DIY Quad Filters - Everything you need to know
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- Опубліковано 22 бер 2024
- If you want to make your own Quad Filter Air Filter or "Corsi Rosenthal" filter cube, you will need to know some of the basics. I go over everything you need to know about selecting the right fan and filter for your needs. In the process I'll show you all the improvements to my 3rd Generation of DIY Air Filter Kits, I call the Model-B. Hope you enjoy it! Any questions? Let me know in the comments.
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No Fan Edition (choose a size for the hole on top)
This option is best if you want to hang an inline fan from the ceiling and run a duct to it.
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All the design efforts, testing, documenting as well as producing free DIY instructions for the woodworking community and beyond, is tremendous. Well done.
Thanks for watching and the comment!
You truly are a man of the people. Kudos to you for sharing the science of air filtration from knowing the filtration rate, the static pressure, and understanding CADR, and not only explaining and demonstrating has got me wanting to know more. I notice I'm not the first 300 comments on this video but I figured I would comment anyway as I believe you doing a giveaway is so wholesome. I look forward to buying one when I can save up the money. My son is allergic to almost everything and suffers daily from ezcema and allergies. I feel this is the most affordable answer especially the one with the charcoal to filter out the house. Thanks Sir for sharing.
As a fellow engineer I am extremely impressed with the quality and level of detail provided. In my 15+ years, this has been one of, if not the most extensive fact based assessment to date. Excellent work, I plan on purchasing one of your AC Infinity kits for my garage workshop.
That is some great feedback. Thank you! I'll have all the new versions of kit listed soon. Let me know if you have any questions at all.
This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for! a woodshop in the basement seemed like an impossibility, but this is the trick. Thank you for all your hard work!
These are fantastic. Definitely would help our medically vulnerable group of kids get together more safely with indoor gatherings who are still relying on some poorly built CR boxes from earlier in the pandemic.
I started out buying expensive home purifiers and seeing the benefit to my chronic allergies, and now I've progressed to binge-watching your DIY air filtration videos. Sign me up for the giveaway!
You got it. Thanks for binge-watching!
Same here... Just watched all videos. Messaged him on etsy about buying a system already.
This video was recommended to me after watching a video from the Healthy Home Guide. Thank you for putting this video together, tons of great info here... done in a clean, professional way. With the anticipation of fire season again this year - living in BC, this is very helpful
I think the final script for this was version 5 or something like that. Happy to hear that it got the job done. Thanks for the comment!
You are extremely thorough and for that I appreciate your videos and what you do. You are a godsend lol
Happy to help. Thanks for the comment!
Honestly, I cannot tell you how happy this video makes me! As a self proclaimed filter nerd, it makes me feel so validated that someone cares as much as I do. Your work here is invaluable! The 3M 2800 filters have been my go to for years, and I love the idea of using them in a HEPA filter configuration. As someone who bought a IQAir last year, I have been disappointed in it. It filters great, but the bearings in the fan have started to go. I am dreading having to send it back. I would love to be entered in the contest so I could try out one of your marvelous filter boxes instead. Thank you for all of your hard work. This information is the best I have ever seen put together in one place!
Filter nerds unite! Sorry to hear about the your issues with the IQAir. Hopefully they can get it fixed up for you in short order. You will be in the drawing once we hit the comment goal. Breath easy my friend!
I thought your original version was great. But each generation improves by leaps and bounds. Your videos are great. The amount of time you put into them must be enormous and it shows. Keep up the good work. Thanks
This is really thorough!! Exactly the type of information and testing that puts this video in a class of its own with regards to technical details. Awesome.
Thanks for your continued testing and development of these filters. It's encouraging that you recognized when the prior design was unreasonable to manufacture and sensibly switched to a new design with different materials.
Thanks for recognizing that I recognized 😎
I appreciate your dedication to this project.
