The Ultimate Odour Control Thread

[TheOrganic]

I just run a small fan on my Scrubber and works great....you get to much air pulling through scrubber you are gonna get weed smell. And hooking up fan right next to filter has helped me out a great deal with smell. There is none.

 

[Honkeycorn]

In my closet I use a Can 50 Carbon Filter with a Can-Fan 6" H.O. running @ 50% on a fan controller for extra contact time and to reduce the noise.

No smell comes out the exhaust...

 

[Herpinderp]

I used the ONA gel for a couple of weeks, and it worked until my flowers were about a week and a half away from harvesting (4 mature females) and the odor got too intense so we had to move the 4 mature ones from my grow room to my shed out back. I am using 2 10 inch fans, 1 blowing into the room and 1 blowing out of the room up out the roof to circulate air and the ona and still it was very smelly.

 

[hydromancer]

Hey there, new to the site and getting ready to play around with my first serious grow. This has been something that has always bothered me about growing indoors, but admittedly I just don't have the first-hand experience so I figured I would just ask. If I'm just growing a few plants to start with is the smell going to be terribly bad? Aside from myself, there is one other regular smoker in the house so it's not like the smell of marijuana doesn't linger - more or less permanently - in one or two rooms. So, having a bit of stink in the room I'm growing in would be fine as long as it's not going to get too out of control and start stinking up the entire house. Everyone I live with is more than fine with the smoking, I just don't want to start inadvertently advertising to the neighbors or anything like that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated though, as so far this has been my major hang-up in getting started. I've got a check-list of supplies and materials and a couple different ideas for a set-up, but before I get started on anything I want to make sure the smell isn't going to be too much of a problem or, if it is, exactly how much of a problem it's going to be so I can plan to deal with it accordingly. Again, I'm only looking to grow a couple plants to start with so my set-up won't be anything too crazy.

 

[kevin murphy]

anyone advice for my grow with the odour control ive got lot of plants and bought ona and have carbon extractor..any other suggestions.....

 

[Scroggsy]

Hey there, new to the site and getting ready to play around with my first serious grow. This has been something that has always bothered me about growing indoors, but admittedly I just don't have the first-hand experience so I figured I would just ask. If I'm just growing a few plants to start with is the smell going to be terribly bad? Aside from myself, there is one other regular smoker in the house so it's not like the smell of marijuana doesn't linger - more or less permanently - in one or two rooms. So, having a bit of stink in the room I'm growing in would be fine as long as it's not going to get too out of control and start stinking up the entire house. Everyone I live with is more than fine with the smoking, I just don't want to start inadvertently advertising to the neighbors or anything like that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated though, as so far this has been my major hang-up in getting started. I've got a check-list of supplies and materials and a couple different ideas for a set-up, but before I get started on anything I want to make sure the smell isn't going to be too much of a problem or, if it is, exactly how much of a problem it's going to be so I can plan to deal with it accordingly. Again, I'm only looking to grow a couple plants to start with so my set-up won't be anything too crazy.

Yes your house will stink, absolutely stink. Passers by will be able to smell it and it will also begin to seep through the walls into your neighbours house. It's highly likely that the smell of a grow with no odor control will get you busted. Without the proper use of a carbon filter and negative air pressure inside you grow room, you effectively have a giant industrial strength ganja smelling air freshener that will not only make your whole house smell but the street outside too.

You need to treat every security aspect seriously and there really is no excuse not to. What your growing is worth the ££££ so dont be tempted to cut corners, you only put yourself at risk. Read some 'Ive been Busted' threads and decide for yourself the importance of security.

 

[mullup07]

First line of defence should be a proper good carbon filter with the correct flow rating for your setup (not a cheap one). Ive got a Rhino filter. For that to work you also need negative air pressure and not too high humidity. As a second line of defence I bought a bucket of ONA gel with the Ona Breeze fan. Not needed the ONA yet, but reading around this stuff really does work when you need to break it out. I opened the new bucket for about a minute and this stuff is strong like industrial strength odour neutraliser. The 4ltr bucket I bought is rated to 1500sqft which where I come from is an average size house.

If you want zero smell at all times you will really need a second line of defence. Because when you harvest your bud or your fan goes etc your carbon filter will do nothing. The ONA bucket and breeze I bought was not cheap, but id rather have piece of mind.
Whats the cost of being unable to grow because your neighbour called the cops because of the smell, and they took all your equipment away ? Scroggsy.

so true scoggsy you all ways crack me up because your thinking what im thinking about your neighbours , im so nice to my neighbours and i have to basicly bum crawl to them because i know they know because the smell got out of hand about 2 years ago and they all ways go out side just after i open my doors or windows [there suss of me i think]

 

[mullup07]

Phresh filters r the best better airflow lower temps, i know cuz i use panasonic whisperline fans not that good on cfm loss with a carbon filter but with phresh filters they helped bring my temps down and airflow uP, as far as odour goes man higher temps make your plants give off a hardcore rounchy smell 75f and under your plants will still kick really hard but more like a sweet sweet Female odour instead of the hardcore with higher temps, i already know my weed is gonna be off the chain just from the sweet smell they give off 6th week bloom, i say potency is all in the smell, and with high enough temps, your carbon filter might still let some odour through cuz of the rounch your plants put out....

you no your shit detroit . the plants get hot and sweat and stink to high heaven . Q....so when the humidity is high temps high is the carbon do you think failing because its wet from humidity .? ?

