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How do you run an A/C with a CARBON FILTER??
- Thread starter pftek
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Do not use an ozone generator.
next.
Run your a/c as normal. Be sure to make it leak-proof. Hook up a small exhaust fan to a carbon filter and create a negative pressure on the room. Just be sure your intake air is the same temp or cooler than your room temp, or oversize your a/c to compensate (may be necessary in the summer if you're drawing air from outside).
No smell
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Run your a/c as normal. Be sure to make it leak-proof. Hook up a small exhaust fan to a carbon filter and create a negative pressure on the room. Just be sure your intake air is the same temp or cooler than your room temp, or oversize your a/c to compensate (may be necessary in the summer if you're drawing air from outside).
No smell
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Avid Fan
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http://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/7074-easy-build-diy-carbon-filter.html
this is a great tutorial.if you need it bigger just get bigger bins.
ive heard ozone generators can be bad for your health if not used properly
this is a great tutorial.if you need it bigger just get bigger bins.
ive heard ozone generators can be bad for your health if not used properly
Avid Fan
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http://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/7074-easy-build-diy-carbon-filter.html
still not the bins one.i wont rest till i find it,lol!
still not the bins one.i wont rest till i find it,lol!
Avid Fan
Member
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...orials/11083-diy-mini-grow-carbon-filter.html
this link might not work,i dont know i'm new to computers.
anyhoo,its the bin one i use for closet grows.
this link might not work,i dont know i'm new to computers.
anyhoo,its the bin one i use for closet grows.
You can, but carbon filters can load up with CO2. I do not know how ling this takes in practice though, perhaps someone else does.
The CO2 is adsorbed by the carbon.
newhiddengrower
Member
I do it, the co2 will just go in the carbon filter and blow back out to your room.
I do this method. + a portable AC
I do this method. + a portable AC
good to know
Buzzsmirk!
Active member
A/C and carbon filter
run ur A/C and use the carbon filter to scrub the air within the growspace (sealed)
some one mentioned CO2?............ goes right thru the filter like said already
CO2 enrichment is a must for sealed rooms unless u vent periodically.
to try and "marry" the two would require a fan or two and some duct work (PITA)
BUZZ!
run ur A/C and use the carbon filter to scrub the air within the growspace (sealed)
some one mentioned CO2?............ goes right thru the filter like said already
CO2 enrichment is a must for sealed rooms unless u vent periodically.
to try and "marry" the two would require a fan or two and some duct work (PITA)
BUZZ!
newhiddengrower
Member
i use to do co2 and vent ofc i had a controller but it was not even worth it. You waste too much co2.
Depends what kinda ac you are running....wall unit? Put in a window near by, build a insulated duct around the output for the AC, then duct that into your grow space (which should be carbon filtered?), then put a small intake fan on the duct to pull that air across distance. Make sure you exhaust is slightly oversized and AWAY from the cold AC intake. By keeping the AC out of the grow you will not see any smell issues.
Problem you will see is that AC will constantly run because tstat is not where the room is so it will never catch up/equalize. In that case just set it on a timer or to run only lights on.
Do the same thing with a portable- but even better with a portable it eases exhausting of the hot exhaust. Pull air from lung room, exhaust heat out the window, and do same ducting from AC output vent to grow space. Again timers would be needed unless you can waste the power. Hope those help.
Problem you will see is that AC will constantly run because tstat is not where the room is so it will never catch up/equalize. In that case just set it on a timer or to run only lights on.
Do the same thing with a portable- but even better with a portable it eases exhausting of the hot exhaust. Pull air from lung room, exhaust heat out the window, and do same ducting from AC output vent to grow space. Again timers would be needed unless you can waste the power. Hope those help.
I don't know about your air-conditioner but mine is a closed system or I can mix fresh air from outside, I can choose.
If that's the case then you can use an ozone for venting outside, the ozone smell isn't noticeable after a few feet but you wouldn't want to dump it where people walk. They really do work wonderfully, used them for years. I still use one when I go to hotels here sometimes, I put it in the foyer and turn it on for a few minutes when I light up and close the doors. Like a buffer of protection.
If that's the case then you can use an ozone for venting outside, the ozone smell isn't noticeable after a few feet but you wouldn't want to dump it where people walk. They really do work wonderfully, used them for years. I still use one when I go to hotels here sometimes, I put it in the foyer and turn it on for a few minutes when I light up and close the doors. Like a buffer of protection.
Actually your carbon filter is eating up a lot of your CO2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_scrubber#Activated_carbon
I have never seen a window a/c that was sealed enough to prevent odor leaks from a sealed room.
The only way to make a solid sealed room it to build a double wall and scrub the exhaust coming out of the space in the middle. It shouldn't draw much from the inner room. You can do this by simply putting a tent in a bedroom and running your exhaust scrubber in the bedroom outside the tent. There is no pressure differential between the tent and the bedroom, so no CO2 escapes the tent. The bedroom however has a lower pressure than the rest of the house and no air will escape unless it goes through your carbon scrubber and vents outside.
You can use ozone in your exhaust line, but it is some bad stuff. Very bad for the environment. The ozone doesn't just react with the smelly molecules, but also others in the atmosphere to create a bunch of nasty byproducts.
Carbon filters work very, very well. There is no reason to use ozone.
I have an ozone generator the I use in conjunction with my carbon filter. I use the OZN-1. It helps to clear up any lingering odor. I've never had an issue with the ozone generator damaging my plants or my health. It is 10 feet away from my plants. I run it on a timer 15 on, 15 off; closer to harvest I run that thing 24/7. Alone an ozone generator will not eliminate odors, but the OZN-1 works pretty damn well.
I don't know what kind of a/c unit the op has. do you?
The order leaks would be prevented from the negative pressure from venting outside.
Nope, that's why I wrote I have never seen one. I have never seen one.
Also, the a/c ducting circuit is pressurized. Your room negative pressure will do little to help a pressurized leak in the a/c ducting. A very small leak can stink up the place in a very short time.
Of course, depending on your situation that level of odor leak may be acceptable, maybe not.
I'm just saying don't assume your window unit is sealed. It probably isn't. Open one up and look for yourself.
Also, the a/c ducting circuit is pressurized. Your room negative pressure will do little to help a pressurized leak in the a/c ducting. A very small leak can stink up the place in a very short time.
Of course, depending on your situation that level of odor leak may be acceptable, maybe not.
I'm just saying don't assume your window unit is sealed. It probably isn't. Open one up and look for yourself.