The openess and the detail with which you present your designs is an inspiration. It is very easy under our current model of monetization to guard these kinds of projects jealously. Especially when they take as much work as youve clearly put in here. Thank you for sharing, we are all better for it.
I appreciate you seeing and saying that. Thanks for watching!
I really appreciate all the time and effort you put into testing and perfecting your design(s).
You’re doin’ God’s work by helpin’ us all create the most affordable & effective air purification systems. I’m so grateful for this work. 🙏
Your video could not have been more timely. I was just about to design and build my own air cleaner. I’ll be going to your website now…
Just got a set of plans up there. I'll be shooting a build video some time soon. Let me know if the plans need improvements!
I love how thorough you are with your videos! Thank you for your hard work and diligence! Can't wait to see more!
Built your design A about a year ago for my workshop. It works wonderful! Very happy with how it moves air and collects dust. Change the filters about 4-5 months. Very happy with it!
Thanks for the feedback! Happy to hear it's working well for you
I've followed your filter vids for a while now & look forward for updates. This is a very boring & nerdy subject but you keep the information very relevant & helpful. As a fellow woodworker I am very pleased to see more dyi options with sufficient data to make my own decision based on my situation. Thank you so much for such a brilliant delivery!
Thanks for the comment! It's ones like this that keep me motivated 👍
Great video. The battle with dust is a constant struggle in my shop. I have a couple different DIY filters in the shop now; always looking to improve the efficiency and ease of maintenance. I’m looking forward to seeing your plans for woodworkers to use. I appreciate the information on the impact of air turbulence in the shop. It is a good time (weather and shop temperature) to turn off my fan to test whether it has been hindering or helping the dust control effort.
Thanks! I hope to have the plans available on my website by this weekend.
I unpacked and assembled my Model B (with the Caterpillar fan) today, and assembly took maybe an hour. All of the parts just screamed quality to me. Great work!
Happy to hear the process went well. Thanks for the feedback!
Relevant Comment 😄: Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world. I would love a free kit. Shop dust and welding fumes are hard to manage in my 1 car garage. I love that you focus your design on utility, effectiveness for applicability and the data around that. DIY allows me to feel that i'm taking my health into my control and not just relying on the most expensive model without knowing how if it truly works. Looking forward to your woodworking cartridge filters videos. The asthmatics of the world appreciate your dedication to this health topic. THanks
Happy to help! One thing you could try is running a pollution meter in the garage to get a better idea got how bad it really is. Though, the results can be scary! haha
I hope to have the cartridge filter videos out in about 2 or 3 weeks.
Thanks for watching and the comment!
You're making all us DIYers look good dude! Keep on keeping on 🤘
It’s so good to see you publishing again - great stuff! I followed your guidance & got the CAT fan and I’m looking forward to your next video about woodworking filters so I can finally go with one of them or import the disposable filters from the USA… either way your work and the v3 is awesome! I went to purchase your new kit but it will cost me almost NZ$800 as the shipping alone is NZ$403 … so I think I’ll have to download the plans & DIY even though I want to buy it to support you … unless you somehow select me for the giveaway CAT fan model & I only need to pay shipping 😜
That quite the shipping bill! I one shipped a vacuum former to Japan for 700USD. It could be worse!? haha. Yeah the pans will suffice, unless you win the drawing, of course.
I'll have the Canister Filter video out in about 2 weeks. That one will be easy to make and they work great too. If you want "The Claw" attachment, I'm sure it is cost a fraction of that NZ$403 to get it there.
Thanks for the comment and sorry for the long wait!
I appreciate all the testing and the graphs! I'm just upset I found your channel after building a CR box with 4 3m 20x25 filters, a lasko box fan, and packing tape plugged into a smart switch. Thanks to your channel, I have recommended these filters for family and friends currently battling seasonal allergies. My plan is to build a quad filter setup into a more cost effective and better performing side table similar to Ikea's starkvind table with replaceable 3m filters and maybe a UV-C light inside.
