Wondering what options on mounting the carbon filter in the tent so everything is sucked in, or mount it after the exhaust so all air is sucked from the tent and blown out the filter. Will the fan work better one way or the other ? Does one direction offer more filtration than the other ? Any and all input is appreciated.
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Suck or blow?
- Thread starter Mrblu
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Spidermite
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All I have seen and use are on the intake side not on the exit side.
Farmall
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To maximize air exchange inside the space and to help remove any heated air, you may want to consider the top of the tent since hot air rises. Although you may want the heat in Cooler winter zones. Once leaves start dying and crinkle up the floor gets littered up anyway. Despite the house keeping I try to maintain, when the area was finally emptied there was crap everywhere anyway
9fingerleafs
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i heard from a professional grower that the best way to keep smell from escaping thru the ventilation is to have the carbon filter, then the fan, then the lights and then to the outside, if you were to put the fan after the lights some air will be sucked thru the light hood and straight outside. so having air pushing trhu the lights instead of sucking from, allows the small leaks to go back into the growroom
LurkingInTheGrass
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If you blow through the filter, use the/a 'sock' to cover the filter.
Because, you blow charcoal dust out of the filter, the dust is really small and ends up through out your space.
the sock catches most of the dust, and can be gently hand washed and re used
Because, you blow charcoal dust out of the filter, the dust is really small and ends up through out your space.
the sock catches most of the dust, and can be gently hand washed and re used
DW2
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Howdy Mrblu, The only thing that would make any difference in whether the filter was mounted on the intake side or the output side of the fan would be in the construction of the filter itself. If the supporting structure is on the outside of the filter media, then the filter would need to be mounted on the discharge side of the fan and if the filter media was on the outside of the supporting structure (usually perforated metal or plastic), then the filter should be mounted on the intake side of the fan. Most of the manufacturers will note the proper mounting direction with an arrow indicating the floe direction, if it is required.
D.A.A.S.69
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In my small 2x2 tent, I got flex ducting coming out of the top of the tent sucking into 6inch exaust fan, blowing thru carbon scrubber.That's on the floor outside the tent. Works fine. No smell.
In my big tent ,I put it all on the inside of the tent, and use carbonscrubber first into fan, blowing out .
Both ways work, probably more efficient with the scrubber first.
PS, I was told if you are blowing thru the scrubber you need to put the prefilter inside the scrubber instead of outside, like normal. Idk.
In my big tent ,I put it all on the inside of the tent, and use carbonscrubber first into fan, blowing out .
Both ways work, probably more efficient with the scrubber first.
PS, I was told if you are blowing thru the scrubber you need to put the prefilter inside the scrubber instead of outside, like normal. Idk.
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Toker1
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Sucking through or blowing out the filter shouldn’t make much of a difference.
Now for heat exchanging... you always want to suck the heat out. The most efficient way to move the air is by creating a laminar flow (negative pressure). Positive pressure will create a turbulent flow, which is not efficient at removing heat.
Now for heat exchanging... you always want to suck the heat out. The most efficient way to move the air is by creating a laminar flow (negative pressure). Positive pressure will create a turbulent flow, which is not efficient at removing heat.