This is a compendium thread of all my builds where I actually explain with pictures what I did 😆. Let’s start with the easiest, the most essential version of a PC Fan mini #crbox
I’m in the middle of the LA firestorms so I’ve tried to get more prepared. Wanted the fastest, easiest “firehose” I could get without a plumber. I learned a lot so I want to share it with y’all. It’s much easier than it sounds! A 🧵
Actual fire hoses are 1”-5” and need special plumbing.
The goal here is to get maximum performance from your existing garden tap.
Garden Hose Thread GHT is 3/4”, but garden hoses have internal diameters of 1/2”, 5/8” and 3/4”.
So for a firehose garden hose, everything needs to be 3/4” with no choke points. That’s the feed, hose, valve and nozzle are all specifically 3/4”. You can just buy the last 3, but the feed has to be big enough to begin.
This is the HEPA filter. It’s $9 but gotta buy 2 for $18. It’s exactly the size of the 120mm fan. All we are going to do is tape it in place. Everything else you need is in the quoted thread in the OP a.co/d/1rB3red
The fan pulls through carbon, then HEPA for all particulates/virus but also to stop carbon dust. The HEPA has a carbon layer of its own which won’t do much but the fan is much quieter placed against the carbon side of the hepa. Either direction works tho, if the filter is new.
A thread about one of the best CC lifestyle things I got: an outdoor heat lamp.
Having the ability to really blast heat outside has meant many friends/family visits at temps 2 cold for outdoors were totally enjoyable. But not just any work well…🧵
First of all, forget electricity. Plug-in 120v electric heaters top out at 5000 BTUs of heat. Patio heaters running on gas put out 10x or 50,000 btus. For heating the outdoors w friends you want as many btus as you can get. It’s gotta be gas.
The 3 main types I’ve tried: standard like in the first pic, quartz tube pyramid and fireplace style. All 50k btu. Standard works best by far to focus the heat onto the people. The others look cooler and ARE cooler. Cheap or expensive standard patio heater is the way to go
I’ve read a few new articles about humidifiers that sound good but end up with bad advice.
For clean air, the best solution is an EVAPORATIVE Humidifier with bacteriostatic solution added to the tank.
Any other kind is risky IME/HO and I’ll explain. 🧵
To start: all humidifiers are fairly high maintenance. They need to be filled and cleaned every few days. There is no way to avoid that. But it’s worth it for the best indoor air. If you have HEPA and carbon already in place it’s the finishing touch. Helps fight COVID too.
Ultrasonic and impeller humidifiers put *everything* that’s in the water into the air. Minerals, vocs and bacteria. Ideally, but unlikely, you use distilled water, which is expensive at this scale (gallon per day or more). And bacteria grow fast, then enter the air. NO!
It’s been a while! Here’s a new easy build that’s absolutely the best way to get VOCs filtered. Lowest cost, quiet, 140cfm. It’s an 8” grow filter n a Silverstone 180mm fan. Plus usb power and black tape.
$132
This is for @LazarusLong13 @Ikat0 @AltenbergLee
So first off, the grow carbon filters are about $4/lb of activated carbon, cheapest deal. They can be all black n fairly sleek. For tackling smells for years nothing beats em. Years. This brand is great; all work. 8” has about 22lbs carbon inside for $89
The fan I really like is Silverstone 180mm. But any 180-200mm PC fan will work. This one is the AP184 with 143cfm; avoid the similar price AP181 with only 100cfm. $32