys from Kootenay at lift expo just after the buyout and they explained the whole thing to me. Made alot of sense why the cans weren't the quality they were before

 

[farmingfisherman]

Mine, (vivosun) has lasted for about 4 years, I wash the outer dust cover after each grow. If it starts to fail I will probably try to re-pack it or re-activate the charcoal.

How does one reactivate the charcoal in a filter? Heck how do you get into the filter?

 

[doughper]

I've had my 6" Vivosun filter for years. Can't smell a thing until you open up the tent.

No smell at all? For some reason I just don't believe that. Boy if I thot it possible,
have a grow tent, in a room, and no smell in the house or in the yard, i'd start me a grow.
Why's it gotta smell so strong!

 

[pegboy]

Someone should come out with a canister with replacable carbon.

 

[doughper]

https://vivosun.com/search?q=filter

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They got a sale right now. Which one would you need for a small starter room, to really kill the smell?

 

[DrDukePHD]

https://vivosun.com/search?q=filter

They got a sale right now. Which one would you need for a small starter room, to really kill the smell?

You really need a tent to contain smell.

5x5 tent, you need 8" filter & 8" inline
4x4 tent, you need a 6" carbon & 6" inline fan.
2x4 tent, you can do both of those in 4"
3x3 both in 4"

 

[DrDukePHD]

Someone should come out with a canister with replacable carbon.

Yea, how is that not already a thing?

 

[doughper]

You really need a tent to contain smell.
5x5 tent, you need 8" filter & 8" inline
4x4 tent, you need a 6" carbon & 6" inline fan.
2x4 tent, you can do both of those in 4"
3x3 both in 4"

TY Doc.
Well, replacement filter carts, just on a glance i took at vivisun, were like 6 bux. I mean that's affordable, isn't it, if they last for 2 or 3 or more years?

 

[Phytoplankton]

How does one reactivate the charcoal in a filter? Heck how do you get into the filter?

Usually they’re riveted or tack welded, or if you’re rally lucky the cap is held on with screws. You have to grind off the rivets or break the welds on the cap. Remove the charcoal and either replace it with fresh, or you can wash the carbon in H2O2 and cook it in the oven until dry. For the trouble, I just replace with fresh.

 

[DrDukePHD]

Usually they’re riveted or tack welded, or if you’re rally lucky the cap is held on with screws. You have to grind off the rivets or break the welds on the cap. Remove the charcoal and either replace it with fresh, or you can wash the carbon in H2O2 and cook it in the oven until dry. For the trouble, I just replace with fresh.

Once you remove the cap (sounds hard) & replace the activated charcoal, how do you reseal it?

 

[DrDukePHD]

TY Doc.
Well, replacement filter carts, just on a glance i took at vivisun, were like 6 bux. I mean that's affordable, isn't it, if they last for 2 or 3 or more years?

The replacement carbon filters are $70. You must be looking at the wrong thing bud.

 

[doughper]

Most were higher like u said, but this one is:
VIVOSUN Black Prefilter for 6-Inch Carbon Filter US$8.99
Whoa, wait, that's a PRE filter, sorry, my bad. I said i just glanced at it.

 

[bursto]

Mountain Air filters works best in my experience!

yes

 

[Phytoplankton]

Once you remove the cap (sounds hard) & replace the activated charcoal, how do you reseal it?

Silicone seal, makes it easier to remove the next time. Quite honestly I’m not sure it’s all that cost effective, but I’m retired, so I have a lot of “tinkering time”.

 

[Coldnasty]

Will it work for a year, 6 months, what do you personally get out of them? And what's the brand you go with.

This AC Infinity 6" filter of mine just stopped filtering smells after 1 & 1/2 flower runs. So not even 2 full runs.

Seems like the thing that will cost the most to keep growing?

This filter, also the beer. This beer. You are welcome

 

[Gemtree]

I have 4” on my 3 small tents and they last like a year and a half or so

 

[Gemtree]

Once you remove the cap (sounds hard) & replace the activated charcoal, how do you reseal it?

People don’t swap out the carbon because they use a machine to shake pack them so there’s no gaps. Also it’s messy

 

[CaliRootz88]

I use a 6” ac infinity inline fan that has been running nonstop for the past 3 years.. I have it in my attic right where a vent is (in the middle of the roof line). I have a 4x5 and a 2x4 space connected to it with a 6” and 4” ac infinity filter inside the tents. I replace them once a year and seems to do the trick. Sometimes I get a wiff outside but it’s for a split second.