Sounds like a great use for that Ikea table. People also make 3D printer enclosures out of that table, I believe. I have head a lot of comments about the UVC lights. Be careful to completely shield the light, UV-C is some nasty stuff! Thanks for the comment!
Thinking of how much you have improved this product its great to see. I think you beating out the preassembled unit numbers and breaking down the knowledge is key. So thank you very much!!
where on your website and I look at the items for purchase?
@@kevinflanagan5851 Hi Kevin! Glad you like the design. I will be updating my website with a new shop in a few months, but until then you can buy them on my Esty page www.etsy.com/shop/The3DHandyman
If you have any questions, let me know!
Amazing work! I've just been watching your older videos and perfect timing to see new updates. Thanks for all of your work!
That is perfect timing! It took quite a while to get some new content together but it was ready just in time 👍
Love your videos beyond just being a joy to nerd out on I think the focus on filtering will do so much good. I have seen my Grandpa build over the years without filtering and I know lowering the barrier to filtering will add years to lives. Keep it up!
Thanks for that. I worked for many years in a metal shop that paid no attention to filtration. Dust doesn't effect everyone the same but when you see someone who it does effect, it's clear why it can't be an afterthought.
I am happy to see the new materials and data to match designs to specific fans!
Even more on the way!
WOW!! Been following this for some time now and have been fascinated about how quickly and thoughtfully the product itself has evolved, not to mention your detailed and timely info provided to us DIY folk. Kudos and thanks. Instant motivation for me, just waiting to see your video on the woodworking/dust filter options.......CAT fan in the cart soon.
Thanks for noticing! I was so busy last year that I never even got to make an official video on the 2nd generation of the Model-B... had the 3rd gen done by the time I could sit down to cut some videos together. The CAT is going to do some good work for you. Thanks for the comment and using the amazon links!
I've been taping a 20x20 filter to my box fan for years, but after watching the videos I'm going to upgrade to a quad filter configuration. The 12" AC Infinity and 4 16x25 filters seems to be what I'm looking for. Can't wait to put one together.
Tangentially related, but have you considered looking into DIY approaches on the dust separation side of things?
One of the projects I have on the backburner is reverse engineering the Harvey G700 cyclonic dust separator - using a dust collector fan, short lengths of 8 inch PVC pipe from Amazon, and 3D printed adapters, fittings, and fins to replicate the functionality of a $2500 machine.
I'd love to see your take on it.
I very much like that idea and I have something in mind. Just need time to test it out. Maybe later this summer if all goes well. Thanks for the comment!
It's so nice I watched it twice
Best comment yet!
I've been doing a lot of research on box fans vs HEPA filters and it seems to me from the data I have seen across the Internet. In most scenarios these quad filters do more work at cleaning the air then HEPA filters with regards to allergens and other ultra fine or large particulates simply because they have more passes at cleaning air and more volume. CADR seems to be a better metric for determining how much filtration a fan can do and MERV 13-16 seems to be the sweet spot because of high airflow. Thank you for making the elegant and functional fans more accessible. They look very excellent quality and would love to try one out in the shop!
Changed my perspective on how to mitigate damages living next to a busy highway. Thank you for your efforts.
Brilliant work! I was particularly surprised by the benefits of orienting the fans in the “push” direction. I’m looking forward to the follow-up on ceiling mounted solutions. I’ve been searching for some proven solutions for my small garage shop that don’t break the bank and might afford me the opportunity to make use of the open rafter space. I could absolutely envision mounting a model B type system on a pair of rafters with the fan intake protruding down into the workspace. Excited to see more of your research!
Thank you much. I was thinking I'd have that video done by this weekend but this week proved to be more busy than expected. So, it's looking more like a next week thing. Stay tuned!
I see a lot of stupid people advocating for pull direction in most youtube videos with Diy box fans. suction power is so limited. even strongest vacuum cleaner available needs it close enough to suck a dust.
imagine a box fan not intended for static pressure or suction.
