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Will this Flowhood Work?
    #8334304 - 04/27/08 02:20 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

I was browsing ebay and found this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBTOX:IT&item=220228320353&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI

I dont think its a "Laminar" flowhood but it seems it would effectively do the exact same thing. I guess its main purpose is to be put into ceilings in labs.

Can any one tell me if this would be sufficient for mycology? Or would it be best to have a true laminar style flowhood?


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: shroober]
    #8334390 - 04/27/08 02:47 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

That actually looks like a killer deal. You could easily pay that much just for a filter. It looks like it would work just fine for a flowhood. You could use it in a horizontal or vertical fashion pretty easily.


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: fastfred]
    #8334400 - 04/27/08 02:50 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

sweet! but too much for me.


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: shroober]
    #8334446 - 04/27/08 03:06 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

Filter good? yes.

Laminar flow? I don't believe so.

The thing that I see as a problem : Even flow of filtered air. The fans directly push air through as apposed to pressurizing a chamber to push air through smoothly and uniformly. Alot of filters have what's called a plenum


I'm sure RR will pass through and say if I'm right or not


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: em_bre_O]
    #8334468 - 04/27/08 03:12 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

It looks to me like there is some small plenum area. The fans also look like they don't blow directly on the filter but blow into the chamber.


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: fastfred]
    #8334949 - 04/27/08 05:53 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

take another look.Blowing directly at filter


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: em_bre_O]
    #8334954 - 04/27/08 05:54 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

Don't get it man. I bought 2 and made 2


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: fastfred]
    #8334971 - 04/27/08 05:59 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

Quote:

fastfred said:
It looks to me like there is some small plenum area. The fans also look like they don't blow directly on the filter but blow into the chamber.


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thats what i was thinking as well, the fans appear to blow in the chamber rather than toward the filter, and i would agree that there is some what of a chamber there to even out the flow, perhaps its not as even as a true laminar but it still seems it would do the trick

i guess my other option is to build a flowhood myself but by the time i get all the supplies im going to be spending about the same amount right?


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: em_bre_O]
    #8334976 - 04/27/08 06:00 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

where did you buy yours from? they have some nice ones on fungi perfecti but damn they are expensive


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: shroober]
    #8335074 - 04/27/08 06:33 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

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shroober said:
where did you buy yours from? they have some nice ones on fungi perfecti but damn they are expensive




From fungi perfecti, of course! Would ya like a pic?
I can take a pic of 12"x24" from Fungi Perfecti and the first one I ever built(8"x8")

The 24"x24" that I built is "elsewhere but I can get a pic in a couple days.It's a monster though, because I built it with 3/4" plywood and a 12" thick(24"x24"x12") filter from a military auction in town.


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: em_bre_O]
    #8335078 - 04/27/08 06:35 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

roughly how much did it end up costing when you built your own, from the research ive done it seems to be around $300 total, is that accurate?


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: shroober]
    #8335119 - 04/27/08 06:53 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

I have built 6 others for some local friends :
blower-$50-$70+ $20(s&h)
filter--$30-$55 + $35(s&h) for a 40lb filter such as24"x24"x12"
sheet and a half of plywood roughly $20-$25
Definate get the best elastic sealant you can buy(2 tubes)$varies


Example:
shitty compared to the one I bought but......
http://cgi.ebay.com/24-X-24-X-12-Hepa-Filter-New-24X24X12_W0QQitemZ310044162844QQihZ021QQcategoryZ11809QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
hmmmmm
http://cgi.ebay.com/Astro-Cel-hepa-filter-24-X-48-NEW-part-number-1719293-2_W0QQitemZ170213211097QQihZ007QQcategoryZ43510QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


This guy gets used fans and rebuilds them for cheap.....real cheap.Check him from time to time.
http://stores.ebay.com/THE-SQUIRREL-CAGE-BLOWER-STORE
He usually sells 1000cfm-1200cfm-1600cfm sizes very often

ask questions about cfm and things in searches like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Selling-Choice-of-Squirrel-Cage-Blowers-15ea_W0QQitemZ170213279266QQihZ007QQcategoryZ53297QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Just don't get too ancy and wait for good deals.They will come


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: shroober]
    #8335122 - 04/27/08 06:54 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

That's one of the ceiling mounted units you see in laboratories and cleanrooms that relies on either 1) exhaust fans under a grilled floor for laminar flow or 2) a sectioned off area of curtains that creates a high to low cascade... Better off building the right hood for that money.



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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: em_bre_O]
    #8335125 - 04/27/08 06:54 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

BTW that's around 200 bucks


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: Holydiver]
    #8335430 - 04/27/08 08:01 PM (4 months, 8 days ago)

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That's one of the ceiling mounted units you see in laboratories and cleanrooms that relies on either 1) exhaust fans under a grilled floor for laminar flow or 2) a sectioned off area of curtains that creates a high to low cascade... Better off building the right hood for that money.






Holydiver is on the money.

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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: em_bre_O]
    #8336168 - 04/27/08 11:25 PM (4 months, 7 days ago)

> take another look.Blowing directly at filter

The fans are clearly not blowing on the filter.

I think it looks like a decent unit. I'd probably put some sides on it. I wouldn't trust a flow hood without sides to prevent drafts unless I was working right up against the filter and that kind of limits your usable space anyways.


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: fastfred]
    #8336643 - 04/28/08 03:22 AM (4 months, 7 days ago)

do what ya want! Just tallin ya that you'll be better in the long run builg you own and not getting that one. They have a similar one over at Fungi Perfecti ( http://www.fungi.com/tools/airfilters.html
)as the one fastfred says is good to go with. Call them and ask 'em why not to go with it. I'm not saying you won't be more succesfull than straight air but why the fuck not get the most of your money.!?
sorry fred. shittyy call


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: fastfred]
    #8336774 - 04/28/08 06:22 AM (4 months, 7 days ago)

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> take another look.Blowing directly at filter

The fans are clearly not blowing on the filter.

I think it looks like a decent unit.




I agree. It blows the airinto the plenum, not directly on the filter.
And it has a flow regulator so it definitely can produce laminar flow.

I would go with it if I needed one.


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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: Anno]
    #8336784 - 04/28/08 06:31 AM (4 months, 7 days ago)



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Re: Will this Flowhood Work? [Re: shroober]
    #8336798 - 04/28/08 06:50 AM (4 months, 7 days ago)

damnit, someone bought it.

thanks for all the help, i guess now i'll have to build one


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