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Sh4de
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Awesome Laminar Flow Hood found on AMAZON for $429! 1
#28476210 - 09/20/23 10:34 AM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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I recently started getting serious about mushroom cultivation and decided that I needed a flow hood. I thought about building one, but to do that I'd have to buy tools. So, I looked into purchasing one instead. Reading reviews was very beneficial as many of these advertised flow hoods do not have a powerful enough fan for actual laminar flow. This is one seemed okay, but I was still nervous until it arrived.

As far as I can tell by sticking my arm in front of it, it produces uniform laminar flow.
The size is 2'x2'. I don't know if you could even build a 2x2 for much less than what this costs, and that's not even factoring in the time and effort involved. Overall, I'm very happy with the investment.
Here's the link for it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBKZCBGH?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 Title of the listing is: Laminar Flow Hood Fan Filter Unit FFU with H14 HEPA Filter Cleanliness Class 100 for Mylogy Lab (110V Plug)
Edited by Sh4de (09/20/23 11:02 AM)
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Re: Awesome Laminar Flow Hood found on AMAZON for $429! [Re: Sh4de]
#28476262 - 09/20/23 11:21 AM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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Hi, I’m interested to see if others have opinions on this item. I am a new member, have been studying the site, taking notes and sorting out a plan. I plan to keep it as simple as possible and go with established techniques once I have a handle on it all. I have also been shopping laminar flow systems to try to increase success rates since I’m inexperienced and concerned about being able to maintain sterile technique. (I do plan to study up on sterile techniques under laminar flow so as not to create turbulence.) Anyway, I really appreciate all the advice and accumulated wisdom I have found here and will see if anyone else has thoughts on this item.
I did find on the product page flow velocity 0.5 m/s and this link (found in another shroomery post) notes ideal flow velocity 0.45- 0.6 m/s, so that is in the suggested range.
https://www.fungifun.org/English/Flowhood
Edited by nmtrippers (09/20/23 11:32 AM)
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Sh4de
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Re: Awesome Laminar Flow Hood found on AMAZON for $429! [Re: nmtrippers]
#28476305 - 09/20/23 11:57 AM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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According to the listing, the fan is powerful to create laminar flow on medium or high settings. I wish I still had my notes on this to show you, but I calculated this during the research phase of buying this and didn't bother recording it after I made a decision. Obviously these listings can lie, but it really does feel like laminar flow. As far as I can tell this is the only reasonably priced flow hood on Amazon. There is another popular brand, but I read reviews saying the fan wasn't powerful enough for laminar flow.
I did the exact same thing as you. Lurked here for awhile reading tons of posts trying to figure stuff out.
Good luck to you!
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Re: Awesome Laminar Flow Hood found on AMAZON for $429! [Re: Sh4de]
#28476328 - 09/20/23 12:23 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Sh4de said: I recently started getting serious about mushroom cultivation and decided that I needed a flow hood. I thought about building one, but to do that I'd have to buy tools. So, I looked into purchasing one instead. Reading reviews was very beneficial as many of these advertised flow hoods do not have a powerful enough fan for actual laminar flow. This is one seemed okay, but I was still nervous until it arrived.

As far as I can tell by sticking my arm in front of it, it produces uniform laminar flow.
The size is 2'x2'. I don't know if you could even build a 2x2 for much less than what this costs, and that's not even factoring in the time and effort involved. Overall, I'm very happy with the investment.
Here's the link for it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBKZCBGH?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 Title of the listing is: Laminar Flow Hood Fan Filter Unit FFU with H14 HEPA Filter Cleanliness Class 100 for Mylogy Lab (110V Plug)
Same one I use. I use it on low setting. It’s worked great for me.
Check out this thread https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/27326209/fpart/1/vc/1
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