I've been thinking about a better solution for air filtration in my garage when using my laser cutter. Thank you for the research you put into all these different fans and filters. I look forward to future episodes.
Great job on the video a few years ago I had to paint a small 25 x 25 9 foot ceiling classroom with red paint and I did my best to mask off but I decided to take a 20 inch box fan and I had a 20 x 20 filter and I taped it on the back and was quite amazed at how much Particulate that picked up just by itself I loved your design work
Great job planning, implementing, and delivering this much data in a way that helps others use it to make an informed decision. Really appreciate your work!
wow these ac infinities are actually pretty amazing, i was debating picking one up for a diy paint booth
I can really appreciate the fact that you include so much of this information for free. Starting a woodshop is expensive! I am weighing the benefits of building my Model B on wheels or hanging it up. PS, if you still have the free kit's available, I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks so much, have a great day.
My comments don't apply in the 300 comment count, so you will be in the drawing.
Hanging or on wheels, either way they work great. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Very impressive! Thank you!
Thank you for doing all the testing. Great job.
I agree with everyone else in saying your videos have been instrumental in going about this DIY! I’m working on a modified ceiling mounted version using the Cat fan. Can’t thank you enough! Also bought the 3d printed parts and they’re perfect.
Happy to hear the parts worked just right! Thanks for the comment, Tyler.
great series. appreciate all the work you have done.
Awesome work man! Looking at the B with the CAT fan, and the Wall fan version for the house. Really interested in the wood working fans for my new shop.
Awesome! Happy to hear you like the new designs. Let me know if you have any questions at all
I really appreciate your attention to, and explanation of, the details about each of these fans and filters. This is exactly what I'm looking for as I research ideas on how to improve the dust reduction in my shop. Thanks!
Happy to help. Thanks for the comment!
This is great! Thanks for putting in all the hard work!
God bless you for this excellent work!
This is amazing work, thanks for all the testing and design you do!
Really looking forward to your next video on using woodworking cartridge filters as I've just bought one to use for drywall dust collection.
Thank you for all of your work with this and for sharing it so willingly with the rest of the community!
Any time, my friend!
Stunning quality and quantity of research here. Massive thanks
This is fantastic work. Thank you for the time, effort, and generosity you put into this project.
This is great info, thanks for sharing!!
Impressive video. I’ve been ocd on dust collection / DIY air cleaners the last 5 yrs. You clarified a lot for me. Thanks
With our first born on the way I really need to stop slacking and get more serious about my shops dust collection, will definitely be building or ordering one soon. Thanks for all your work and putting these designs into the community.
Got to look out for the little ones, but I'm sure your lungs will appreciate it as well. Happy to help. More content on the way soon 👍
Thank you for all your hard work. This is the best dust filtration info I’ve found on yt! Stay awesome!
*LOVE* these videos! And great designs! Looking forward to the ceiling might model :)
It's great to see the scientific research and data on this. I always wanted to see this but could never find anything of much significance and didn't have the means to do much significance myself. Finally the void is being filled and it's of major significance and benefit to the world.
That was a lot of good info. Good luck on the sales.
Love your videos. They're informative and instructional and the research is well done. Looking forward to the next videos. Here's to cleaner air!
Thanks for watching, comrade!
am beyond impressed by this video. so much engineering, backed by data, etc. Super stoked to buy a kit, but i'd really love to have one of the give-away units.
You will be in the drawing when the comments reach the threshold. My comments don't count and there are a lot of them...
Thanks for watching!
Great job on this even more in depth analysis! Would love to see some future designs and sourcing for even higher MERV numbers.
Thanks for your videos. Very useful charts for me.
Happy to help. Thanks for the comment!
Love these videos, keep them coming I’ll be needing one very soon and you have my mind racing with ideas 👍🏼
Happy to have others join the mind race! Haha. Even more designs will be out soon!
