The Ultimate Odour Control Thread

pizzlestubs said:
Would a proper carbon filter eliminate smells 100%?
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Figure out how many cfm you need for exhaust to keep your cab cool. Then match your filter to that. If you do it this way you will be able to eliminate all the odor.

For example, I needed something like 700cfm to keep my room cool. So after getting the 747cfm fan, I went out and bought the filter which is rated at 400-800 cfm Active Air filter.

My room stays at the temps it need to be and there is absolutely no smell at all. I can press my nose up against the filter and not smell a thing. And this is with about 2 lbs in flower.
 
bongrippinbob said:
It is safe unless you get busted federally, or if you go over your limit, or you get popped smoking with people that don't have their card, etc. So no, its not really safe for you to grow in your parent's house.

Plus, if you have your card, that means you are at least 18. This means you should be growing weed in your own home, not mooching off your parents.

If you want to grow pot, be responsible enough to not risk your friend's or family's well being.
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Dude I have respect for you bro, Im not trying to bash on anybody or anything, this is just a good convo.
It does depend on the circumstances, why they grow at home, theres a number of reasons, there not all bad.

I would love to move out but Im at College right now so I have no money for an apt. and I dont plan on moving till at least Im done with college and also its only about a 10 min drive from my house to the campus so whats the point ya know what I mean haha.

Want to know something funny though? My neighbor is really close with my family and I, she knows Im growing and she works for the FBI, shes seen a lot worse and shes gone every few weeks for Business in crazy ass places so I doubt FBI are gonna freak about situations like this. She could careless as long as Im not selling it(im stingy as hell so im not anyways ha) or growing it in mass quantities.
Its the best thing in the world, its only a matter of time before it becomes Legal!

I wouldnt worry to much about things happening as long as people aren't dumb with there shit then your all in the clear and besides thats there problem not ours..haha :hump:

:joint::joint::peace::peace:
 
Its not the FBI you have to worry about, its the DEA. The FBI does not conduct raids on weed growers, the Drug Enforcement Agency does. So of course your neighbor doesn't care. But go tell a DEA agent that you grow and see what happens. And if your neighbor knows, that means other people know, which means you broke the first rule of growing, don't tell anyone!

And there are no legit reasons for growing in your parents home. I went to college too. However, I worked to pay rent while I went and was able to grow in my own home. Just because you are a college student doesn't give you an excuse to not move out. Sure it is easier, but it doesn't mean its the only way. Many people work their asses off going to college and paying their own way.
 
bongrippinbob said:
Its not the FBI you have to worry about, its the DEA. The FBI does not conduct raids on weed growers, the Drug Enforcement Agency does. So of course your neighbor doesn't care. But go tell a DEA agent that you grow and see what happens. And if your neighbor knows, that means other people know, which means you broke the first rule of growing, don't tell anyone!

And there are no legit reasons for growing in your parents home. I went to college too. However, I worked to pay rent while I went and was able to grow in my own home. Just because you are a college student doesn't give you an excuse to not move out. Sure it is easier, but it doesn't mean its the only way. Many people work their asses off going to college and paying their own way.
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Whatever its all the same difference haha.
I still say its a very small chance crazy stuff like that would happen.

I didnt tell anyone on purpose, shes a very close friend of mine and she just happen to find out one day. Trust me I dont tell people, I aint that dumb. Besides I dont even want to just cus I know there gonna wanna mooch off me so nope this is MY WEED hahah.

I live in Los Angeles dude. I am not gonna spend the money that they want for these houses/apt's out here, if I live 10 min away from school Im living at home! ha, plus my parents love me and trust me so its a win win dealio haha.

For me I am allowed to grow up to 12 mature plants so thats kinda legit reason I guess.
:hump::joint::hump:
 
Hey, first-time grower, long-time fan... Got a question about growing in a typical college townhouse/apartment

My place is a 3-story townhouse, and I'm on the top floor. Currently starting an Aerogarden grow in the closet, and I'm concerned about the smell once it starts to flower.

