Better to oversize carbon filter?

**Skunk12** · 07-03-17, 11:23 AM

Hi
Would it be ok to oversize my carbon filter?
Im thinking of getting a 6" rhino pro the long version and a 5" fan for a 1.2x1.2x2m tent.
I used a 5" fan and filter previously and you could hear the air sucking through the filter.
Would this stop that?
Thanks

**BananaLizard** · 07-03-17, 12:01 PM

If the filter is bigger while the fan stays the same, it means air will move slower past the filter.
Which is good.

Bulls · 07-03-17, 12:39 PM

Your filter should be always rated higher than your fan. Otherwise it won't be doing the job properly and you are risking smell leaks.

**WakaWaka** · 07-03-17, 02:21 PM

I run a filter on the intake and a filter on the exhaust just to be sure

**BananaLizard** · 07-03-17, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by WakaWaka

I run a filter on the intake and a filter on the exhaust just to be sure

to be sure of what?

**WakaWaka** · 08-03-17, 12:50 AM

That i dont get a leak between the first filter and the fan or a tear in the duct that turns my building into a reek fest of pot.

Im sorry i wasnt clear enough. I use no fan intake on the tent. I mean the intake side of the exhaust fan

**BananaLizard** · 08-03-17, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by WakaWaka

That i dont get a leak between the first filter and the fan or a tear in the duct that turns my building into a reek fest of pot.

Im sorry i wasnt clear enough. I use no fan intake on the tent. I mean the intake side of the exhaust fan

Ah, I see, makes much more sense then a filter on an intake fan