I've been following your channel for a while and seen various iterations of your projects, and i gotta say that i really appreciate your designs and willingness to make this information and your designs available to your viewers. I picked up some filters this last weekend and I'm looking forward to making your Caterpillar drum fan model soon. Could always use more filters for my shop, so I'm looking forward to your giveaway as well. You've earned my subscription.
Awesome. Thanks for subscribing! I should have the plans available on the website later this week
This is incredibly useful information, thank you for your research and sharing of this. Looks like I will be ordering some parts!
Awesome! I should have all the listings up later this week
Thank you for all your work and testing. Having all this data to view on your website is very helpful. It's a lot more complicated than just sticking a fan on a filter!
I'll have even more data up there later this week and even more some day after that. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wow! You are great! Thank you
Your hard work definitely shows, and I know it'll help many people in all sorts of crafts and trades work happier and healthier. I've gone from woodworking in a 4x4 grow tent to now using a zipwall system. Setting up one of these will help keep my place and my lungs cleaner. Well done and thank you!
Thank you Albert! The zip wall is a great idea. Especially if you are working in your living space. Now that I've figured out the air filtration thing, I need to figure out how to not track dust through the house on my feet. There's always something. Haha
@@The3DHandyman I use separate “house” and “woodworking” slippers/jeans to tamp down the tracking issue as best I can. I’m sure you’ll come up with a clever de-dusting method tho haha! You may have convinced me to switch plans from CAT fan to the ducting system. It’s smaller, less turbulent, and I could use it with my 3d printers. I’ll take a look at your kits tonight. 👍🏾
Awesome. Let me know if you have any questions at all. Much appreciated on the bad link to the AC infinity fan! Got to get them Bezobucks lol
@@The3DHandyman Yeah, not a problem. And I do have a few q's.
I'm curious about the footprint and throughput of the Model E and that smaller inline Model B-ish version with the 30x14 filters. I've got a under utilized 20x20x40 corner that perfect for such a beast. I'm guessing that info is incoming in a future video.
Also, have you tested filtering any harsh 3D printing filaments through the carbon filters with good results?
The footprint of the Model-B is about 3 inches wider than the filter, so the 14" filter model would be about a 17" square. I'll need to add dimensions to the listings. Forgot about doing that again, haha.
The smallest Model-E is an 18" wide, but because it is circular you can turn it to vacuum it and it wont get any wider than 18". The 14" B will be 24" diagonally, so if you want to put a prefilter on it and vacuum it, it takes up a lot more space if you need to turn it.
I will be doing some resin printing tests when I get a chance. So far, all I have tested the carbon filter with is FDM printing. I suspect it will work well but I don't know about the longevity of the carbon when I hit it with that resin stink. Hopefully that video will be out in about 2 months or so 🤞
Thanks for all the comments, Albert!
Once again great work on your video, I recently bought an AC Infinity Cloudlift S12 also on Healthy Home Guide's advice, so it's great to see you using it in one of your designs as well. I also took advantage of the recent Costco deal on the 3M MERV 14 filters, getting 4 4packs for $35 each pretax, so here's to hoping that they run that sale again 🤞
For sure! The MERV 14s were $44 here for 4, but that's still a great deal. I also like the black trim on the filters. Classy looking. Forgot to check today if they still had those. The had MERV 13s last year. I think a lot of the cost of the filter is just in shipping.
The Cloudlift is a great fan all around. Really impressed with AC Infinity's product lineup all around.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
The quality of this content is unbelievable. I've just recently begun researching about air quality and how to make my indoor air as healthy as I can. These are exactly the details and real-world results I've been looking for over the past couple of weeks, so thank you!
I am wondering about the PM sensor that you're using. Are you confident in it's accuracy? I've been looking for a reasonably priced one but its hard to tell which ones are accurate and which ones are junk.
That is quite a complement! Thank you.
I am confident in the ability of my PM monitor to tell me which device performs better than the others. If I run the same test twice I get the same result +/-2%. That is definitely good enough for these tests. Is it NASA grade hardware? Definitely not.
