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Iron_Lion
Even a can 33 is heavy and bulky as hell I cant even understand how one could dispose of one of the really big filters.
Take it apart. Bury, spread, re-use or throw away the carbon grainules seperately. Remove the top and bottom, and stomp the 2 filter walls flat. Keep on folding and stomping until it's as small as possible. Then toss it in the garbage, or bring it to be recycled.
Take it apart. Bury, spread, re-use or throw away the carbon grainules seperately. Remove the top and bottom, and stomp the 2 filter walls flat. Keep on folding and stomping until it's as small as possible. Then toss it in the garbage, or bring it to be recycled.
FYI for cabon disposal, carbon is a GREAT soil amendment.
I would defiantly break it down & take it in with a load for recycled metal. Might even get some change back for the effort.
Go throw it in a lake or river close to your house or off a bridge
^thats what I figured, seems like a lot of work. Im not down with the idea of refilling it, I just dont think it can be repacked well enough by hand to get rid of all the air gaps. Anyone know if the carbon has any benefit to a compost heap?
it's not rocket surgery.
the carbon is available. cheap. do some legwork.
use a hole saw to drill an access hole. no need to make a fancy cover, just use the aluminum tape made for sealing ducts.
to properly pack the carbon, fill the filter with new carbon, then throw it in the trunk of your car and take it for a drive. top off an repeat. i bet you'll find that you can do a better job than the factory did. i doubt they did anything more than pour it full and call it good, then the carbon settles during shipping to the hydro shop.