Rickstertp
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
I have a small tent 27x27x56 and a 4" inline fan with speed control and a large iPower carbon filter cannister. The fan is rated to 200 cfm and I rarely turn it up past 3-4 out of 10 and that is enough to cause the tent walls to draw in so there is good negative pressure. The problem is the carbon filter isn't up to snuff. The filter is rated for 205cfm, so they should be a good match and I'm not pushing it hard at all. Originally, I was venting the filtered air back into the room since it was coldish in there and the vented air was warm. Well the room always stank of weed. Then I vented it out into the attic and the room smell is much better (obviously, I'm in there daily checking plants and that makes the room smell) but now I'm venting to the attic, my wife said she can smell it outside the house. Not good.
I can't smell it because my sense of smell is not great, but if she can smell it then others can and I would rather they not. This is the first grow and the canister is only 3 months old, so it shouldn't be spent and as I said, it never was great to begin with. My filter hangs near the top of the tent and the motor is outside the tent.
So, is there a brand of filter, or brand of replacement carbon that I can use that will be better. I paid around $40 for this filter and I certainly don't mind spending more, but I need something that has better stealth.
Thanks all!
I have a small tent 27x27x56 and a 4" inline fan with speed control and a large iPower carbon filter cannister. The fan is rated to 200 cfm and I rarely turn it up past 3-4 out of 10 and that is enough to cause the tent walls to draw in so there is good negative pressure. The problem is the carbon filter isn't up to snuff. The filter is rated for 205cfm, so they should be a good match and I'm not pushing it hard at all. Originally, I was venting the filtered air back into the room since it was coldish in there and the vented air was warm. Well the room always stank of weed. Then I vented it out into the attic and the room smell is much better (obviously, I'm in there daily checking plants and that makes the room smell) but now I'm venting to the attic, my wife said she can smell it outside the house. Not good.
I can't smell it because my sense of smell is not great, but if she can smell it then others can and I would rather they not. This is the first grow and the canister is only 3 months old, so it shouldn't be spent and as I said, it never was great to begin with. My filter hangs near the top of the tent and the motor is outside the tent.
So, is there a brand of filter, or brand of replacement carbon that I can use that will be better. I paid around $40 for this filter and I certainly don't mind spending more, but I need something that has better stealth.
Thanks all!