odour control

[Ex.]

hey guys,

 

some of you may have seen my grow diary, if not:

http://cannabis.community.forums.ozstoners...showtopic=24550

 

im having a problem with smell now, and not sure what the best way to keep it in check is. I was going to go with a carbon filter, but im pretty sure my exhaust fan isn't up to the job, so, what do you recommend?

 

Cheers

[SukonmiSkunk]

you could smear shit all over the walls around the grow room.. that will mask the smell a little...

[MongyMan]

you could smear shit all over the walls around the grow room.. that will mask the smell a little...

 

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[Wrangler556]

What type of fan do you have? I see its 200mm, thought that would be sufficient to handle a small CF, or is it just a bathroom exhaust fan or similar? Edited August 2, 2009 by Wrangler556

[Ex.]

its a 200mm bathroom exhaust from bunnings, just a cheap'o, good for moving air, but might struggle to push the air through a carbon filter, not sure though.

 

the smell is well contained, being in a fridge, so if i can funnel the air through something that will kill the odour will be easy enough to remove i think.

 

what about some charcoal cubes in a stocking at the end of some tubing? all the air would be pushed past them.

 

edit:

 

not sure on the rules about linking to other forums but i found a good thread here:

http://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/908...rol-thread.html

Edited August 2, 2009 by exan

[Wrangler556]

Their good for moving air on their own, but throw a CF on, and it will probably burn out the fan, as they aren't designed for that sort of resistance.

 

If you have the dosh, you can't go past a good centrifugal fan and CF, no better way to control odour.

 

I saw a thread on here somewhere about making a filter out of odour absorbant cat litter, not sure how effective it is though.

 

Im not sure the air just passing by the charcoal will do much, in a CF filter it is filter through the carbon.

 

Spose you could burn a crapload of incense or scented oil, but will only mask the smell, not get rid of it.

 

Guess it depends how important odour control is to you, if its a security problem, invest in the right gear, if its just unpleasant/ or you don't have to worry about anyone else smelling it, just put up with it till harvest.

[wheelchair]

you could smear shit all over the walls around the grow room.. that will mask the smell a little...

 

Now, personally, I like the baby green. But I also think the classic brown would go nicely with your house or maybe a classic brown, or even a nut-n-corn crunch

[Crunchy]

you could smear shit all over the walls around the grow room.. that will mask the smell a little...

I will provide this service for free!

i even make my own product

[Ex.]

So I put a 2 step plan in place, odour masking and odour elimination.

 

Okay, ended up coming up with my own little filter for about $10. Works a treat, the smell is almost gone. Basically just bought a pack of carbon at the pet shop, got a decent kitchen cloth, my girlfriend sewed it up like a pouch, filled it up with carbon and sewed the top closed and my exhaust blows out through that. I wouldn't say its perfect, definitely not as good as a carbon filter, but the smell is 95% gone, which is perfect.

 

I also bought some lavender and rosemary for $8 each from bunnings and put them at my back door so they should overpower what little smell there is, if any.

 

Cheers for the suggestions, will do a proper write up on the little carbon pouch if anyone else is interested.

 

Exan

[Ex.]

you could smear shit all over the walls around the grow room.. that will mask the smell a little...

 

Keep these kind of comments to yourself, they aren't useful to anyone.