co2 and a scrubber
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mydixiewrecked
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it passes through,a scrubber has no effect on c02 levels
dbkick
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however, air conditioning exhaust will pump co2 right out of the room. Does anyone know anything about this?The reason I ask is I recirculate my scrubber in the sealed room , At least I thought it was sealed until I found an odor in the ac exhaust(either the scrubber needs new carbon or it was just that the ac was in a spot it was picking up the odor before the scrubber could get it). How much C02 am I losing from this? Thanks
mydixiewrecked
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most residential a/c units are self contained, although they have air leaks in the connections, which is where you'll lose c02, I use a ductless/mini split a/c, so I don't exhaust anything, it just recirculates the air in the room, therefore, no c02 loss.
dbkick
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I have a portable that has a exhaust, I got bad odor from there but I've since made a small inline carbon scrubber that I'll put on that ac exhaust IF I'm needing to run it at all next time there may be an odor there. I know the ac exhaust wouldn't handle pushing the air thru an inch of carbon or so I'll boost it with the light fan helping to pull it thru. But still my question would be how much co2 am I losing, if theres an odor obviously theres also gonna be gas exhausted.
mydixiewrecked
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i would assume most of the c02 your putting in the air is sucked out pretty quickly with a portable a/c.
a suggestion for odor is to run your duct into a box then have a fan and filter pull the air out of the box.