I had hoped that I could simply put up a dozen or so Glade/AirWick fresheners to dampen/hide the smell...would that work? Perhaps something stronger?
I'm trying to avoid messing with the actual house setup/layout, so I don't wanna be running PVC and pipes and so forth...
 
Could you imagine the head ache you'd end up with if you had that many glade air freshners going? I'd be choking just walking in.
 
well, i got just the thing for headaches! ;) :joint:bongsmilie

But you bring up a good point...I didn't consider that part of it, but it can't be that bad, can it? :confused:
 
Buy or build a small carbon filter. Depending on your light size, you can get a fan/filter combo for like $100.

And yes I think it would be horrible having that many air fresheners. And what would 12 air fresheners cost you? It would cost you like $25-$40 just for the air fresheners. Then after 30days you have to buy refills for them, so there's another $10-25. So for the year you have spent $150-$300. Or you could have spent the $150 up front and have filter good for 18 months.
 
that is true, but my concern is that:

a) i dont own the building, so i dont wanna be screwing around with its "innards" too much

b) i cant add any fixtures/tubing/etc that would be noticeable by my housemates, unless I want to let them in on things...which I don't


Can I just run a Charcoal Filter + Exhaust into my window? It's only a couple feet from the AG closet.... What would I need for that?
 
I would suggest waiting to grow until you can live on your own. Its not a good idea to tell room mates about things like that, but its also not a good idea to be growing in a house where the other person has no idea its being done.

And you don't have to mess around with the "innards" as you call it to vent a space. If you are growing a cabinet, you can run a carbon filter and a nice exhuast without anyone even knowing its in there.
 
First post!

Sorry to jump right in the middle of the thread, but I just have 2 quick questions.

Doing an Aerogarden grow in a small closet. I built a shelf about 3-4 feet off the ground, drilled a 5" (diameter) hole through the middle, and put a fan on the bottom and a DIY carbon filter on the top. The fan pulls air from the aerogarden area and pushes it upwards through the filter.

I have no way of moving air in and out of my closet once I close the door; I can only move air from bottom > top as previously described.

1) Is this OK? Is it OK for the health of the plant?
2) Should I decide to add ONA or Febreeze, is it save to put them directly next to the Aerogarden?

Many thanks!
 
safety is relative bro.

some argue its safe...some argue not. some say to run it on a timer so it cant harm you. some say to dont even put it in your grow room. some say to keep it in ya grow rom to help with mold and such.

what i would do in your situation is keep the odor sok inside your grow room exhausting into the attic. Then i would go up to your attic and install an o3 device like previously posted and mount it to the ceiling of the roof...or on the side....

that way you'll have 2 odor controls. one for inside the grow exhaust into the attic. and another odor control device in the attic completely neutralizing any left overs.
 
I had one of those odor socks, they worked for about 2 months and that was it. I spend like $100 on it, but I should have spent an extra $100 and got a real carbon filter.

Now that I have a real filter, I can press my nose up to my exhaust and not smell a thing.
 
bongrippinbob said:
I had one of those odor socks, they worked for about 2 months and that was it. I spend like $100 on it, but I should have spent an extra $100 and got a real carbon filter.

Now that I have a real filter, I can press my nose up to my exhaust and not smell a thing.
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Yeah, i think we can all agree, the odorsok is not sufficient odour controll.
 
I'm building a hydro setup for 12 plants and it's in a space of around 10 cubic meters. I'm going to set up there a fan connected to a 100 radius carbon filter and a duct from that that blows out of the room. Or is it enough for the air to circulate through the carbon filter to get rid of the smell?
So I was wondering how long the filter needs to be and how powerful the fan needs to be.

What do you think.
 
depends on how you hang it. use bungee cords and such...


and also, is it your fan? or the air whoosing noise? if so, use insulated ducting.

you can also put your fan in a box to help with noise
 
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