 

[The Grouch]

I made my own, as there are plenty of tutorials out there. I'm a newbie grower experimenting with PC Case stealth grows. This one works for me!
Not everyone cup of tea, but I'm working on home grown, home made!

 

[jackoladd]

Ive only got a small op (2 power plants) and they're young now but ,how much will they be staanking and what can i do to combat the smell? (i dont have a fan or anything,i just open my closet door regularly so a carbon filter doesn't really apply for me.

 

[georgeisabamf]

Does anyone have links for a simple/cheap/yet effective exhaust system preferably with a carbon filter?

I can find DIYs for carbon filters. But I can't find anything on exhaust or inline fans. I'd love to save money and just make my own crap

 

[Wrecks]

I own my own house, so I can do as I please. I just vent down the sewer. Simple dimple.

 

[Matchbox]

I found these wicked ona type things (for UK growers as far as I know it's only over here)
A anyway you can get it from poundland called Neutradol this stuffs great I have 2 outside my box and they work really well by the by I only have 2 plants sooo works for me anyway.

Stay frosty guys!

 

[Palmdiggidy]

if there is any one having trouble with smell try an air pureifier with an ionizer. i had 4 plants flowing, when walking into my house it hit you in the face even could smell it on my porch. I completly vented my light with a 6in inline duct fan from lowes an ducting sucking an venting the air out side my flower room with the ionizer inside the room. i could tell the next day the diffrence, there no longer was a smell when walking in my house.

 

[Detroit J420]

this is bullshit if i lived in a house in the country i would just let it stank i love that sweet flowering smell lets me know mmmmmMmm this is good soo good Gods Gift to us but all these laws buying carbon filters and shit... i just read an article on how weed saved a 2 yr old from a mass brain tumer docs couldnt remove more then 10% of it but the weed killed it just type in search "marijuana 2 yr old brain tumer cance" read it, Feds need to lightenr up

 

[cypress green]

2 expensive mate,put act carbon filter in utube,easy steps.Remember when exiting from exh fan it must cum downward using bend to pipe filled with tights filled with activated carbon grans or cooker hood carbon cut to size or chicken mesh 2ft sq,roll in tube,stitch with string/wire 2 attach then cover at opp end with circle bit,cover end and gaps with tape,then fill with carbon fron pet stores (used 4 fish tanks)put on bend pipe and check monthly,or use gel,u can put dryer cloth 2 give nice smell in with sheet filter(cookerhood).Just make sure ur exh fan can pass through pipe at end making slits/sq holes or use bottle,check out google or utube 4 inspiration or spend £'s,there are basic cheap carb filter/cart out there but make 1 & save £ as we're not made of it r we?!Happi smokin.

 

[cypress green]

Ive only got a small op (2 power plants) and they're young now but ,how much will they be staanking and what can i do to combat the smell? (i dont have a fan or anything,i just open my closet door regularly so a carbon filter doesn't really apply for me.

Are u trying 2 get caught with no filter the smell will attract unwanted sightsee'ers,no screw the opening the dr mate,have a pipe with bend(2 stop neg pressure 4 fan)then go in2 box(scrubber)held up by string etc and fill(not 2 compact but nuf 4 air 2 pass thru)then make holes but line inside with cotton or something fine 2 stop dust then put grans in and seal or make with chicken mesh covered with activated carbon (cooker hood refills avail b&q £29ish)or gumtree/amazon) It e.z,just have a look but sum1 will smell that with dr being opened,u cant rely on window smell clearing-2 risky,up 2 u,its ur front dr & equipment/£. Happi tokin'.

 

[cypress green]

air purifiers or however u spell r rubbish,just make own activated carbon filter,get the gel(type in google odour eliminating gel etc)or cooker hood filter after exh fan,but pipe dropping 2 fl with bend 4 neg pressure,make tube with mesh & fill with granules or cover with c.hood refill,its black 'n' spongy,check out google or ive read u can use crystal kitty litter,u can mix bicarb soda with act carbon from pet shops or aqariums,remember holes in bottle etc to let cleansed air out.Hope this helped sum1. I have also heard of odour eliminating grow bulbs too but best to look it up,im trying 2 find decent 10in auto feminised fruity plant ideal 4 cfl's (125w growlite dual spect-www.basementlighting.com £19.95p bargain,one lite not 8x25w normal energy bulbs,no good,only use evirolites,plug 'n' grows,growlamps,not normal house lites,no good but people still do!) Make sure venting is smooth type not corrigated e.g dryer,no has 2 b smooth 4 airflow so pressure dosnt overwork fan or dimming down filter strength,use pipe 4 sewage/gas,not corrigated,up 2 u if u do.Check out google/utube,enter wot u want!

 

[omri]

your serious you vent the smelly air down your sewer pipe

 

[omri]

has anyone used or know someone who has used the airball from blue air for odor control looking for info thanks