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Flow hoods: Purpose?
    #23896932 - 12/05/16 01:55 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

I have been doing plenty of research. But what is flow hood exactly for? Is it for proper air flow exchange?

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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: moment467]
    #23896953 - 12/05/16 02:01 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

A flow hood creates pseudo-sterile air; air that has little to no contaminants flowing out of it.
It's a big air filter that you can work on your cultures in front of without much risk of contamination, and you can do transfers from jar to jar, etc.
It's a tool to create clean cultures.

It's best for more serious growers or commercial growers.


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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: moment467]
    #23896972 - 12/05/16 02:06 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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I have been doing plenty of research. But what is flow hood exactly for? Is it for proper air flow exchange?




A flow hood is used to stop contamination when inoculating your jars. In other words to create a sterile space.

In my experience a flow hood is not 100% effective while the bag method is.

A clear plastic bag and a small bottle of alcohol is a better solution. Put everting needed for inculcation in the bag, close it air tight then spray everything inside bag with alcohol using the corners as gloves. Wait twenty minutes then inculcate using the corners of the bag as gloves.

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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: Tmethyl]
    #23896973 - 12/05/16 02:06 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Gotcha----thanks for the info Tmeythl!

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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: moment467]
    #23896977 - 12/05/16 02:08 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Yea I am a beginner, I don't see any use for it yet.  But I am rather inquisitive.  It sounds like a lot of people are into them.

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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: moment467]
    #23896991 - 12/05/16 02:12 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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Yea I am a beginner, I don't see any use for it yet.  But I am rather inquisitive.  It sounds like a lot of people are into them.





You will see the use if any of your cakes get contaminated. Before the bag method I would loose two or more cakes every time, since switching I have not lost a signal cake.

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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: rider420]
    #23897042 - 12/05/16 02:33 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

I sat and tried to think about what you were talking about with a bag:shrug:
Whats the deal man, an inflated bag with your work inside?
Did you really replace your flow hood with a bag? If so I am hard pressed to say you didn't build it right.


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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: Marty Mycfly]
    #23897052 - 12/05/16 02:38 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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I have been doing plenty of research. But what is flow hood exactly for? Is it for proper air flow exchange?




A flow hood is used to stop contamination when inoculating your jars. In other words to create a sterile space.

In my experience a flow hood is not 100% effective while the bag method is.

A clear plastic bag and a small bottle of alcohol is a better solution. Put everting needed for inculcation in the bag, close it air tight then spray everything inside bag with alcohol using the corners as gloves. Wait twenty minutes then inculcate using the corners of the bag as gloves.



:smbfacepalm:


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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: cronicr]
    #23897062 - 12/05/16 02:40 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

It takes so much less effort to type a question into google then it does to make a account on here and ask people....

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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: Th3Issu3]
    #23897068 - 12/05/16 02:43 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

With a fh you dont open dirt cultures or clone wild mushrooms with do these in a sab but they are a great tool to have


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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: Marty Mycfly]
    #23897088 - 12/05/16 02:57 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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I sat and tried to think about what you were talking about with a bag:shrug:
Whats the deal man, an inflated bag with your work inside?
Did you really replace your flow hood with a bag? If so I am hard pressed to say you didn't build it right.




Yup and how much time effort and cost went into a flow hood? Yet any yard waste bag and spray bottle of alcohol will do job for way less.

Sorry buddy but if you bother to check the bag method has been well explained but people who spend hundreds on filters and fans don't like it. I wonder why? ROLMFAO

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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: rider420]
    #23897100 - 12/05/16 03:02 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Because some people take shit a little more serious then u:shrug:


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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: rider420]
    #23897120 - 12/05/16 03:09 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

:mindblown:
My mind has been blown. Thanks buddy:super:

These guys are gonna need a bigger bag:frown:


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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: rider420]
    #23897263 - 12/05/16 03:49 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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Marty Mycfly said:
I sat and tried to think about what you were talking about with a bag:shrug:
Whats the deal man, an inflated bag with your work inside?
Did you really replace your flow hood with a bag? If so I am hard pressed to say you didn't build it right.




Yup and how much time effort and cost went into a flow hood? Yet any yard waste bag and spray bottle of alcohol will do job for way less.

Sorry buddy but if you bother to check the bag method has been well explained but people who spend hundreds on filters and fans don't like it. I wonder why? ROLMFAO




You should do all of us a favor and take that bag and put it over your head.


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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: Tight Lunchbox]
    #23897291 - 12/05/16 03:59 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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Marty Mycfly said:
I sat and tried to think about what you were talking about with a bag:shrug:
Whats the deal man, an inflated bag with your work inside?
Did you really replace your flow hood with a bag? If so I am hard pressed to say you didn't build it right.




Yup and how much time effort and cost went into a flow hood? Yet any yard waste bag and spray bottle of alcohol will do job for way less.

Sorry buddy but if you bother to check the bag method has been well explained but people who spend hundreds on filters and fans don't like it. I wonder why? ROLMFAO




You should do all of us a favor and take that bag and put it over your head.





Ya I would be pissed if I spent 100 for what could be done for a buck ROLMFAO. :rolleyes:

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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: rider420]
    #23897311 - 12/05/16 04:04 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

whats rolmfao?

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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: mushboy]
    #23897318 - 12/05/16 04:05 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Rolling on log mating feverously after ordinances

Duh.


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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: Tmethyl]
    #23897329 - 12/05/16 04:08 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: moment467]
    #23897733 - 12/05/16 06:21 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Thread title......"Flow hoods: Purpose?"

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I have been doing plenty of research.



What the fuck am I missing.....:shrug:


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Re: Flow hoods: Purpose? [Re: rider420]
    #23897886 - 12/05/16 06:56 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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I have been doing plenty of research. But what is flow hood exactly for? Is it for proper air flow exchange?




A flow hood is used to stop contamination when inoculating your jars. In other words to create a sterile space.

In my experience a flow hood is not 100% effective while the bag method is.

A clear plastic bag and a small bottle of alcohol is a better solution. Put everting needed for inculcation in the bag, close it air tight then spray everything inside bag with alcohol using the corners as gloves. Wait twenty minutes then inculcate using the corners of the bag as gloves.




Try doing agar work like this and report back.

Your opinion that a flow hood is only used for inoculating jars is just plain wrong.

Also, if you can show me a link to a write up where someone builds a legitimate fully functioning flow hood for $100, I'd be pretty stoked. Link?

Edited by egobrain (12/05/16 07:00 PM)

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