Odor Control in an Apartment

[skitz0]

i personally dont think it will get rid of any smell. dank > fan [lol]

[SAP420]

I have used an ionic breeze before but it didn't do shit for the odor and came to find out that ozone not a good idea for the plants. Stick with a carbon filter method. Avoid ionizers!

[smoketellidie]

use two carbon filters take one hook it up to the intake side of the blower fan and then the exhaust side of the blower fan hook up the other carbon filter then use a ac unit to control the temp thats my input lmk what u think

[Revanche21]

well if ionizers don't help, that means I have to get an enclosed setup

[BlueDevil]

I have used an ionic breeze before but it didn't do shit for the odor and came to find out that ozone not a good idea for the plants. Stick with a carbon filter method. Avoid ionizers!

Yeah, those things are highly overrated. Not a great choice for to use in general from what I've heard and read. Sharper Image got slapped with a lawsuit awhile back for their filtering product(s), never heard what happened to it but I saw in real life what was making people pissed with my own parents. Apparently charged ions do actually cause some odor particles to nose dive to the floor, but it turns out they can also really agitate the sensitive tissues in your respiratory track, doubly so if you have a condition like asthma or COPD. My silly step-dad the chain smoker thought outfitting his bedroom and office with these filters would improve the air quality there for others and make the rooms smell less of cigarettes overrall. Within a few weeks even he noticed he was coughing more and asked me about it. I sent him a print out of stuff I found online concerning the possible health risks. Last time I was home in Florida all of his air filters had been replaced with the classic, activated charcoal/HEPA media based filters. He said he likes them better, the only complaint being the about the noise output of those things.

I really wish he'd ditch those damn cancer sticks, seems a little silly to be concerned about air quality in the home when you're sucking down 2 packs a day. And he goes the extra mile of snipping 90% of the filters off as his lung function is so low he simply can't draw through a complete cig filter. *face to palm*

[stinkyattic]

An Ionic Breeze type tower thingy is only useful as a supplemental air purifier. You have to use a REAL scrubber- can be as simple as an odorsok on an inline fan hanging int he closet- and the you would just stick the purifier out in the room to reduce any remaining odor. It is good to deal with stray pollen though.

Good posting up there from BlueDevil too^^^

[jordas]

stinky.....do those odorsok's really do a good job??
I have heard that they were a little weak on big odors?

[stinkyattic]

I'm going to have to say yes, they are a little weak. I would not use one on a commercial sized grow, lol... they make hot water heater sized filters for that!
However they are re-useable and keeping them clean according to the instructions should make them work at their best. I think for a small PU grow, like a closet CFL or moderately sized HID grow, they are a great product. I also set onr up as a scrubber, jsut stuck on a spare inline and hung from the ceiling. It's nice how little they cost, that you can keep an extra one kicking around for whatever.

[daihashi]

use two carbon filters take one hook it up to the intake side of the blower fan and then the exhaust side of the blower fan hook up the other carbon filter then use a ac unit to control the temp thats my input lmk what u think

Why would Anyone put a carbon filter on the intake Side that doesn't do anything? I would opt to just run a larger/longer canister on the exhaust side.

[stinkyattic]

You can run a Sok at either end, or at both ends, if your fan is strong enough. I may add a second sok to the intake end of my bloom chamber exhaust.