can the air filter be used to filter air being pulled from outside or can i pull raw air in with no filter?
359073
You can absolutely use this to filter, to filter outside air but the filter must be placed outside or under house; where ever you are attempting to suck air from. This unit is not reversible, which means you can not blow air through it. You can however, take air form outside unfiltered but you also take the risk of sucking in things that are not air, i.e. spider mites, aphids, molds and other pests. They say it is best to use a hepa filter for intake but due to the air restriction it is almost impossible to get anywhere close to the rated cfm out of the fan. In my opinion, this set up is the best option to run if you can hide the filter or don't care about others seeing it.The filter offers a good scrub of the air without much cfm loss. If you have any other questions or would like to continue this conversation please visit the contact page @ insanitystrains.com, I am more than happy to answer any of these types of questions. Frank F. c.e.o. insanity strains
359074
if you are going to suck air in it would be better to use A freer flowing filter that would not clog up as easily as the Ven tech It is designed 2 capture particles internally. You can make your own filter or buy one on the market.
359075
The filter itself was designed more to filter odor in the air,more then filter outside air to come inside. So the ideal set up to minimize / eliminate odor is to have the filter on the suction side of your fan / ducting and exhaust the other end outside or even just to another area away from intake side. Or if you just need it to pull fresh air into your room I would recomend buying a cone style reusable air filter and put it on the suction side.
700774
It certainly needs a filter. However, even with the filter, you will feel some air coming from the back, but not as much as when I removed the filter.
1984045
does not have an air filter as it is primarily designed to dehumidify air, which it does well. the amount of air released is less than what is taken in due to moisture removal. suggest you consider a separate air cleaner.
1863367
I think so. You open the hood, loosen the plastic shield and underneath is he filter entrance for the AC air. Open it up and look befor you but as it might be the wrong way around.
2006622
There is a switch on both sides of the fan so you can either use the fan to pull fresh air in or use it to push air out (or through) if another window in another area of the house is open. Fan does a great job for what I need it for.
941732
Interested also in a pulled air configuration. I want to use is as a whole house fan in my master bed which has a gable interior wall to attic. Im thinking of using a very breathable filter/foam material before the motor instead of this vent on the pulled side. The material will be visible inside the bedroom. On the pushed air side (inside attic) I will use this vent.
103527
The white filter goes on the outside . You should be sucking air through the filter and exhausting that filtered air.
2105596
As far as I know no there are no filters. But my fan is having problems running already. If you have not already bought this fan don't buy one.
1938433
From my experience you should only have air coming from the nozzle itself. The bottom part is the air intake and shouldn't have air blowing out of it. It sucks the air from the bottom though the filter, directly out of the nozzle
1931754
I place the metal side towards the intake, just like the filter in my air conditioner return. Neither of these filters offer an installation direction. I believe that the metal attracts larger charged particles before they enter the filter.
1908436
No, the unit doesn't have a filter. I have been thinking of getting some hepa filter paper and putting it on the fan outlet for better cleaning actually.
1722191
The filter is a hepa filter that goes in the air return of a central air unit. I believe it could go in the ceiling vent or as in our case an air return in the main halway.
651230
ventilation air filters, well...they filter air, generally. Some work better than others.
57075
I didn't use it for a filter,I used it for a inline A.C.duct that wasn't blowing hard enough. Even then the fan was not strong enough to make a noticeable differance,will try larger fan.
57076
I did not need a filter for my fan. I used it to remove Radon in my basement. A filter could be added by running the 4'' fan into a 4'' register box and using a register filter.Hope this helps.
2118973
Unfortunately, I cannot say. It seems that certain versions of the air filter do take different-size filters possibly because the filtration processes are slightly different.
651234
You hook an inline fan to the opened end. When the fan is running it pulls air through the activated carbon/charcoal filtering the air trapping odors/allergens in the carbon. It can be used two ways. One way is for recirculation in a closed environment, or you can hook up venting and exhaust the filtered air elsewhere. Hope the info helps.