Quote Originally Posted by grey1223
You need someone to do a smell test..
Grey's not kidding on this one. If you live with your plants, you won't be able to smell it as early as someone who doesn't inhabit a house redolent of a skunk orgy... That's the only way to tell when it's change time. There are so many variables in filter life- mass of activated carbon in the filter, particle size, how it is packed, temperature, air speed through filter, how stanky is your strain, etc.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . carbon filter, how long to use before changing? i have a vortex 600 fan hooked to a profilter 75 canister style carbon filter (the profilter 75 can be flipped over to use the carbon in other half of canister) i run this setup 24/7. How long can i run it before flipping the canister over to use the other half of carbon? 5 months , 6 months, 8 months? How long does the carbon last in these things 12 months 18 months? another question i have is how hard are they to change the carbon? and is there different variations in carbon like this brand Rating: 5