I've not found a particle meter with all great reviews, honestly. I have also watched a few videos that compare the different devices and they all seem to make assumptions about which device is accurate. Like "these two are reading the same particle count, therefore these 2 must be correct". It could be that both of those devices are wrong and one of the outliers is actually giving the most accurate count.
In the end, I would say that some of the options in the $100-$200 range are probably good enough. I paid about $130. I'm hoping to do a video on this at some point if I can get my hands on a professional grade device to test against the budget options.
Outstanding!! Information that brings health home economically!! Life happens and I've not had a chance to build one. Things are slowing down and love the idea of purchase. Thank you so much for your videos and ingenuity.
Thanks for watching and considering a purchase! Happy to hear things are slowing down a bit, life can happen a bit too hard at times. I appreciate the comment!
Looking forward to your diy pre-filter info!
Happy to hear it! I hope to have that video out this weekend or the next.
Great video, your original design was great, this is even better.
Much appreciated! Thank you for the comment.
What an exciting drop in my subscription feed! Looking forward to the future videos. Might be time to graduate from my air king and 4inch Nordic pure filter
The air king and a 4" filter is a fine choice, but the quad filters are the next level. Thanks for watching and the comment!
I made the cat fan filter for my garage wood shop and it works wonders. Don’t even need the when air filters on the ceiling.
So glad to see the upgrade and changes to the kit. I’ll definitely get in touch when I get back to StL in the next month or so! Save some of that AK shipping.
Thank you! Fine idea. Good to hear from you again
Amazing video! Much respect. I need to put one of these with a charcoal filter next to my 4x8 foot uv printer!
Thank you! Actually, I have talked with someone that has a UV printer. They called it a "stinker". That says a lot, haha. One of the 12" charcoal canisters should help with the funk.
That is over the top crazy interesting. I love the testing and data you share. I built a previous version of one of your filters but now I see I should pull the air down and out which is opposite of how I did it.
It works in both ways. In some cases the up method works better. The concept deserves a video to itself and it will get one some day soon.
Awesome design work, and love the level of detail you've put into the testing. I've been holding off on building one of these due to space constraints in my garage shop, but that will be changing soon, so I am super excited to see that you've continued improving these designs. My current setup (shop-vac with cyclone for most tools, dust extractor for sanding, and ceiling mounted air filter) does an okay job...but there's still TONS of fine dust everywhere the next day when it all settles out of the air. Definitely think the Cat drum fan kit is going to be on my shop upgrade list here really soon, unless of course the testing on the canister filters pushes things in that direction.
Thank you! I will get into the same level of detail with the canister filters designs. Spoiler alert... I like canisters for ducted filtration much better than Axial fans. Axial fans and large disposable filters are a much better combination. If you cant go with a ducted design, the Cat fan and some 20x30in filters are the most efficient option by far.
Excellent Engineering! I am on the verge of making one for my garage woodshop when I came across you video, many of the ideas I had reguarding the build will now have to be reconsidered based on your work, will take a look at your etsy shop and see if its a better idea just to purchace a premade one or get some of your plans and proceed from there. Thanks again for your willingness to share all your hard work.
Thanks for watching and considering a purchase! I should have the plans up on my website later this week if you decide to go that direction
Hi 👋 I was just watching your video about diy air filter and was hoping maybe I would be one of the 300 comments? 🎉 at any rate I really appreciated your video and can't wait to do some due to all the yuck in our air it's terrible! Thanks so much
You are one of the first 300! My comments don't count and there are a lot of those in the mix. Thanks for watching!
Amazing!!
Great information. I have a box fan filter in just about every room of my home.
Hanging from the ceiling is a great idea.
The box fan filter is the DIY standard. Excellent choice
The switch to plastic/aluminum (especially in black) and the forthcoming prefilters (also in black) is going to make me buy one or more of these kits. They're looking clean enough to go in a room and NOT piss off the wife. :D
Now if only it were possible for the filters to be black themselves, then the whole thing just disappears basically.
