Carbon filter moldy?

GemGrows24

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• Friday at 7:25 PM

• #1

I went to go smell the exhaust today from my tent to see how well it's working and noticed a foul cat piss like stench . Inside of tent is clean . But the exhaust smells rotten and pissy. Can someone tell me how I might be able to fix this . Or do I just need to replace the carbon filter entirely ?

 

Nizza

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• Friday at 8:06 PM

• #2

Did an animal get into it? I would take it apart and check everything out~ maybe do a cleaning
active charcoal can be baked to help get the moisture out of it and make it work a little better. It opens up the porosity of the charcoal instead of having it all clogged up. Hope its just some stinky weed tho!

 

go go kid

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• Friday at 9:26 PM

• #3

wear a mask, activated charcoal is no fun to breath in

 

GemGrows24

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• Friday at 10:19 PM

• #4

Nizza said:

Did an animal get into it? I would take it apart and check everything out~ maybe do a cleaning
active charcoal can be baked to help get the moisture out of it and make it work a little better. It opens up the porosity of the charcoal instead of having it all clogged up. Hope its just some stinky weed tho!

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No animals . And how would I bake my whole carbon filter?

 

420AD

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• Saturday at 1:12 AM

• #5

clean it or toss it, what's the big deal...?

 

coreywebster

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• Saturday at 1:32 AM

• #6

Is there any insulated ducting involved?

 

MissinThe90’sStrains

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• Saturday at 6:19 AM

• #7

What’s your humidity like? Is it really high? It’s possible.

 

Fish scale

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• Saturday at 10:08 AM

• #8

How old is the carbon filter?

 

GemGrows24

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• Saturday at 10:21 AM

• #9

coreywebster said:

Is there any insulated ducting involved?

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I'm using some no insulated black ducting . Hidity at night occasionally with climb up to 70 but quickly climbs back down as it approaches lights on

 

coreywebster

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• Saturday at 10:27 AM

• #10

GemGrows24 said:

I'm using some no insulated black ducting . Hidity at night occasionally with climb up to 70 but quickly climbs back down as it approaches lights on

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Fair enough, just I've seen some insulated duct without the membrane and once it gets damp it stinks of piss.
That's why I asked.

 

GemGrows24

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• Saturday at 10:31 AM

• #11

coreywebster said:

Fair enough, just I've seen some insulated duct without the membrane and once it gets damp it stinks of piss.
That's why I asked.

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Im betting u that's all it is . Just gonna order some new ducting . It's cheap. Will prolly solve the issue

 

GemGrows24

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• Saturday at 11:14 AM

• #12

So update. Does not smell like piss today , but more like coffee now. I kid you not ,lmfao, wtf is going on bruhhhhhh.