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BigChungusFungus
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Flowhood
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Rapjack
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The size and depth are good but sadly its MERV rating is too low. You need MERV 13 or above.
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BigChungusFungus
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Re: Flowhood [Re: Rapjack]
#26864517 - 08/05/20 12:29 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thank you... I have been trying to find one for 150 or less. I guess I just need to save save save until I can buy what I need.
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I found mine for about $250 on Ebay, free shipping. It was labeled "nuclear grade" and was new old stock from 2016. They pop up on there pretty often, pretty sure it's some kind of military surplus.
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Re: Flowhood [Re: Rapjack]
#26864642 - 08/05/20 01:36 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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BigChungusFungus
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Will post more later
Update!! I think I found the specs
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BigChungusFungus
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https://www.aafintl.com/en/commercial/browse-products/commercial/box-filters/varicel
Here is where you can find a pdf
click documentation near the bottom
Is this suitable to find specs on it? OR do I need to go DEEPER!?
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BigChungusFungus
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Okay, I wanted to ask in this thread
I bought my filter. It is a AAF Flanders 24x24x12 HVAC Filter VARICEL DH MERV13 331-300-107 1060300-107
For 80 bucks on Ebizzle it was a good deal
I figured out the wg number or the resistance number which is .52
Now I am attempting to find a good squirrel cage fan that will work with it. Everyone says to look up the specs, but I can't actually find the specs or the pdf's that have them.
I found this blower
https://www.amazon.com/Inch-Diameter-Shaded-Blower-Replaces/dp/B07H4584G3/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=dayton+blower&qid=1596673533&refinements=p_76%3A2661625011&rnid=2661623011&rps=1&sr=8-14
Is this going to work? I tried to google the manual with it, but did not find it.
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trippytimes
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I used this guy's video.mine works fine and only cost about $400 to make wood and all. Click his link he even give sites he bought the stuff from dimensions and all.
Edited by trippytimes (08/05/20 07:12 PM)
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Why such a thick filter? 12" jeeze mine is only 5 7/8 24x12 99.97 rated HEPA cost $178 haven't had a contam yet but I do want a taller one for bags I'm tired of jars. So might go 24x24 for the big bags.
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The filter was 80 bucks, couldn't beat the price... however I had to up my game with the blower.
This was the blower I was looking at:
Dayton 1TDT2
Resistance is 0.52 for the filter and at 0.5 this thing runs at 450, so I think it should work since it is higher than 300 CFM
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I love it!! I totally watched Willy's video over and over. However... If you click on the rover links they don't find the products. I used his thingie majigs to learn about resistance.
I was having a tough time finding that stuff
I did find a filter for 80 bucks and I am looking at a $155 plus tax so like 170 blower. So Not too bad for the price.
just gotta get the stuff to build the bastard.
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Okay, so I finally got my blower and I received my filter in the mail. I had a lot of help from Rapjack and trippy times to figure out the blower's resistance vs the filter.
The only problem I have is that this thing doesn't have a plug or anything... Does anyone know how to wire this thing up? Also does anyone know a good 2x2 prefilter?
There is going to be a little resistance added on when I put the prefilter in, but I still believe the blower will stand up to it.
Thanks for everyone's help!
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You should be able to buy a garbage disposal whip or dishwasher whip they should come in 3'and 6' lengths. Put it in the two screw connector and match the wires in the makeup box with the wires on the cord. Wire nut them and reassemble the makeup box. Then you should be good to go.
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Quote:
MushieSparks said: You should be able to buy a garbage disposal whip or dishwasher whip they should come in 3'and 6' lengths. Put it in the two screw connector and match the wires in the makeup box with the wires on the cord. Wire nut them and reassemble the makeup box. Then you should be good to go.
Yep, or you can cannibalize a power strip or something. For the prefilter I just use a standard furnace filter that's duct taped over the blower's intake opening.
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Re: Flowhood [Re: Rapjack]
#26879594 - 08/14/20 06:12 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Post a picture of the wiring diagram and we can tell you exactly how to do it. Blowers almost never come wired to a plug
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Re: Flowhood [Re: Gan]
#26879599 - 08/14/20 06:16 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'm very excited to watch your build. Take lots of pictures and afterwards make a post "BCF's Cheapest Ever Proper Flow Hood Build". Your sourcing of everything has been kickass.
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Re: Flowhood [Re: Rapjack]
#26879773 - 08/14/20 09:01 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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checkout Mushpunx the shroomery member I built mine like his, he explains his whole process.
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BigChungusFungus
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Well... It's actually a lot easier than I thought for wiring this thing. Has a hot and neutral.
Just a question though: I bought a replacement cord for this thing thinking that after I got it, I would find that it has a 3 prong plug and would basically have to wire hot neutral and ground. However, the blower only has hot and neutral.
Can I wire a 3 prong plug to the hot and neutral wires of the blower by breaking off the ground plug on the replacement cord and only wiring hot and neutral to the replacement cord?
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A lot of times there will be a green screw in the makeup box of the blower. Wrap ground wire around that. If no green screw then you can use as is. No need to break off the ground prong. It will never see any current from the plug.
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trippytimes
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Quote:
BigChungusFungus said:

Okay, so I finally got my blower and I received my filter in the mail. I had a lot of help from Rapjack and trippy times to figure out the blower's resistance vs the filter.
The only problem I have is that this thing doesn't have a plug or anything... Does anyone know how to wire this thing up? Also does anyone know a good 2x2 prefilter?
There is going to be a little resistance added on when I put the prefilter in, but I still believe the blower will stand up to it.
Thanks for everyone's help!
It's no problem glad to help. Btw wiring is pretty simple mine came with three wire's black white and green. I just went to the supply store and picked up a 7' cut of three wire and a plug in head. <= Sorry don't know the terms. But wire it with matching colors if red is in there that matches with white. When you do the plug that's where it gets funky correct me if I'm wrong but the white wire goes to the fatter end of the plug the little end goes to the black and the green is the bottom plug us ally it's round.
Also this is a good time to mod your box I want to install another outlet into my hood box for phone charger or for a lamp. It allows you to have that extra close plug.
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Usually the cord end will tell you where the common wire (black), neutral wire (white), and ground wire (green) will usually have a symbol next to a green screw. It usually works out to be if the ground prong is on the bottom then the neutral is on the left as you plug it in. In the U.S.
Edited by MushieSparks (08/29/20 03:42 PM)
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BigChungusFungus
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Thank you for your tip!
So here is what I did:
I opened up the little gray box on the motor in the back of the blower and there was a white and black wire and on the inside there was another ground sticker and a small screw. I pushed the replacement cord through the hole, then connected the black and white wires in the cord to the wires that were coming out of the box. I also took the green ground and wrapped it under the small screw that was inside of the little box (which also had a ground symbol sticker on it) and screwed the wire from the cord under the small screw inside.
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Here are pics of what I did:

as seen above, detaching the small box in the back

In this pic I took the black cord and pushed it through the hole on the right side, threaded through all three wires. White to white with a wire connector and black to black with a wire connector. The green wire from the replacement cord was connected to a small screw that I grounded the green wire to.

In pic above, this is how I connected the black wire from the blower to the black wire in the replacement cord. Same thing for the white wire. I used those small grey wire caps.

In pic above this is where you push the cord through. I accidentally lost the screw to tighten down the cord, so I just found another screw (black one) and screwed it in.
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Edited by BigChungusFungus (08/20/20 05:27 PM)
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MushieSparks
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Looks perfect BCF. Should work like a champ for you.
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Are you gonna be able to close that junction box up with all those chords in it?
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Re: Flowhood [Re: Gan]
#26895657 - 08/23/20 04:11 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Looks like in the first picture he has it all buttoned up about. Now if there was another wire I would consider cutting them down a bit. But it is doable with that amount.
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Re: Flowhood [Re: Gan]
#26895921 - 08/23/20 07:57 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Gan said: Are you gonna be able to close that junction box up with all those chords in it?
Yes they all fit in the box!
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