The Ultimate Odour Control Thread

[Dreadheadgrow]

One works wonders for covering the smell, but placed with carbon filters ensure a no-smell grow.

 

[john q. public]

Captoban works great. So does epolean. they are used to cover up the smell of mercaptan, which is a horrible organic smell. It smells of shit, rotting. I work at a chemical plant, and we use both captoban and epolean to cover up the smell of almost anything organic, even strong acids.

They smell like fabric softener, and are sold as a concentrate. I mix the captoban with about 20parts water, and soak "diapers" (diapers are used to absorb oil when spilled on the ground) in the captoban mix, and use a 6" inline ventillation booster fan to gently spread the smell around the room.

I imagine this is exactly what an ona bucket does, but this cost me next to nothing, and its free to "recharge". at least for me.

 

[gumball]

Captoban works great. So does epolean. they are used to cover up the smell of mercaptan, which is a horrible organic smell. It smells of shit, rotting. I work at a chemical plant, and we use both captoban and epolean to cover up the smell of almost anything organic, even strong acids.

They smell like fabric softener, and are sold as a concentrate. I mix the captoban with about 20parts water, and soak "diapers" (diapers are used to absorb oil when spilled on the ground) in the captoban mix, and use a 6" inline ventillation booster fan to gently spread the smell around the room.

I imagine this is exactly what an ona bucket does, but this cost me next to nothing, and its free to "recharge". at least for me.

thanks john q, thats some good info. do you know how available this stuff is to your average stoner? just curious, seeing as how you work with it and its affordable, what if one doesnt work with it...

 

[feva]

hey all anyone with some exp. with the organic air charcoal fiber filters. wondering if they work well i like the size nice and small compared to other filters. need opinions before i buy
thx for any info

 

[DragonScholarofMysteries]

Good Teks, thanks. I am a strong enthusiast of this high medicine, and yet the surrounding peoples would persecute me, therefore I must hide my endeavor for happiness and health (for happiness is the surest sign of health), and I must prevent the good odors of natures love from saturating my environment lest I be attacked by hordes of peasants with pitchforks and torches.

Odor Control: CHECK

 

[DragonScholarofMysteries]

I'm going to create a charcoal filtered "screen door" for my closet-space. If it is an outdoor "closet", then I will completely surround it in charcoal, not to mention the internals going 24/7. No one is going to smell a damned thing. Besides, I only want to grow one plant at a time, since I'm a slow smoker. One indoor Sativa/Hybrid at a time, and that should do it. I don't know shit, but I'm learning. I might grow one of each of my favorite types at a time, get to know them all. Is it illegal to mail-order seeds in China?

 

[gumball]

I'm going to create a charcoal filtered "screen door" for my closet-space. If it is an outdoor "closet", then I will completely surround it in charcoal, not to mention the internals going 24/7. No one is going to smell a damned thing. Besides, I only want to grow one plant at a time, since I'm a slow smoker. One indoor Sativa/Hybrid at a time, and that should do it. I don't know shit, but I'm learning. I might grow one of each of my favorite types at a time, get to know them all. Is it illegal to mail-order seeds in China?

Sounds pretty cool.

I am pretty sure it would be illegal to have seeds shipped to china, it is in the US. But in US if customs seizes them they just send you a letter that your parcel was seized. China might lay the smack down, they have harsh rules/punishment

 

[gumball]

good teks, thanks. I am a strong enthusiast of this high medicine, and yet the surrounding peoples would persecute me, therefore i must hide my endeavor for happiness and health (for happiness is the surest sign of health), and i must prevent the good odors of natures love from saturating my environment lest i be attacked by hordes of peasants with pitchforks and torches.

Odor control: Check

lmaorofl!!!

 

[john q. public]

http://www.epoleon.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=10

Thats the epoleon that we use.

You may be able to google a dealer near you. A little goes a long way. And its one of the odor control agents found in McMaster Carr, albeit under a different name.

The Captoban Plus i cannot seem to find any information on. They both smell the same, and are about the same quality.

If your looking at an odor control system, It would be worth the $100 to buy a half gallon of the Epoleon, a home depot bucket, and a "booster fan" (for ductwork). It will last for about 6months, and then you will have to buy more epoleon. I run mine for 15minutes on, 60 minutes off.

