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

crazyman · Feb 11, 2002

I have 3 80mm intake fans,and my box is on the floor>

and in the front,there is no real good way to put the normal fan filters on>

so for .59 cents,I went to home depot and bought a home ac/heating filter>

and just cut a piece out,and now it filters the entire intake area!

and it is working perfect,what do ya think?

Christoph · Feb 11, 2002

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

Neco · Feb 11, 2002

I thought about this about a year ago myself.

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

JFettig · Feb 11, 2002

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 · Feb 17, 2002

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

and it is for sure thin enough>

Lou Natic · Feb 17, 2002

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 · Feb 17, 2002

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.

Crazy Jayhawk · Feb 17, 2002

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

*JEREMY* · Feb 17, 2002

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

Yodums · Feb 17, 2002

Diggrr said:
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.

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

crazyman · Feb 17, 2002

*JEREMY* said:
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

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 · Feb 17, 2002

crazyman said:
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 · Feb 17, 2002

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

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

natopotato · Feb 18, 2002

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 · Feb 18, 2002

crazyman said:
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 · Feb 18, 2002

I just had a thought...

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

crazyman · Feb 18, 2002

natopotato said:
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.

mx-6* · Feb 18, 2002

Ugmore Baggage said:
I just had a thought...

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

Heh?

eobard · Feb 18, 2002

Ugmore Baggage said:
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.

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

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