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Step 3Some Improvments, Tips, and Hints
I left a lot of room for creativity, maybe some other instructible mods for ventalation. Here are a few suggestions
1. make a plexiglass holder for the door filter so you don't have to reset it every time you leave the room.
2. This room will get hot in the summer and cold in the winter, so investing in portable heater plus an a/c is well worth it, just make sure they are HEPA filtered!
3. If you are serious, you could take out your biggest dust problem. Your carpet. Commercial tile works great, but looks bad. wood floors are second best. Also lining the walls with plastic sheeting will help greatly.
4. Closets can seep in a lot of air, so don't forget to filter them too.
5. an insense stick is a great way to check drafts.
6. weatherstripping the window fan is a great plus. foam sealant isn't recommended for this instructable.
7 Remember your goals. Stop all unfiltered air from entering, flow a steady stream of fresh air into the room, and clean the stagnant air inside the room as well.
8. saftey first! always vent harmful fumes. I've seen may good 120mm vent fan instructables that will get the fumes away from you. But inside a almost sealed room, you need to vent outside. Never trust a HEPA air filter! You need new air, not filtered.
Welp, that's it. My first instructabe. I'll add images when I can, and update with new ideas. Please post your ideas too!
1. make a plexiglass holder for the door filter so you don't have to reset it every time you leave the room.
2. This room will get hot in the summer and cold in the winter, so investing in portable heater plus an a/c is well worth it, just make sure they are HEPA filtered!
3. If you are serious, you could take out your biggest dust problem. Your carpet. Commercial tile works great, but looks bad. wood floors are second best. Also lining the walls with plastic sheeting will help greatly.
4. Closets can seep in a lot of air, so don't forget to filter them too.
5. an insense stick is a great way to check drafts.
6. weatherstripping the window fan is a great plus. foam sealant isn't recommended for this instructable.
7 Remember your goals. Stop all unfiltered air from entering, flow a steady stream of fresh air into the room, and clean the stagnant air inside the room as well.
8. saftey first! always vent harmful fumes. I've seen may good 120mm vent fan instructables that will get the fumes away from you. But inside a almost sealed room, you need to vent outside. Never trust a HEPA air filter! You need new air, not filtered.
Welp, that's it. My first instructabe. I'll add images when I can, and update with new ideas. Please post your ideas too!
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Apr 1, 2010. 5:44 PMViscidVillette
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Well this rocks. I've been dying to get a sort of lab going for mycological studies, but couldnt figure out how to make it feasible for a closet or some sort of plastic room set up. you've re.ignited my inspiration.
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