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smell proof

KanadianKronik

Active member
I will have to dry my stuff inside my house this year and have a few questions. as it is in my house i want it to be 100% smell proof both in my house and outside (exhaust). I also am planning on filling my tent. So here is the plan, My tent is 4 x 4 x 6 1/2 so it gives me a total CF in the tent of 104, Im thinking in the tent i will have a 8" carbon filter (most Iv seen are rated around 750 CFM) then from it, the air will be sucked into a airtight box outside the tent where it will be sucked threw a 10" carbon filter (most iv seen are also around 750 CFM) then it will be sucked threw a 10" inline fan (rated around 760 CFM) and dumped out the drier exhaust into my back yard. so all the air would then be filtered twice before dumped0 outback.

now i dont know if im doing the math right but if you take the tent CF 104 and divide it by 600 ( i figure this would be the exhaust rate after both filters and any turns could be less or more) 104 / 600 = 0.17
Then take the 0.17 and times it by 60 (for a minute) 0.17 * 60 = 10.2
So if my math is right, im thinking the tent should have 100% new air every 10.2 seconds. that i think should put a suction on the tent and not let any air exit except threw the exhaust filters. does this sound like it should end up being 100% smell free.. I may buy a 8 x 8 x 6.5 tent so the 10.2 could then be times by 4 10.2 * 4 = 40.8 so a 8 x 8 x 6.5 tent would be 100% fresh air every 41 seconds.
 

fungzyme

Member
Yeah it sound pretty smell-free (actually sounds like overkill) but it also sounds like that much airflow will give you crispy over-dried buds in about half a day. Unless I totally misunderstood what you're trying to do... An air-exchange every 10 seconds?
 
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NorthernKronic

Grower of fine herbs...
Veteran
Yea you dont need all that airflow man. Just make sure that you use a good carbon filter inside the drying tent and keep negative pressure.. Shouldnt be any need for another filter unless one is subpar or you for some reason are losing pressure.


-N.Kron:rasta:
 
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