skunkfish1
Active Member
Htg says this inline fan is not compatible with a can filter, does anyone know why they would say that ??
http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-6in-Inline-Duct-Fan.asp
http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-6in-Inline-Duct-Fan.asp
Inline fan not compatible with charcoal filter ??
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chevyfan1a4
Active Member
It is just a booster fan, it is meant to supplement existing air flow. It does not have enough power to pull air through a filter. You need a inline fan, check out htg's fan and filter combos.
hgkdehs
Active Member
Yes I have that exact fan, 2 of them actually. It is pretty weak alone. as chevyfan said, it definitely won't be enough to pull through a carbon filter. I wouldn't really recommend one of those at all. one of mine quit working altogether, and the other rattles and is louder than my high power inline fan
woodsmaneh!
Well-Known Member
It makes no sense to me they have a Can 33 that requires a min of 100cfp so it should work. Max is 200 to 400. I would go for it.
CAN 33 Carbon Filter
Product Number: ODR-CAN33F
CAN 33 Carbon Filter
Can-Filters has been manufacturing carbon air filters for over 15 years. With time comes experience and professionalism which has enabled the manufacture of a high quality, no maintenance, carbon air filter for the ultimate in air purification, particulate removal and extreme odor control, up to 99.5%. If you've ever tried to garden with organic fertilizers in a greenhouse environment, or suffered through allergies due to pollen, you'll see why we offer these amazing filters.
All carbons are not the same. Can-Filters uses a custom specified Virgin Activated Coal Based Carbon (CKV4) to insure longest possible performance. Whether utilized for commercial, industrial, or residential use, you can be sure that the proper carbon type, carbon weight, and bed width has been chosen for maximum effectiveness.
Can-Filters Activated Carbon Filters are constructed with a "packed bed" design to give consistent performance, long life (12 to 18 months), and are completely maintenance free. The packed bed design prevents the formation of preferential channels which can allow untreated air through the system. This unique design gives Can-Filters a larger surface area for significantly lowered pressure drops.
Effective treatment requires the exchange of air in the growing area in a period of 5 minutes. Compute your requirements by multiplying the width times the length times the height of your growing area to obtain the total cubic feet. Divide this number by 5 to determine the proper filter size needed.
For example, if your growing area is 8 feet long by 8 feet wide by 8 feet tall, it contains a total of 512 cubic feet. To treat this area in five minutes, you would need to use a fan with a CFM (cubic feet per minute) rating of approximately 102.
Max Recirculating (Scrubbing) CFM: 400 cfm / 700 m³h
Max Exhaust CFM: 200 cfm / 350 m³h
@ 0.1 sec contact time
Recommended Min Airflow: 100 cfm / 175 m³h
Prefilter: Yes
Flange: 4", 6"
Dimensions: (with pre-filter)
·Outside Diameter: 30.5cm / 12"
·Height: 33cm / 13"
·Total Weight: 11.5kg / 25.3lbs.
·Carbon Weight: 7.5kg / 16.5lbs.
·Carbon Bed Depth: 5cm / 2"
Max Operating Temp: 80ºC
Pressure drop at max cfm: 180pa / .75"wg
Recommended Can-Fan:
Fan Watts Consumed Filtered Air CFM
Can-Fan 6" HO 137 Watts 232 CFM
Can-Fan 6" 81 Watts 178 CFM
Can-Fan 4" HO 78 Watts 130 CFM
CAN 33 Carbon Filter
Product Number: ODR-CAN33F
CAN 33 Carbon Filter
Can-Filters has been manufacturing carbon air filters for over 15 years. With time comes experience and professionalism which has enabled the manufacture of a high quality, no maintenance, carbon air filter for the ultimate in air purification, particulate removal and extreme odor control, up to 99.5%. If you've ever tried to garden with organic fertilizers in a greenhouse environment, or suffered through allergies due to pollen, you'll see why we offer these amazing filters.
All carbons are not the same. Can-Filters uses a custom specified Virgin Activated Coal Based Carbon (CKV4) to insure longest possible performance. Whether utilized for commercial, industrial, or residential use, you can be sure that the proper carbon type, carbon weight, and bed width has been chosen for maximum effectiveness.
Can-Filters Activated Carbon Filters are constructed with a "packed bed" design to give consistent performance, long life (12 to 18 months), and are completely maintenance free. The packed bed design prevents the formation of preferential channels which can allow untreated air through the system. This unique design gives Can-Filters a larger surface area for significantly lowered pressure drops.
Effective treatment requires the exchange of air in the growing area in a period of 5 minutes. Compute your requirements by multiplying the width times the length times the height of your growing area to obtain the total cubic feet. Divide this number by 5 to determine the proper filter size needed.
For example, if your growing area is 8 feet long by 8 feet wide by 8 feet tall, it contains a total of 512 cubic feet. To treat this area in five minutes, you would need to use a fan with a CFM (cubic feet per minute) rating of approximately 102.
Max Recirculating (Scrubbing) CFM: 400 cfm / 700 m³h
Max Exhaust CFM: 200 cfm / 350 m³h
@ 0.1 sec contact time
Recommended Min Airflow: 100 cfm / 175 m³h
Prefilter: Yes
Flange: 4", 6"
Dimensions: (with pre-filter)
·Outside Diameter: 30.5cm / 12"
·Height: 33cm / 13"
·Total Weight: 11.5kg / 25.3lbs.
·Carbon Weight: 7.5kg / 16.5lbs.
·Carbon Bed Depth: 5cm / 2"
Max Operating Temp: 80ºC
Pressure drop at max cfm: 180pa / .75"wg
Recommended Can-Fan:
Fan Watts Consumed Filtered Air CFM
Can-Fan 6" HO 137 Watts 232 CFM
Can-Fan 6" 81 Watts 178 CFM
Can-Fan 4" HO 78 Watts 130 CFM
Just because the filter only requires 100CFM and that inline fan does more then that DOESNT mean it will work. That inline fans motor is weak as hell...so as soon as you restrict the hell out of the flow with the filter that fan isnt going to turn anymore. The fans on my computer are over 100CFM but doesnt mean those little motors have enough to keep the fan turning once you put a filter on it.
stephaniesloan
Active Member
Why Worry,
DONT BUY IT.
DONT BUY IT.
skunkfish1
Active Member
I purchaesd the 6" Inline fan and a Charcoal filter from HTG before I read that this fan is not Compatible with a charcoal filter, and I hooked it up like this Filter Inside tent hooked to 6 feet of 6" flexible duct hooked to the fan then more 6" duct hooked to a fan muffler for the noise, Ive done 2 complete grows with this setup and with the fan running ther is air moving out the end of the muffler, how ever I will occasionaly catch a wiff of my plants upstairs ( tent is in basement) and my temps seem to run a little on the high side 85-90 degrees. If i get the proper recomended fan/blower would that increase the performance of my filter and keep it cooler in the tent and are the fans more quiet ?
My tent is small 2x4x5
My tent is small 2x4x5
pazuzu420
Well-Known Member
Inline BOOSTER fans are just that they boost air comming down a duct so those ratings are for when it is helping airflow out any resistance and it drops in half quickly.They actually do better in a duct one size over thier actual size as it give less resistance. Inline fans are totally different they are made to move vast amounts of air quickly although every 90 degree bend is like adding like 4ft of duct.