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hello im sick of overpaying for carbon. the last time i was in a hydro store one of the brain dead employees told me i had to throw my filter out and buy a brand new one. as the filter was of a packed bed design. fuck that ill put the filter on a christmas tree shaker and add the carbon little at a time until its full avoiding air spaces
Filled up my old scrubbers with some new carbon a few months ago, it had been about 2-2.5 years and was clearly time. it was pretty easy I just filled it up slow i dont think the granular carbon has air pocket issues like the pellet variety does(it packs really easy). I only use it for scrubbing applications and not exhaust so I don't think it's that big of a deal even if there were air pocketets.Ya so that really is not how these work. First off, you don't really indicate the size of the filter you are trying to repack or the size of the grow you are trying to control - but a new CAN150 should run something like $350 so I have no idea why you would work so hard to save $100 or $200.
Here, the hydrostore employee was correct.
From my thinking, if your grow is big enough, you shouldn't have a problem affording a proper filter - if it is small, then just buy a CAN66 or a CAN99 for $100 - $120 and be done with it.
Secondly, the "pack bed" design uses large presses to pack in carbon - christmas tree shaker sounds clever I guess but that is not going to repack your carbon filter with anything resembling smell control.
You are not going to save money doing this. You are going to spend several days jerking around with carbon dust and over-sized outdoor tools for a finished result that will not work properly.
Buy a CAN appropriately sized for you grow. Change the pre-filter every three months. No smell for years. This is not a device that requires any further maintence or replacement. If you are "overpaying" for carbon, then you are doing it wrong.
I only use it for scrubbing applications and not exhaust so I don't think it's that big of a deal even if there were air pocketets.
I didn't have to use any oversize tools,
I definitely saved a lot of money
Takes 10-20 minutes once you get set up.:D
Thanks for this... And the company is like 20 minutes away from me. I should get it fast when I finally order some.I BUY MY ACTIVATED CARBON IN BULK FOR CHEAP FROM:
http://envirosupply.net/shop/activated-carbon.html
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