Happy to hear you like the color combo! I think it's pretty slick myself. If you use black duct tape to apply some black sheer mesh/fabric to the outside of the filter as a pre-filter, the whole thing does turn black. It's pretty straight forward but I'll be doing a video on that in the next two weeks or so.
The updated version looks good! I just bought a Model C to replace my duct tape and cardboard version that I built last year. Pollen allergy season is just around the corner!
Awesome. Thanks for buying a kit! It helps keep all this going
I was pleasantly surprised when you gave my channel a shoutout at 4:44! Anyway, your video is hugely informative and your designs look amazing. I’ve been a fan of yours for a while and have quoted your test results in multiple videos of mine. Keep it up! 3M filtrete forever ✌️
"3M filtrete forever" may just be my first tattoo. Haha
I came across your channel a while back when looking into DIY HRVs to ventilate my 3M print room. Great video! A few comments on my videos let me know that you had mentioned me in your video on the AC infinity fan. I had no idea how awesome that fan was until I got to play around with it. You keep up the good work as well!
@@The3DHandymanHahah nice (about the tattoo). I appreciate that! Yup, that AC infinity fan is oddly quiet and powerful.
I hope you sell a lot of those awesome air purifiers. Right before you released this video, I released my own video about how HEPA air purifiers tend to be a marketing scam. In my video, I presented a huge amount of scientific evidence and recommended some alternatives. If I'd seen your video before releasing mine, I would have included your air purifiers in the ones I recommend buying. Anyway, next time I make a video about air purifiers, I'm definitely recommending your designs!
P.S. I'm looking forward to seeing the CADR for your AC infinity air purifier.
P.P.S. I'm curious to see what you think about the PC fan designs in my latest video (Most Hepa Air Purifiers Are A Marketing Scam).
@@HealthyHomeGuide I appreciate the thought! I'll have to check out your HEPA filter video when I get a chance. Will drop you a comment. It's not much of a surprise that the marketing grossly exaggerates a device's capabilities. They always do!
2.5k views in the first 10 days on your video is pretty good. That video will go far 👍
Great information, thank you very much. I'm building one unit for the home and one for my photography studio, helping keep the gear clean and free from dust on the CCDs which is really important. Thanks and looking forward to the next video
That's a great use for these. I bought my Sony that I shot this video with used and the sensor was filthy. Got to keep them things clean!
Thank you for your insight, I was trying to find something to remove the pet hair/dust bunnies and I think this is exactly what I need!
These work great for just that sort of thing! A lot of people have commented on how much they help with allergies
I just found your channel. Thank you for compiling all of the data. I also 3D print in my home and want to reduce the Voc’s even from PLA. I’ll start by building the caterpillar fan and then make a small one for the 3D printer room.
Awesome. Happy to send a little inspiration your way. I hope to have my video on VOCs out this summer. PLA does have a bit of a sweet smell that isn't foul, but probably isn't too good for us.
Looking forward to the woodworking filter discussion. I will probably build an inline fan version with venting.
Nice. I hope to have that out in 2-3 weeks
Man, I can't wait to see the results of the cartridge filter test. I purchased one of the Cat fans for the powder coating spray booth I'm building based on your recommendation and it'll be pulling through some similar cartridge filters. I _should_ be using an industrial tube axial fan but the Cat is a far cry from the $1500 alternative. Even running three Cat's will be significantly cheaper. Hope it'll do the job.
Spray booths are a challenging build! They have a lot of needs. I did have success with the cartridge filters and the CAT fan in the upwards "pull config" more so than the downwards "push config". That said, I had even more success with the 12" inline fan that handles static pressure better. Also, ducted filtration rocks. It's a bit like a budget downdraft paint booth. I'll cover all the details on the cartridge filters in the upcoming video and I already have a video out on ducted filtration if you haven't seen that one yet. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks!
