Overloading can fan 2600?

[g13dreams]

Ok, first of all let me start by saying thank you to all the knowledgeable experienced members of this site, you all rock! :thumbsup:

I'm having a dilemna, I recently purchased a eco plus 6in 440 cfm fan and wanted to match it to a can filter 66, unfortunately the shop only had the can filter 2600..

My question is, if I hook up the 440 cfm fan to the can filter, roughly rated at 94 cfm, will there be a problem? Can filter would have 6" to 4" adapter to accommodate 6" ducting, fan and light.

I have a digital fusion 600w light. I plan to have a room dedicated to this light (plenty of ambient air) with the exhaust vented to the attc.

This is a first time setup and any help would be greatly appreciated as I cannot seem to find any info on overloading filters or greatly reducing fan airflow.

Peace :hippy:

[g13dreams]

So we have decided to go ahead and use the 2600 filter, ambient room temperature is right at 77 degrees.

plants have another few weeks on veg so no strong odors as of yet..

ventilation is filter-->fan-->hood-->attic all lined up with no 90 degree bends, two 45 degree bends at the most.

Air exchange seems to be keeping up with the 600w.

:question: but my question remains, will a 440cfm fan pulling on a filter only rated at 94cfm cause odor problems or stress the fan too much? :question:

Any input is greatly appreciated!

[g13dreams]

Well through personal trial we discovered overrating the filter did not detrimentally effect our project, filter sock was very dirty after our 3 1/2 month run, but no odor was detectable in exhaust.:)

Next time we will definitely upgrade our filter just for long term reliability and peace of mind.

[DieselRyderGrow]

Thank you very much for following up with this post. I used a Can Filter 9000 for years, but always thought that if I exceeded the CFM too much that there would not be enough contact time with the carbon to effectively eliminate odour. It is good to know that yours worked without any issues and I will definately take your experiences into consideration next time I use a smaller filter.