My Toadstool air deodorizer project for $20

[UglyMuppet]

i was going to build a cheep carbon filter but was sidetracked into trying out building a deodorizer instead.

i took some ideas flying around the net and while walking around the local Target store yesterday i put together an air deodorizer.

it was cheep too... i bet i have under $20 in parts not including the Ona gel.

i got a small bucket from the $1 section and a small fan that was about $17-18. so maybe a lil over $20 with tax but still cheep.....

i took the small red bucket and burned small holes around the bucket. i started about an inch to inch and a half up from the bottom and went up about 3 inches. i felt that the more holes higher up the bucket would not let the airflow over the solution very effectively so i limited the amount of holes in the bucket.

i then removed the base from the small fan. just popped the covers at the pivot point and unscrewed the 2 screws holding the arm.

i pored a litle bit of Ona gel into the bottom of the bucket added distilled water until the level was about a quarter of an inch from the bottom holes.

the fan is placed on top of the bucket and the power cord is pulled through one of the holes in the top of the bucket. nothing is screwed or taped. the fan just sits on top and even on the lowest setting it pulls air in through the holes in the side of the bucket over the Ona/water solution and blown out the top.
i used the fresh linen sent gel but i should have picked up the non scented stuff... the sent from the Ona gel solution is strong and the odor from my plants are nonexistent. i would use just a little bit less of gel next time i refill it.
i will post up how long this works for.

so ... now onto the pictures.....

first.... the holes... i used a soldering iron for this...

the power cord is run through the handle hole in the bucket.....

add the Ona/water solution.....

place the fan on top of the bucket after removing the arm from the fan..... i pulled the base/arm from the fan for a clean look... I'm not sure if the fan will still fit with the base still attached....

plug it in and let it rip... the fan i am using has 3 speeds and i feel that the holes in the bucket can not support the airflow from the draw of the fan on any speed higher than the lowest setting... but trust me... it is more than enough.

 

[fluroman]

 

[lbezphil2005]

Hell yea!! Just what I was looking for!

 

[Taxx]

When you said you put in too much Ona, how much was too much? How much did you dilute it?

I ask because I need to make one

Thanks in advance,
Taxx

 

[UglyMuppet]

i would say i used just a couple of tablespoons full of Ona gel and rest is distilled water. just that worked for almost a week before the water evaporated. i added some more water and another teaspoon of Ona and it is going good. i would recommend the odorless Ona but that is just my opinion. the fresh linen is somewhat overpowering.

 

[Believer]

Very cool! I have been looking at ways for control....I have a room right next my central air intake that will be my girls room. I am going to pop a canister of Ona behind the filter and pop holes in the top one at a time as needed for intensity of odor..House should smell fresh and clean.

 

[MedicalNeed]

Nicely Done!

Now couple the ONA Concentrate with this product
Reduce plant waterings up to 50% with Soil Moist
You can get it at Ace Hardware.


You now have homemade ONA Gel in a granule from that is easily recharged as it is now stir-able.

 

[Hardope]

How effective is this at removing smell?? Or atleast covering it up??

 

[UglyMuppet]

it really did a great job of combating the smell. i could not smell any of my plants when i walked into the room i had them in and i never vented the room at all to outside air. it is still going strong. just do not use too much Ona gel and dilute the Ona gel with distilled water.

 

[Taxx]

I built one today. I woke up to a very strong smell in my place, so the urgency factor increased quickly. They didn't have any Linen scent so I got the normal one that smells a little minty, and reminds me of urinal cakes. Sounds nasty, but there's no pee on them, so it's not that bad. Anyway, picked up a 6 dollar bucket that was 10" at the top and tapered down to the bottom, put a 1" thick band of holes around it that I made with a drill about half way down. Put in 2 tablespoons of the gel and 1/2 gallon of water, and then plunked a 9" fan on top pushing air into the bucket.

Immediate results.

There's absolutely zero smell in my place now, and the room itself barely has an odour.

Wee! Thanks for the tips, man.

 

[UglyMuppet]

awesome!!!!!


just a little tip.... fans do a better job at pulling air than pushing it... try to have the fan pull air from the bucket and blow it out the top. less chance of forcing the mix out the holes. plus, the more holes the better the airflow. it doesnt take much. I'm glad it worked for you.

 

[Growheart]

Very nice, going to do something like this for the next grow.

 

[willoby]

What brand or model # is the fan you bought??? If you noted it, I didn't see it so please let me know and I will build that same setup! Thanks for Idea....

 

[fineas]

Dude,
Good Job!
People here have done so much, with so little, with enormous imagination to save bucks, build rooms, gardens, things like light setups, systems, out of boxes, plastic buckets, pails and many elbows and foil, nets, boxes, wires, cable ties, scroggs out of napkin holders, Elmer's glue and a prayer, et,et, and and still produce great results. And they say we are slow and unimaginative....


Fin

 

[Caber1]

Nice setup. Ona is some strong stuff. Almost too strong depending on the space and your sensitivity to the odor. I haven't seen anything that can touch it.
I was thinking on the bucket you could go either way, lots of small or less bigger holes. All your looking for is air to be pulled up by the fan.
Just the lazy in me thinking.

 

[chosen]

Nice and Easy....

 

[parab0l]

So the idea is to draw the ambient air through the bucket along with whatever Ona smell/air is also being pulled by the fan? Or is the goal to run the ambient air through the Ona solution? The former seems like it is just a masking mechanism where was the latter would actually filter the ambient smell out.

I guess I need a little clarification on how this device works and/or what it intends to accomplish. Thanks for this though, seems like a great investment and easy to setup!

 

[Dr Fish]

Good bump for an old thread, the op has been gone since 2011, there's a ton of stuff online about Ona that should help with your clarification, if you google it...

 

[HazeyHaze]

No more soil moist. Take any brand of diaper, just no fresh scent ones. Cut a 2" Square out of the middle, then empty the contents in a bag. Once you pass the first two layers you should start seeing cotton, and white particles. Try manipulating the contents of the bag into seperate corners, cotton and dust. The dust is super absorbent granulates, just mix a tsp in with your soil, and it absorbs so much more water. Prolly go a little over the first watering of adding it, like let the water go down, then add a bit more. That way the dust doesn't absorb all the water from the first feeding, and your plant can get some. But I think this is a bit irrelevant, +1 To the deodorizer idea, I will for sure be incorporating it into a project.