Neighbor complaints of smell coming from shed.

jimmy1life

jimmy1life

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realzproblem said:
how will you put the inline carbon filter to the ac? the carbon filter alone will help with smell but i was suggesting the two vent portable because it dont work the same as the one vent!

The dual-hose design utilizes two separate exhaust hoses, one of which will function as air exhaust hose and one that will draw air in from the outside. The air that is taken in from the room is cooled inside the unit and then expelled back into the room.

The single hose air conditioner pulls warm air from the room, sends it past coils cooled by refrigerant, and then sends heated air and moisture through the hose and out of the house.

the single pulls the air in and also puts out the smell... the dual hose dont!
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I ment just next to it so it pumps fresh air around it people under estimate the can fans. Get a cheap 6inch fan and filter then if smell is still a issue grab a name brand filter say can fan brand or phresh from a local grow shop. That should take care of it if the cheap brands like ipower and vivosun couldn't.
 
SickboyDilligaf

SickboyDilligaf

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I thought they make a filter I can just cut my vent into 2 and put filter in between but there’s only 1 flange on one side looking @ photos. Do they make one with a flange on both sides???
 
rustyshaclkferd

rustyshaclkferd

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SickboyDilligaf said:
Can you elBorate that for me. You had smells but now don’t ??? And you don’t I take or exhaust outside air ???
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yes many smells

then I bought a 4 foot carbon filter , propped it up in between my lights on the ceiling and run it in the room just continuously scrubbing(term for air being cleaned as its ran through a filter, I use it idk who else does) air in my room. I have a little smell out side but nothing like before. At the end of my Bloom cycle it still smells outside. Another filter on my exhaust would probably eliminate that.

I run an intake and exhaust room air directly outside into my back yard. Their are better ways, ductless A/C but I haven't upgraded.
 
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piratebug

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Get a piece of 6 inch galvanized vent pipe, cut it to 3", then get some stainless steel screen 200 mesh count, Aperture 0.075mm, cut (2) square 9" x 9" pieces, then use a zip tie to seal one end of the 3" x 6" pipe. Then fill the 3" x 6" pipe with activated carbon, I get mine from "Delta Enterprises Inc", then seal the other end using a zip tie with the other peice of 9" x 9" screen, then just splice your AC vent with that pipe and you will have a inline carbon filter that will filter the most stinkiest flowering plants you can throw at it!
 
SickboyDilligaf

SickboyDilligaf

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piratebug said:
Get a piece of 6 inch galvanized vent pipe, cut it to 3", then get some stainless steel screen 200 mesh count, Aperture 0.075mm, cut (2) square 9" x 9" pieces, then use a zip tie to seal one end of the 3" x 6" pipe. Then fill the 3" x 6" pipe with activated carbon, I get mine from "Delta Enterprises Inc", then seal the other end using a zip tie with the other peice of 9" x 9" screen, then just splice your AC vent with that pipe and you will have a inline carbon filter that will filter the most stinkiest flowering plants you can throw at it!
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Any photos of this Thanks a bunch either way.
 
SickboyDilligaf

SickboyDilligaf

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piratebug said:
Get a piece of 6 inch galvanized vent pipe, cut it to 3", then get some stainless steel screen 200 mesh count, Aperture 0.075mm, cut (2) square 9" x 9" pieces, then use a zip tie to seal one end of the 3" x 6" pipe. Then fill the 3" x 6" pipe with activated carbon, I get mine from "Delta Enterprises Inc", then seal the other end using a zip tie with the other peice of 9" x 9" screen, then just splice your AC vent with that pipe and you will have a inline carbon filter that will filter the most stinkiest flowering plants you can throw at it!
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Can you be more specific on the carbon. Is it sheets / pellets / etc ???
 
ismann

ismann

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I had the same issue as you and short answer is you can't unless you use a carbon filter in that room.

What is happening is the smell in the room is condensing in the A/C unit and leaking out.

And don't make your own filter. Just buy one off Amazon. I use the G-HYDRO 6 Inch Air Carbon Filter and it's worked over a year. It's $50 and refillable with activated charcoal.
 
larrypizzimp93

larrypizzimp93

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My house apparently stinks but instead of my neighbors complaining I've had most of them ask if I can give anything to them lol. They don't know I'm growing. My state is decriminalized but not legal yet but I still get a little worried
 
SickboyDilligaf

SickboyDilligaf

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ismann said:
I had the same issue as you and short answer is you can't unless you use a carbon filter in that room.

What is happening is the smell in the room is condensing in the A/C unit and leaking out.

And don't make your own filter. Just buy one off Amazon. I use the G-HYDRO 6 Inch Air Carbon Filter and it's worked over a year. It's $50 and refillable with activated charcoal.
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You use it on a AC or scrubber ??
 
ismann

ismann

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SickboyDilligaf said:
You use it on a AC or scrubber ??
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If you're growing in a tent, you just put the filter in the tent and your exhaust fan sucks air through that filter and out of your tent. Then it doesn't matter what air the a/c pulls, it's all clean.

If you're growing in an unsealed room, it's more tricky. You will have to scrub the air going into your a/c by pointing the exhaust from the fan into the a/c air inlet. You will also have to hope the smell won't leak out anywhere else from your room. If the room is small enough, a 6 inch fan and filter just running in the grow room will filter out most of the smell as the air continuously recirculates. So, if your scrubber is rated at 400 cf/minute, it'll scrub an 800 cf room every two minutes.
 
TravisG13

TravisG13

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my tent is always sucking in clean air with decent exhaust fan and passive intake but when I open the doors I still smell my plants smell waft out of it... I guess I wasn't thinking too hard this wouldn't work the same in the open room like my dehumidifier does while my plants are in the tent, would it even work in a tent? seems like the carbon filter is pretty much a must with the exhaust. don't plan on using it just curious.
 
TintEastwood

TintEastwood

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TravisG13 said:
my tent is always sucking in clean air with decent exhaust fan and passive intake but when I open the doors I still smell my plants smell waft out of it... I guess I wasn't thinking too hard this wouldn't work the same in the open room like my dehumidifier does while my plants are in the tent, would it even work in a tent? seems like the carbon filter is pretty much a must with the exhaust. don't plan on using it just curious.
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With a filter on your exhaust...
Adding a scrubber in your situation should reduce tent odor. How much odor is reduced depends on filter quality, and the fan speed/cfm of the scrubber.

Intake/exhaust flow - Enuff to worry about managing Temp and Humidity.
Argggh - lol - I would rather put my money into new lights or other fun stuff, but odor matters, so hadda bite the scrubber bullet. :cuss:
 
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