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The more you research something the more confusing it gets.

Does anyone have info on these two brand names. For the same size

the Mountain Air is $130 cheaper, is this a bad sign, or my good luck.

Don't want to make a mistake because it is to replace the shit of a thing

I already have but does not work.

HELP!! PLEASE!!

Aussie

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The mountain air filters use pelletised carbon, whereas the phat filters use granular carbon.

 

The people at mountain air and some of those who sell them have been slagging off other filters out on the market for a while, (phat) regardless of the fact that these filters have been used with this kind of carbon for many, many years, will great results all round.

 

I use a phattie. I can't say whether a mountain air or a phattie would be better, but I've done a bit of looking into their various pieces of information they provide, and the phat filters seem more "real" in their product advertising. They explain what their talking about, and don't just use lots of confusing terms which in the end add up to a sentence which could have been said with three words instead of 16. (I know, I know, I do it all the time... ) Also, I feel that the phat filters would have a much larger surface area, the granular nature of the RC-412 carbon makes a very irregular surface with many different sized particles. It makes for a more solid fit than the pelletised material.

 

Air has to flow through the carbon evenly to make for effective smell removal, if there is a gap somewhere around the filter, the air will naturally rush out of that spot leaving the rest of the filter essentially unused. The pellets don't compact as well as the granular stuff, I've packed filters before, both types, and I can certainly tell ya with some authority that whilst a bit dirtier, the granular is far better compacting.

 

All that adds up to my own preference. But really, you should look around, consider what everyone tells you, and then you have to just jump in and try on based on those available pieces of information.

 

Hope that's helped somewhat.

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I have a phatty for my flower room and a mountain air for my dryign room

I only got the mountain air beause they distributer was clearing them and next to gave it to me

 

I actually think the phatty is the better filter becase of the granular carbon used with it , however boith do the job if your on a budget ( woudl go phat if ya can though )

 

 

 

 

HI LUKE :D :(

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The MountainAir filter uses an irregularly shaped granular carbon, not a pelletised carbon. The slinging off has been done by phat filter against can-filter, mostly refering to the fact that can-filter uses pelletised carbon, which is a fair criticism, although phat filter has now apologised. Myself, I have always used a MountainAir and am wondering now just how long it will last as it is still ok. Aussie1, I think this is your good luck.
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Yes, but most, if not all cylinder filters are riveted, so you'd need to drill these out to open them up. I know that phat filters also have a secondary layer of cloth on the inside and outside behind the outer grill, so you'd have to ensure this stayed unwrinkled to get best effect. But yeah, you can do it, but I'd rather send off my filter for repacking to the original manufacturer, which you can certainly do with Phatties. :) And packing filters is a messy, messy job, anyone who's had to deal with carbon will know this, and want to take a loooong hot shower afterwards. ;)

 

Best filling of filters occurs when you can machine pack them, with a vibration device allowing the best settling of the carbon. I've seen a movie of the packing of the Can Filters, and they don't appear to do this, simply pouring in the carbon and allowing it to settle en-route... :jerry:

 

And yeah, sorry about the confusion there, dopey bastard that I am I accidentally mistook Mountain Air for Can-Filters. I unreservedly apologise for this.

 

Phat Filters use RC-412 granular carbon from the Collie mines, which I would much rather support meself than another country. ;)

 

Besides Tom, I'm happy with my carbon, and I'd be a fool to change a product I'm happy with, neh? Others might like to try this, but I have a feeling that various filters are designed for use with specific carbon types anyway, as to the way they fill. I might be wrong, but I think you'd be risking smell by doing this yourself, and with a carbon not intended for use in that particular brand of filter.

 

HI PURE! :chair: :bow

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With these carbon filters you fellas are useing what sort of fan are you rinning with them, as i have saved a few $$$ to get a half decent fan and want to run a carbonfilter as well but arnt what sure what fan to get, i om only doing a aveage wardrobe size grow under a 400w with 4 plants max, any advice on this would be great...
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