No, thank you!
There are so many UA-cam videos on this topic that facts become almost impossible to discern. Your approach is helpful in this regard. Even so, I find that the curtness of your statements leans into the staccato realm. Being a person who likes to mentally walk through important decisions, more information in a readily attainable format would be greatly appreciated. Do not take my comments as negative...they are just how I process things. Your testing and recommendations are extremely helpful and build confidence in the solutions you promote. I hope you keep up the good work that you are doing and continue to inform about your results. It is great that you are also offering free plans as well as kits and parts for sale. Thanks.
Fair enough. I think I went through 3 different scripts for this video before I ended up with this one and I still ended up cutting in a few random things that felt were left out. Those cuts can fee a bit abrupt at times. It's also a challenge deciding what to say without saying too much or too little. It's my nature to want to say every last thing about the topic but if it's a comparison video at the same time it could end up being an hour long and the average viewer attention span is about 6 minutes. I'll be covering some concepts in single topic videos where I hope to be a bit more through. Thanks for watching and commenting!
So awesome - great data. Would love to see some of your thoughts based on testing quieter computer fan builds for use on night stand or in office
REally impressive thorough work. would love to get a chance for a kit
Thanks for watching! Once there are 300 comments, I'll do the drawing
I really appreciate your dedication to precise and accurate testing, especially across so many different models! There is something immensely satisfying to listen to someone take us through all the steps and show how/why they arrived at that conclusion.
My question though, is this: is there any utility to doubling up the filters? Or possibly to using a large screen filter outside of a MERV14 to let it last longer? Alternately, do you think there would be any appreciable benefit to putting multiple units in line with each other?
Again thank you for the detailed video! I would love to receive a unit and I look forward to your future videos :)
That's my favorite sort of video as well. No coincidence!
Doubling up the filters on a quad Filter will be more effective than on a single box fan + filter design. In that case performance is ruined. On a quad filter, because there is so much surface area, it may not bog down the fan as much. My preference is to use a mesh pre-filter that can be regularly cleaned. This acts like a MERV 4 filter but instead of clogging with dust and holding back airflow over time, it gets restored to a like-new state every time it gets vacuumed. I hope to have the video on that out this coming weekend or some time after.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I bought an old blowe rmotor and made a plywood box to create a 4-way filter with MERV 13 2" fans. My Dylos says I get down to single digits in both small and large particles in the room. However, thank you for pointing out the push vs pull method as I definitely still notice lots of dust on stuff. Mine pulls and blows really hard up into the rafters, I'm sure blowing dust all over the place. I'm going to see if I can reverse it, but I suspect it's too powerful to blow into the filters. Thanks for all this content, I'm very likely to be buying one or more of your kits.
Another use case I've considered. I'm about to start building a house. I may have the hvac contractor add a blank return into the (conditioned) attic space so I can build an inline filter for a whole house air cleaner. I suspect it would be really useful during pollen season. The only thing I'm not sure about is how I'd duct the filtered air back into the house
You could try ducting the fan to another part of the shop. This should help cut down on air turbulence and make the system more efficient. I would not recommend blowing a lot of dust into a centrifugal blower (push config), it's not designed for that and it could be a fire hazard.
Love that idea for a whole house air filter that is separate from the HVAC system. You could leave one section of wall between the studs open all the way into the basement (or lowest floor) and then just put a vent on the outlet. You may sacrifice some insulation but, it's a convenient solution to creating a circulation loop through the house.
Amazing work! I really appreciate what you are doing for the community. Have you looked at the 20" DeWalt 5000cfm fan for around the same cost at the caterpillar?
I have not, yet. A few people have mentioned this one though. Personally I do like the enclosed motors so that the fan can more safely run pointed into the filter box. If I'm looking at the right fan, it doesn't seem to sport one of those. It is probably more powerful than the CAT fan though which would be nice. Thanks for the comment!