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    Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.

My air scrubber - home made

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My new air scrubber for the man cav.....who am I kidding, the garage.
Perforated metal powder coated by a fellow BOTL attatched to a 6" inline fan. In between the outer layer of perforated metal, and inner, there is a 1.5" layer of activated carbon to remove the smoke from the air. Just shy of 10 lb's of carbon.




 
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You can grab same set ups at indoor grow supply stores. all kind of different air scrubbers with active coal systems ;) js
 
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Yes, like stated above, there are many different kinds that you can pick up from grow-op stores and the like. I have a need to go the long, hard route, and then kick myself later for not just buying something instead of try to make it.
The fan draws less than 1 A. That is the beauty of this setup, the fan is good for high static, but draws very efficiently.

This is a 6 x 14" canister sized filter. You can buy them in all kinds of sizes and qualities. I just knew that I wanted something to remove the actual smoke/smell from the air, and carbon is the only thing that will actually do it. The absolute best way to keep your room/smoking area as odorless as possible is to exhaust all the air, and have a good amount of air exchange happening. This works well when you don't live in an inhospitable environment that remains below freezing for at least 4 months a year. If I were to exhaust the air in the garage, then heat the same amount of air I am bringing in, it would cost me a fortune to bring that outside air up to temp for the 1.5-3 hours that I normally smoke for, so I scrub the air.
You can purchase the carbon online very easily actually. Like I said, I bought 10 lb's of carbon, and it filled that filter, plus I had a little bit left over. It actually worked out pretty damn close, I was surprised.
 
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