Purification of outside air to skimmer?

[Formulator]

I’ve decided to give in and drill a hole in my house for pulling outside air to the skimmer. I will be pulling from a PVC intake pipe I’m mounting to the back of my house just above the foundation of a walk-out basement. i have a screen to prevent bugs and other small animals from crawling in, but I’m concerned about chemicals, especially since I live in the woods and treat my yard with pyrethroids for ticks and other pests. My city also fogs the area weekly in the summer for mosquito control.

I’m thinking I will use a couple of carbon reactors to purify the incoming air. Is this sufficient? How often would you suggest the carbon needs to be changed?

 

[Dburr1014]

I have just that. A carbon filter. I just popped it on the end of the line.

 

[Formulator]

I have just that. A carbon filter. I just popped it on the end of the line.

How often do you change the carbon? I worry because I know there will be harmful chemicals back there from time to time and they don’t make any kind of indicator I know of to tell me when it needs changing.

 

[Dburr1014]

How often do you change the carbon? I worry because I know there will be harmful chemicals back there from time to time and they don’t make any kind of indicator I know of to tell me when it needs changing.

Hmmm, been a while since I changed it....

 

[UMALUM]

I have just that. A carbon filter. I just popped it on the end of the line.

What kind of carbon filter do you use? I always get nervous when the landscapers truck through. Sounds like a good idea for several possibilities.

 

[toi_ss]

I’ve decided to give in and drill a hole in my house for pulling outside air to the skimmer. I will be pulling from a PVC intake pipe I’m mounting to the back of my house just above the foundation of a walk-out basement. i have a screen to prevent bugs and other small animals from crawling in, but I’m concerned about chemicals, especially since I live in the woods and treat my yard with pyrethroids for ticks and other pests. My city also fogs the area weekly in the summer for mosquito control.

I’m thinking I will use a couple of carbon reactors to purify the incoming air. Is this sufficient? How often would you suggest the carbon needs to be changed?

I just use a long co2 scrubber on my intake line, works as good if not better than running the intake outside

 

[Formulator]

I just use a long co2 scrubber on my intake line, works as good if not better than running the intake outside

Ya, I used one for a while but it goes through media really fast and I’m all about low maintenance. Exchanging soda lime every 2 weeks isn’t super appealing. I’m hoping the carbon filter on an external air line will last much longer.

 

[Dburr1014]

What kind of carbon filter do you use? I always get nervous when the landscapers truck through. Sounds like a good idea for several possibilities.

Well, I got it at work. Not sure the brand but it's made for air purification for a Blum laser(tool measuring).
If anyone's doing any kind of spraying around house I turn my skimmer off for that time.

 

[Formulator]

Well, I got it at work. Not sure the brand but it's made for air purification for a Blum laser(tool measuring).
If anyone's doing any kind of spraying around house I turn my skimmer off for that time.

Ah, so you are using an industrial filter designed for air purification. I was considering that, but the current plan was just to use a reactor like I would use for water in the tank and fill it with ROX 0.8 GAC. Good point about turning off the skimmer proactively.

 

[Dburr1014]

Ah, so you are using an industrial filter designed for air purification. I was considering that, but the current plan was just to use a reactor like I would use for water in the tank and fill it with ROX 0.8 GAC. Good point about turning off the skimmer proactively.

I think that would work, absolutely.

 

[Formulator]

I think that would work, absolutely.

Now back to the question of how often that GAC will last… LOL

 

[bobnicaragua]

Here is my setup:

Pool noodle in the window:

A large tube then goes to my DIY charcoal pellet filter.

2 small lines then go to my skimmer.

The screen still fits on the window, it’s just not on in the pic. I change the charcoal every 6 months.

 

[Dburr1014]

Now back to the question of how often that GAC will last… LOL

I don't know. Mine has been out there for a year. It's got a paper particulate filter and GAC. it's probably spent. But the paper still keeps bugs out in sure.

 

[KStatefan]

Now back to the question of how often that GAC will last… LOL

I just change my yearly. I do not know a way to determine how often with data so that is just feelings.