lol, ok.... ACTIVATED CARBON....?

this is something i should have been finding out a couple years ago, but was never an issue until now (like, today now....)


i need to find out how big of a filter i need for a 7x16 room, 7 feet high.... anyone know the mathematical equation for this one? how big of a can do i need? how much carbon?

thanks guys

I'm gonna jump in here for just a quick second. I was at Menards today. In the shop vac section the have an air filtering machine that is made by Stanley, I believe. It's designed to filter the air in a workshop and it seems other than the height which was 8' instead of 7' it was just right for your size of room. I'm going back to buy one tomorrow. Has two filters which are washable, replacement filters are $18.00. I don't know if it's just not a good seller for them or what, they have this device normally $109.00 on sale for $70.00. The way its designed look fairly simple air is pulled in one end and blown out the other. Supposed to 'clean the air or dust and particle's every ten minutes'. I think it was a 20x20 room with 8' ceiling's. If you are interested I'll post a pic after I get it. It's supposed to be quite, I'm thinking it's at least a 10" diameter. Anyway...you know old folks. VV

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I'm gonna jump in here for just a quick second. I was at Menards today. In the shop vac section the have an air filtering machine that is made by Stanley, I believe. It's designed to filter the air in a workshop and it seems other than the height which was 8' instead of 7' it was just right for your size of room. I'm going back to buy one tomorrow. Has two filters which are washable, replacement filters are $18.00. I don't know if it's just not a good seller for them or what, they have this device normally $109.00 on sale for $70.00. The way its designed look fairly simple air is pulled in one end and blown out the other. Supposed to 'clean the air or dust and particle's every ten minutes'. I think it was a 20x20 room with 8' ceiling's. If you are interested I'll post a pic after I get it. It's supposed to be quite, I'm thinking it's at least a 10" diameter. Anyway...you know old folks. VV

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quiet is an absolute MUST! lol and i'm not that old.....

if you don't mind taking the time, please post a pic and link here in this thread; i gotta figure something out this week....

I always calculate my rooms using the Cubic Feet Per Minute (CFM) measurement. I always want my air exchanged at least 10 times per hour. You can search and find hundreds of these calculators online. Head on over to Google and search 'How to calculate CFM' and the first result will be a simple to use Airflow Calculator. Simply plug in your length, width, height, and how many air changes you want per hour. If your measurements are 7x16x7 (LxWxH) then you should have at minimum a carbon filter capable of supporting 130+ CFM. If you are looking to build your own I'd say 12 pounds of activated carbon would do just fine. If you are looking to purchase one, I would recommend the Dutch Breeze DFS2 carbon filter, as it would go above and beyond your needs. I hope this helps.

I'm gonna jump in here for just a quick second. I was at Menards today. In the shop vac section the have an air filtering machine that is made by Stanley, I believe. It's designed to filter the air in a workshop and it seems other than the height which was 8' instead of 7' it was just right for your size of room. I'm going back to buy one tomorrow. Has two filters which are washable, replacement filters are $18.00. I don't know if it's just not a good seller for them or what, they have this device normally $109.00 on sale for $70.00. The way its designed look fairly simple air is pulled in one end and blown out the other. Supposed to 'clean the air or dust and particle's every ten minutes'. I think it was a 20x20 room with 8' ceiling's. If you are interested I'll post a pic after I get it. It's supposed to be quite, I'm thinking it's at least a 10" diameter. Anyway...you know old folks. VV

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hey man, are you sure your buying the right filter? it may just filter out particles as it is a shop vac filter to filter saw dust and stuff. would it filter out smells? if i were you i would just buy a air purifier for 100 dorrars

Ok you go ahead and do that. What it would remove would be dependant on the material of the filter wouldn't it? So all I would have to do is replace it with the right filter? Please, give me some credit. I'm old, not stupid. I'm the one thats old KP, sometimes i ramble. They emphasize that is quite, didn't hear it run, I will tomorrow. VV

Don't know if anyone is still interested in this

Here is all you need to make one.
Lowes or Homedepot:
2 Home heater ducting end caps.
The bigger one will be the outside diameter of the filter. Get one 2 inches smaller the the bigger one. So a 4" and 6" or 6" and 8".
1 8" to 6" adapter.
1 6" duct collar.
3 6" hose clamps.
3 8" hose clamps.
1 roll chicken wire. 1/4 inch. Fencing isle.

Somewhere they sell fabric (wallmart has a fabric section):

1 bag Polly fill (for stuffing .)
2 yards quilt batting. (to keep carbon from falling through chicken wire.)

(I thought this was funny so I just copied and pasted it)
You could use hose, but depending on your wife's tastes, it's probably not a good idea to let her catch you sneaking out of her closet with her 60 dollar victoria secret thigh highs.... Then you might say something stupid like Why the **** are you spending 60 bucks on hose? And you might end up geting in a fight and sleeping on the couch.... <cough> Anyway, the batting works fine.

At the pet store, farmers market or anywhere else you can find it:
3 pounds Aqua pure activated carbon.....or more commonly activated charcoal, as in for daily cleansing pills.

Center:
Take the chicken wire and wrap it around the smaller end cap. use one of the 6" clamps to hold it on. Now clamp the 6" collar into the other side. You will end up with a 6" chicken wire tube. Wrap the quilt batting around it and put the third 6" clamp in the center. That's it for the middle of the filter.

Outside:
Now do the same with the 8" end cap and adapter. You will be left with a 8" chicken wire tube. Dont tighten the top clamp on the 8" tube. The adapter will need to come out to fill it. It's just easyer to get it to shape right if you put both ends on.

Assembly and Fill:
Take the top back off and stick the 6" tube in the 8" tube and fill the space between both sides with carbon. Put the 8" to 6" adapter back on the top and your done. If you need to pack any spaces you dont want air to go with the baged polly fill as tight as you can.

2 days, no smell. 6 more weeks to go. I'll letcha know if I have any problums.

Here is a link to the forum I pulled this from