[Q]DIY carbon filter

[schtrudel]

I have a 60CFM fan and made a diy carbon filter that has an inner core of 400 square cm surface (64 square inches surface). How thick should the core be so that it filters the smell, but i keep atleast 24 CFM going ?- i have serious heat issues if not vented properly.
I searched the internet and found no answer so sorry if this question has been asked before. Going to post pictures tomorow of the DIY filter.

 

[Budist]

wouldn't you just experiment with it until its just right for you?

 

[fir3dragon]

best way to take care of heat issues is ventilation you need a carbon fan/filter and some sort of intake..

 

[schtrudel]

I was hoping you knew some way to calculate the drag created by the carbon. I.E. mathematically decide how big to make the filter.

 

[Budist]

good luck with that lol

 

[servicesprovider]

cud i just put the carbon in my grow room or has the air got to be sucked through a filter to work, i was thinking about putting the activated carbon in some sort of ball and hanging them around the grow room but havnt got a clue if this would eliminate the smell,, cant really find anything on any search engines about it either.

 

[CaptainCarnival]

im not sure but if you can some how just hang them in like tights or pantyhose and they filter out the smell somehow that will make everything so much easier

 

[fir3dragon]

solution-http://www.ebay.com/itm/290632834114?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_7470wt_944

 

[CaptainCarnival]

solution-http://www.ebay.com/itm/290632834114?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_7470wt_944

thank you professor but how is this a DIY other than you order it online then you install it

 

[Ganjalee]

you need to push air THROUGH the carbon filter, not just hang a bunch of carbon stockings . Truth is, you might not even need the filter, some plants aren't that stinky,

 

[Ganjalee]

Here's my DIY carbon filter, made from instructions found online and some improvising on my part.

 

[inlovewiththc]

is that getting pushed thru or getting pulled from?

 

[SmokeyMcSmokerton]

Ok, do you pump air through a carbon filter and let it recirculate in your room? Or do you vent it out of the room? How well do carbon filters work?