DIY Carbon Scrubber

[Weed420]

Thought I would upload some pics of a simple carbon scrubber.
Parts Needed:
5 gallon bucket
1' X 6" chimney pipe
30 to 40 lbs of activated carbon
pantyhose
6' inline fan
Take lid and drill 6" hole in center
Drill numerous 1/8" holes in lid.
Put pantyhose on end of 6" pipe
Put pipe in bucket
Fill with activated carbon
Install lid
Put 6" fan on end.
I have the fan set so that it blows the dirty air into the carbon.

 

[BWC BayArea]

What complications have u run into with this filter?

 

[budlover3388]

is this thread complete?

 

[Weed420]

Thats all there is to my carbon scrubber other than attaching the 6" inline fan to the black pipe. I just sit it in the room that I pump all my dirty hot air into and allow it to just keep recycling the air in that room. Its a very simple system and easy to change carbon when needed. Have used it for 2 grows so far and still working great.

 

[fuuji0019]

Ok, i might just be high, cant get my head around it lol but... the air must go into another room first then through this?
Or can the air in the room be pushed into this in the same room?

 

[dirtyjerz]

how well does this thing work if its in the grow room?? will it get the smell out almost 100%?? what if you make two or three of em and put them in the room?

 

[sfhaze]

What do you do with the pantyhose?

 

[Weed420]

On my system I have an 8' X 8' flower room. I pump all the air out of that room in to another 8' X 8' room which is where I have the carbon scrubber. I just have it sitting on the floor with the 6" fan connected to it. It just continuously recycles the air in that room and cleans it.
The panty hose slides on to the end of the 6' black pipe to keep the carbon from gettimg into the fan motor. It sucks air from the room and blows into the 5 gallon bucket full of carbon and comes out the small holes drilled in the lid.
I hope i"m explaining this good enough.

 

[Setting Sun]

How much gap do you have between the bottom of the pipe and the bottom of the bucket?

thanks,

setting sun

 

[Weed420]

I have about 4" of gap between the black pipe and the bottom of the bucket.

 

[Setting Sun]

I have about 4" of gap between the black pipe and the bottom of the bucket.

Ok, thanks!

Excellent DIY, thanks for sharing it!

simple
cheap
efficient

Usually, you only get to choose two of those, but you hit the DIY jackpot.

+rep

 

[marvel]

What do you do with the pantyhose?

You wear it while you're building the thing. Brings good luck.

 

[tronix]

where do you find the activated charcoal?

 

[BWC BayArea]

U can purchase activated charcoal at certain hydro stores. Where I go they'll even refill it for u. U have to have an older filter that can be taken apart unless u take a newer one and drill the rivets out and replace with screws. I pay buy the pound. Last refill was like $50

 

[dsuser896]

Is that all of it? or more to come?

 

[Setting Sun]

what do you do with the pantyhose?

You wear it while you're building the thing. Brings good luck.

All I got was a rash.

 

[tronix]

All I got was a rash.

they make a cream for that I think.

 

[tronix]

U can purchase activated charcoal at certain hydro stores. Where I go they'll even refill it for u. U have to have an older filter that can be taken apart unless u take a newer one and drill the rivets out and replace with screws. I pay buy the pound. Last refill was like $50

Thanks

 

[jcool09]

Very useful post. Thank you.

JC

 

[2wheels]

Not that I don't "believe" in superstion and I'm not much one for taking shortcuts but I would probably NOT wear the pantyhose myself.