My carbon filter has been sitting there for 6 months...

Just wondering if carbon filters lose their effectiveness if they are just idle, not being used. I bought one of a guy who only used it for 1 flowering period so it is still fairly new when it comes to usage. Its not a cheap piece of shit either.

Basically my question is if I have had it sitting in the cupboard wrapped in a garbage bag for 6 months will it still lose its effectiveness even though it is not being used? It has not left that same garbage bag for 6 months...

IDK, but good Question...Mines been sat in the Box it came in for over 6 months....WILL get this GR finished??

Peace

I wondered this the other day too, because i was thinking of ordering a carbon filter for backup, and eventually my flower tent . But in the meantime using a diy scrubber rig.

easy replace the charcoal they are refilable i do every round its the best thing ever my budies toss their shit i grab the kage and empty it out if it is set with ribits i tap the out and use bolts and refill easy money and when its time to trim i aint even worried..

ShazMo09 said:

Just wondering if carbon filters lose their effectiveness if they are just idle, not being used. I bought one of a guy who only used it for 1 flowering period so it is still fairly new when it comes to usage. Its not a cheap piece of shit either.

Basically my question is if I have had it sitting in the cupboard wrapped in a garbage bag for 6 months will it still lose its effectiveness even though it is not being used? It has not left that same garbage bag for 6 months...

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Charcoal once exposed to air loses it effectiveness after 1 year. You should change your filters then for maximum odor control.

thump easy said:

easy replace the charcoal they are refilable i do every round its the best thing ever my budies toss their shit i grab the kage and empty it out if it is set with ribits i tap the out and use bolts and refill easy money and when its time to trim i aint even worried..

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Yeh I wouldn't have any trouble getting it open and resealing it. Thats a great idea mate. Where do I find this charcoal? I seen some in a large pet store I visited once...Would that be the right stuff?

at your local hydro store ill pull it up and take a pic its easy money saves you big money for realz i dont like the cops kicking in my door at all i been thier to many times i do half my numbers but for the sake of nabors and girl scouts knocking on my door i always just reuse the kage and empty it out i have a stock pile of old charcoal just in case a meter or a war breaks out and i have to use the left over for water fillter could come to play and history repeats itself... or an earth quake i live on the fault.. anyways local hydro store man they got the plugs remember back in the day those units they usto sell with trays to fillter your house smells hvac i havent seen those in along time its been years but the charcoal is still being sold its not to comon but im one of very few how have done this my budies trip out on my eliterate ass all the time.. but it works..