jimmerjammer
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I have 2 phresh carbon filters can I change the carbon in them if so how and what kind of carbon is recommended?
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Easy ...in many instances the can is but just that a can, if you see no easy way to drain and re fill, use a can opener even hack saw, above all, leave it so you can refill in the near futuere even if it means gluing a screw top to seal it, avoid using these carbon junkers in moist or semi wet situation like high humidity ...as the wet will block the carbon poursI have 2 phresh carbon filters can I change the carbon in them if so how and what kind of carbon is recommended?
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^ ya that ......... alot of the can filters have screws ........ you just remove them ...... then there is a rubber gasket that covers the space between the inside expanded metal and the outside ...... remove that and you just pour the carbon out and replace or rinse it ....... ive actually tried this and it works but i had to repeat the process because i left the carbon wet over night and it got a musty smell rather quickly so i took it apart and did it again ...... my exhaust smelled like a raunchy fish tank filterI came across a video a couple years back with somebody washing the carbon and then re-activating it. Basically, he put it in a bucket and ran water through it to wash away all the crap (it looked nasty when he did it). After he washed it, he put it in a single use turkey tray and cooked it in his BBQ. The heating activates it and give you fresh carbon (at least that was the moral to the story). I have not tried it yet, like many things, it is on my list of experiments to do when I can get a spare moment. I just buy new ones whenever I have an especially stinky strain(s) that my older filters just can't contend with.
Here you go. This will help you to understand a little better about the process. Any rivet can be replaced with a screw and after you wash the carbon, you have to heat it.^ ya that ......... alot of the can filters have screws ........ you just remove them ...... then there is a rubber gasket that covers the space between the inside expanded metal and the outside ...... remove that and you just pour the carbon out and replace or rinse it ....... ive actually tried this and it works but i had to repeat the process because i left the carbon wet over night and it got a musty smell rather quickly so i took it apart and did it again ...... my exhaust smelled like a raunchy fish tank filter
i heated it the next day was where i messed up ....... there is so much nasty foreign shit left in the carbon even after a rinse it sours pretty quickHere you go. This will help you to understand a little better about the process. Any rivet can be replaced with a screw and after you wash the carbon, you have to heat it.
https://www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/reloading-activated-carbon-in-air-filters.51989/
BINGO!I came across a video a couple years back with somebody washing the carbon and then re-activating it. Basically, he put it in a bucket and ran water through it to wash away all the crap (it looked nasty when he did it). After he washed it, he put it in a single use turkey tray and cooked it in his BBQ. The heating activates it and give you fresh carbon (at least that was the moral to the story). I have not tried it yet, like many things, it is on my list of experiments to do when I can get a spare moment. I just buy new ones whenever I have an especially stinky strain(s) that my older filters just can't contend with.
Yep that's exactly what I did. Works like a charm.just drill out the rivets and replace with activated coconut carbon. $25 for 5 pounds on ebay. Simple.