Smell control! Odor coming from the AC Exhaust

[HockeyBeard]

Just like the title says, I'm having a bit of smell bleed from the AC exhaust. The room is filtered, but it's seeping through the condenser and escaping outside. It's about to hit peak flower, so I have to do something, fast. I was looking into getting an inline filter to push the air through with a booster fan, before leaving the house... My other option is to exhaust into a closed off room, and filter that air before exhausting it out of the house. What would you do, guys? Of course, the ideal option is to have a mini-split, but I can't drop that right meow.

 

[HockeyBeard]

The drawback of the inline filter is that I'll have a bitch of a time matching the proper CFM exhaust for the AC and run the risk of damaging my unit, according to someone I talked to on the matter. Is that legit? It seems legit.

 

[MichiganMedGrower]

Just like the title says, I'm having a bit of smell bleed from the AC exhaust. The room is filtered, but it's seeping through the condenser and escaping outside. It's about to hit peak flower, so I have to do something, fast. I was looking into getting an inline filter to push the air through with a booster fan, before leaving the house... My other option is to exhaust into a closed off room, and filter that air before exhausting it out of the house. What would you do, guys? Of course, the ideal option is to have a mini-split, but I can't drop that right meow.

Could you run another carbon filter fan set up just near the ac unit only recirculating the room?

I do that in the house when we are harvesting or trimming. Or too much smoking.

 

[HockeyBeard]

Could you run another carbon filter fan set up just near the ac unit only recirculating the room?

I do that in the house when we are harvesting or trimming. Or too much smoking.

So, scrub the air in the room right next to it? That's not a terrible idea either.

 

[HockeyBeard]

How about the product, The Neutralizer? What if I set one of those up right behind the AC Unit? Does anyone have any experience with that particular piece of equipment?

 

[Getgrowingson]

Use a double hose setup. Get like 12 inch ducting tape it around the intake for the condenser and run that to the window. Basically turning a single hose into a dual hose. Works like a charm. Said to use a big duct so not to reduce the amount of air the condenser will need to keep cool. I've done it recently and works great. Also what I do for extra is cut a little slot out of the duct and put ona in the duct for that little extra safety net

 

[HockeyBeard]

Use a double hose setup. Get like 12 inch ducting tape it around the intake for the condenser and run that to the window. Basically turning a single hose into a dual hose. Works like a charm. Said to use a big duct so not to reduce the amount of air the condenser will need to keep cool. I've done it recently and works great. Also what I do for extra is cut a little slot out of the duct and put ona in the duct for that little extra safety net

It is a dual hose! Ideal Air 12k BTU unit.

 

[Getgrowingson]

Well shit lol maybe there's just a poor seal between the condenser and the other side. Get some caulking take her apart and add to it. Also tape all connections just a little pinhole with the dank will get her stank out

 

[HockeyBeard]

This is a common problem

https://www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/the-dirty-secret-about-portable-a-cs.44497/

 

[HockeyBeard]

I've decided to exhaust the AC into a lung room, and scrubbing that air before exhausting it out of the house. The room will serve a dual purpose as a drying room (in a humidity controlled tent), so I can get good use of the second scrubber. If that still doesn't cut it (while drying), I can add something inline to that exhaust.