I thought of a effective and cheap way to filter dust.

[crazyman]

I have 3 80mm intake fans,and my box is on the floor>
http://home.adelphia.net/~onegighz/MVC-013F.JPG
and in the front,there is no real good way to put the normal fan filters on>
http://home.adelphia.net/~onegighz/MVC-015Fm.JPG
so for .59 cents,I went to home depot and bought a home ac/heating filter>
http://home.adelphia.net/~onegighz/MVC-014Fm.JPG
and just cut a piece out,and now it filters the entire intake area!
http://home.adelphia.net/~onegighz/MVC-016Fm.JPG
and it is working perfect,what do ya think? :)

[Christoph]

Nice idea.
Looks like I'll have a furry bong now!

[Neco]

I thought about this about a year ago myself.


However I did not have the utilizational skills to impliment such a filter

:mad:

[JFettig]

actually i have been wanting to go take one of my dads fillters and do that...but im gonna wait for a better case cince mine is small and all my system hardly fits in it, actually i need to have one side off so i can pointe a fan at my rad, and the hoses for my watercooling system stick partially out of the sides and some cords and whatnot

[crazyman]

I found a material that I like even better,99 cents ,
it's for an in-the-window ac unit,it's easier to work with
http://home.adelphia.net/~onegighz/MVC-003Fc.JPG
and it is for sure thin enough>
http://home.adelphia.net/~onegighz/MVC-004Fc.JPG

[Lou Natic]

I got some Floor Vent filters that I was intending on using for that specific purpose, but they don't seem as free-flowing as that in-window AC filter. I think I need to go back up to Lowes.

[Diggrr]

I just use a piece of pantyhose stretched across the fan before bolting it in. Trim with a sharp exacto after it's tight.
I use a dustbuster cordles vac to clean em off, and they don't slow down the airflow one bit.
And as long as the Mrs keeps growing them killer ninja fingernails, I'll always have a supply.:D

[Crazy Jayhawk]

Nice. I'll have to grab some of that stuff. :)

[*JEREMY*]

Put a piece of that air conditioning filter up to a fan and watch how much it reduces air flow,I tried it before:(
Good idea with the furnace filter though.I was using dryer sheets for awhile,worked pretty good if you use one that has been through a drying cycle:p

[Yodums]

Originally posted by Diggrr
I just use a piece of pantyhose stretched across the fan before bolting it in. Trim with a sharp exacto after it's tight.
I use a dustbuster cordles vac to clean em off, and they don't slow down the airflow one bit.
And as long as the Mrs keeps growing them killer ninja fingernails, I'll always have a supply.:D

Pantyhose.. LOL I know its effective, just very funny.

[crazyman]

Originally posted by *JEREMY*
Put a piece of that air conditioning filter up to a fan and watch how much it reduces air flow,I tried it before:(
Good idea with the furnace filter though.I was using dryer sheets for awhile,worked pretty good if you use one that has been through a drying cycle:p

it does'nt seem to slow the air flow enough to make a difference.thats why I showed it up to the light,and with it installed,it seems to work fine . :)

[Yodums]

Originally posted by crazyman


it does'nt seem to slow the air flow enough to make a difference.thats why I showed it up to the light,and with it installed,it seems to work fine . :)

I'm wondering, do you see the filter through the panel?

[crazyman]

Originally posted by Yodums


I'm wondering, do you see the filter through the panel?

no,you can't see it from the front.

[natopotato]

cant u just put a regular fan filter on the other side of the fan? i juz assumed u could

i dont realy care about dust i juz clean mine out every once and a while

[eobard]

Originally posted by crazyman


it does'nt seem to slow the air flow enough to make a difference.thats why I showed it up to the light,and with it installed,it seems to work fine . :)

I agree. I use the same stuff (probably a different brand) and if you get it thin and sparse enough you won't lose any appreciable airflow.

[Ugmore Baggage]

I just had a thought...

"Active Filtration" You start with a HEPA room air purifier...

[crazyman]

Originally posted by natopotato
cant u just put a regular fan filter on the other side of the fan? i juz assumed u could

i dont realy care about dust i juz clean mine out every once and a while

I clean my boxes out very often too,but,I also have 3 80mm 4500 rpm intake fans,in the front of the box,that can suck alot of dust & dog hair,and if I can limit the dust inside ,I will. :)


I thought about that,but there are too many holes and odd size and shapes and no real good way to attach fan grills. :)
http://home.adelphia.net/~onegighz/MVC-015Fm.JPG

[mx-6*]

Originally posted by Ugmore Baggage
I just had a thought...

"Active Filtration" You start with a HEPA room air purifier...

Heh?

[eobard]

Originally posted by Ugmore Baggage
I just had a thought...

"Active Filtration" You start with a HEPA room air purifier...

You couldn't go into the "clean room" without wearing some kind of isolation suit, 90% of dust is human skin.