1. What Type of Carbon Particles You Have?
The lifespan of a carbon filter mostly depends on the carbon quality. You might see carbon everywhere around, but not all of them are up to the par to be chemically activated and used in smell filtration.There are two types of carbons used in filters- the Granulated Carbon and the Pelletized carbons.https://www.yrdcarbon.com/products/activated-carbon/
Granulated carbons are likely to provide the best carbon filter durability, as there is more surface to catch up with the particles. They are light in density, and therefore, have more surface area per gram.
Pelletized carbons are regularly and uniformly shaped particles that have fewer pores and contact time with smelly chemicals. Usually, they are denser and heavier than granulated carbon. And filters filled up with this won’t have a long lifetime.
2. What’s the Density of Carbon?
Next to the ‘size’, density is another physical property of activated carbons. There are dense carbons of 50 to 60 grams/cubic cm, and there are lighter carbons of 30-40 grams/cubic cc.Denser carbons are likely to have pores of 2 to 25 nanometers in size. Which turns the whole carbon bed ‘not too spacious’ for the particles. Result? They cause premature clogging and lessens the life of the filter.On the other hand, lightly dense carbons have wider pore structures. They allow both large and small particles to roam around the pores and get trapped onto them. So, they last for a longer lifespan.
3. How Humid The Environment Is?
There is a direct connection between the relative humidity of the grow room and the activeness of the filter. If the relative humidity goes over 85%, the activated carbons will almost stop working.Make sure you keep the growing environment dry and keep the humidity under 60-70%. You might consider using a dehumidifier on that purpose.
4. Reversible or Irreversible?
We can split carbon filters into two kinds- Reversible(ones that are inline), and Irreversible(ones with a dead end).As the name suggests, reversible filters can be turned around and flip the ‘intake’ and ‘exhaust’ openings. This will certainly give you a few months of extra lifetime. But a drawback is, you can’t do that for more than once or twice.
On the other hand, there are irreversible filters which have only intake and to exhaust port. So you’re done with the existing carbon bed once it’s saturated at on the intake side.But they are pretty handy when carbon filter placement is at the beginning of the vent line, or outside grow room.
5. How Aromatic The Plants Are?
As a matter of fact, more aromatic plants pushes more smelly compounds through the filter. If you’ve such plants in the tent, your carbon filter would ask for a refill pretty frequently.https://www.yrdcarbon.com/products/activated-carbon/coconut-shell-base-activated-carbon.html
The lifespan of a carbon filter mostly depends on the carbon quality. You might see carbon everywhere around, but not all of them are up to the par to be chemically activated and used in smell filtration.There are two types of carbons used in filters- the Granulated Carbon and the Pelletized carbons.https://www.yrdcarbon.com/products/activated-carbon/
Granulated carbons are likely to provide the best carbon filter durability, as there is more surface to catch up with the particles. They are light in density, and therefore, have more surface area per gram.
Pelletized carbons are regularly and uniformly shaped particles that have fewer pores and contact time with smelly chemicals. Usually, they are denser and heavier than granulated carbon. And filters filled up with this won’t have a long lifetime.
2. What’s the Density of Carbon?
Next to the ‘size’, density is another physical property of activated carbons. There are dense carbons of 50 to 60 grams/cubic cm, and there are lighter carbons of 30-40 grams/cubic cc.Denser carbons are likely to have pores of 2 to 25 nanometers in size. Which turns the whole carbon bed ‘not too spacious’ for the particles. Result? They cause premature clogging and lessens the life of the filter.On the other hand, lightly dense carbons have wider pore structures. They allow both large and small particles to roam around the pores and get trapped onto them. So, they last for a longer lifespan.
3. How Humid The Environment Is?
There is a direct connection between the relative humidity of the grow room and the activeness of the filter. If the relative humidity goes over 85%, the activated carbons will almost stop working.Make sure you keep the growing environment dry and keep the humidity under 60-70%. You might consider using a dehumidifier on that purpose.
4. Reversible or Irreversible?
We can split carbon filters into two kinds- Reversible(ones that are inline), and Irreversible(ones with a dead end).As the name suggests, reversible filters can be turned around and flip the ‘intake’ and ‘exhaust’ openings. This will certainly give you a few months of extra lifetime. But a drawback is, you can’t do that for more than once or twice.
On the other hand, there are irreversible filters which have only intake and to exhaust port. So you’re done with the existing carbon bed once it’s saturated at on the intake side.But they are pretty handy when carbon filter placement is at the beginning of the vent line, or outside grow room.
5. How Aromatic The Plants Are?
As a matter of fact, more aromatic plants pushes more smelly compounds through the filter. If you’ve such plants in the tent, your carbon filter would ask for a refill pretty frequently.https://www.yrdcarbon.com/products/activated-carbon/coconut-shell-base-activated-carbon.html
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