 

[cannabis420420]

Bought a carbon filter to go over exhaust fan or rather attach to exhaust and it works perfectly!! Well worth the money if you don't want the smell going outside!!

 

[Fenda]

does any body know if hanging stockings with carbon pellts in my grow room would help reduce the smell?

 

[Guitarman840]

Good info

 

[realestateman1]

1st time posting and just wanted to say thanks for all the good information. I'm about 7 weeks into flowering with 12 girls in a 11x10x7 room. I have tried a lot of the DIY ordor control methods and what is working for me is venting thru the stack pipe in the basement........now I can say my shit smells good.......lol. I use 1 ona jel outside the grow room for the lingering smells

 

[down by the river]

I tried searching, but no luck. Doing my first grow and a bit paranoid about smell. When I reach the flowering 12/12 stage i am not planning to run my fan much outside of the 12/12 time frame because my grow will be in a cold basement (like 45/50). I was thinking about putting the rigid carbon filters for aquarium filters over my passive air intakes-I may need to increase the number of intakes because of the restriction they cause when the fan is running. I don't want the smell during the stinkiest time seeping out the passive intakes.

Thoughts?

 

[gumball]

I tried searching, but no luck. Doing my first grow and a bit paranoid about smell. When I reach the flowering 12/12 stage i am not planning to run my fan much outside of the 12/12 time frame because my grow will be in a cold basement (like 45/50). I was thinking about putting the rigid carbon filters for aquarium filters over my passive air intakes-I may need to increase the number of intakes because of the restriction they cause when the fan is running. I don't want the smell during the stinkiest time seeping out the passive intakes.

Thoughts?

do a little more reading my friend. you dont want carbon on your passive intakes, you want them on your active exhaust. you want this so all that stink in your box is going out to be pulled out that one (or two if u choose) exhaust and the carbon filter u setup. you want to have your exhaust running all the time to provide adequate CO2 and to recirculate air to prevent mold. the carbon will restrict air flow so not running 24 hours will probably be bad. you can try to run it for 15-30 minutes an hour during lights out, but that may be a precarious schedule. if you have 1 or 2 plants then it shouldnt be to costly to use ONA. you'll definitely need some outside the box if you have some real stinky plants! good luck.

 

[down by the river]

Thanks. I did know about the carbon filter inline before my fan.

Figured the aquarium filters were cheap and I could just try them and see how it affected air flow and remove if it was too much. thought I would probably need to add more intakes.

ONA? is that ozone? I will need to research that some more. I have heard about air ionizers.

Actually wouldn't I get more CO2 in the box if I didn't run the fan during lights out-plant respiration produces it.

would mold be more a result of humidity than air flow- meaning run the fans at night if the humidity is high.

I guess if the fan is always running, then I am always pulling air through the carbon filter.

Total greenhorn here, so please excuse my ignorance as I try to understand this.

 

[gumball]

Thanks. I did know about the carbon filter inline before my fan.

Figured the aquarium filters were cheap and I could just try them and see how it affected air flow and remove if it was too much. thought I would probably need to add more intakes.

ONA? is that ozone? I will need to research that some more. I have heard about air ionizers.

Actually wouldn't I get more CO2 in the box if I didn't run the fan during lights out-plant respiration produces it.

would mold be more a result of humidity than air flow- meaning run the fans at night if the humidity is high.

I guess if the fan is always running, then I am always pulling air through the carbon filter.

Total greenhorn here, so please excuse my ignorance as I try to understand this.

ONA is an Odor Neutralizing Agent. Rids about any odor. they need some oxygen while they respirate CO2. mold could be caused by high humidity at night for sure.

 

[down by the river]

Thanks for the help-I really appreciate it. Not much came up searching this thread for odor neutralizing agent.

Iguess I can just run the fan with filter 24/7.

 

[gumball]

Well it is called ONA, but on the bottle is says odor neutralizing agent. Do a google or bing for it. It is common, and like $18 a quart, which lasts about a month. Your welcome.

 

[down by the river]

excellent! Found it. Just ONA for the search. Found some simple DIY buckets to ease my paranoia.