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Old 07-08-2007, 02:21 PM #1
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DIY Carbon scrubber.

Hi guys.

When a buddy of mine ordered a carbon scrubber from some idiot who made junk in his garage, and sold it on a forum, I had to help him fast , because I told him about the seller . (I've gotten mylar from this guy before, and I tought he was serious.)

Ther design we used, me and another friend came up with a month ago.
I'ts really simple, you use a ventilation silencer, cut it in half , removes rockwool , adds carbon, make lots of holes in the outer shell, and seal one end.

The silencer can be bought for like 20-30£ , but you could easily find a used one at a building rehabilitation , or behind your local ventilation shop.
It does'nt matter if it's 4 feet long , just cut it in the size you want, but remember: bigger surface, means less restriction.
Just find a suitable inner and outer diameter.
In my scrubber, the carbon layer is 2 inches thick.


here we do the first cut..


done

Here , I forgot to take a picture , befor I removed the rockwool , but it was between the inner and outer tube.


The inner tube.
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Done


Thjis was the worst part. I know it's to few holes, but we did'nt have time for more. The plants was dying allready, from the heat, since we removed the old ventilation, before looking over the "bargain". Anyway, the fan is 500m3, totally overkill for 3m3 of growspace


The inner tube


I used thin fibreglass cloth as dust filter, but a pantyhose should do.




Then the outer tube


Time to fill it. You can see the junk filter...


Half full... Or half empty? THE FILTER MUST BE FULL!!!! There is a picture missing here. shake the filter , and tap it against the floor until you can't add more carbon!!


I got a special made lid, but any rigid material would do


Sealing it with tape

Mounted on the fan


And that's that!

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Old 07-10-2007, 04:55 PM #2
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No comments at all??

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Old 07-11-2007, 05:42 AM #3
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pretty nice scrubber you got there. how is your fan doing with the scrubber?
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Old 07-11-2007, 06:08 AM #4
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great looking can. nice work.
what was the cost?
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Old 07-11-2007, 02:56 PM #5
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That looks soooo easy.

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Old 07-14-2007, 07:03 AM #6
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pretty nice scrubber you got there. how is your fan doing with the scrubber?
The fan is doing just fine, but I'm going to cut bigger holes in the outer shell , when the room is empty again, I think the filter could be less restricting.

Thwe total cost is hard to figure, we bought a shitty filter first, wich we got the carbon from.
The silencer cost 20-30£
and the carbon costs 23£ for 8 kg, I think.
The fiberglass is like 2-3£

The biggest advantage is that you could make a BIG filter ,wich would be less restricting, scrub better, and last longer than the filter you would buy! (price)

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Old 07-15-2007, 05:21 PM #7
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Nice craftsmanship manitu!
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Old 10-16-2007, 09:56 AM #8
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hey if its half full, or half empty for that matter...the air is blowing around the carbon to the least resistance free space left over and out the holes without filtering.forgive me if you already knew this but i see too many people that just dont know, do things like that and think its working so please fill your carbon filters all the way or they are not effective.
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Old 10-17-2007, 12:45 PM #9
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nice scrubber.
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Old 10-17-2007, 01:34 PM #10
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dude, nice work.
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