Carbon refill

jimmerjammer

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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Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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It's not recommended as per manufacturer. A less compliant activated carbon material many not allow flow to be the same. They are supposed to last around two years.
 
vostok

vostok

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jimmerjammer said:
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 pours
seek out carbon granules, 5-8mm size or quarter inch size, buy by the pound from fish tank shops ...good luck
 
jimmerjammer

jimmerjammer

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So pretty much put my own access hole in it drain and replace that way?

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Mad_Prophessor

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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.
 
tekdc911

tekdc911

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Mad_Prophessor said:
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.
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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 filter
 
Mad_Prophessor

Mad_Prophessor

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tekdc911 said:
^ 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
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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.

https://www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/reloading-activated-carbon-in-air-filters.51989/
 
tekdc911

tekdc911

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tekdc911

tekdc911

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you can buy the granule's off of ebay or at pet shops ...... its not cheap if you go for the real deal and not the burnt coconut shell stuff ..... you dont want the pellets ... the little jagged ones have more surface area
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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Mad_Prophessor said:
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.
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BINGO!

READ this thread and I tell you how to wash your Carbon -
https://www.rollitup.org/t/carbon-filters-how-to-test-if-theyre-still-effective.778194/#post-10054546

PLEASE note that you should use an unscented dish soap.....Biodegradable one's work well!
 
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