idk, never really used one outside of a grow room. I guess it should be expected to handle it 
I’d bet money a Can or a Phat would leak a bowl rip. Filters don’t block everything or they wouldn’t pass air. I do agree that AC infinity’s are not top of the line, but they work well for the vast majority of strains I grow. YMMV.
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So you’re telling me you rip a bowl into your ac infinity scrubber you smell it too? Just worried to start and find out once I get to flower I’m fucked. Like to fix this now
A bowl shouldnt get through… i never used infinity filters but unless its old it should filter smoke easily…
Is it possible your carbon filter could be wet?
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IMO if it’s a matter of freedom or prison I’d spend more money on this.
A lot of people are using these filters and the overall feedback seems positive. I live with someone who doesn’t smoke and they say they can’t smell anything unless the tents open.
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I mean I purchased them brand new they were in plastic wrap inside box I doubt it. I can turn fan down even more. I can’t imagine though a 8”
Ac infinity fan would scrub to fast at a “3” setting to not allow the air to get scrubbed
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I understand your concern, but you shouldn’t count on any scrubber to completely remove all odor. I’ve had varieties of Diesel that blew through a new scrubber like it wasn’t even there. That’s the exception, not the rule though. Some varietals are going smell worse than others. The main thing is the scrubber removes the majority of the odor. In addition, the tighter the scrubber is packed, the less air that will flow through it. That can affect tent temps and VPD. Everything is a trade off. I’d use the AC infinity scrubbers and take some empirical data. It could very well be the varietals you grow won’t need anything more than what you have.
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So I did some reading into what each tent should require filter / CFM wise and I think I was running the 8" fan to fast. Phat website says I need 275CFM filter with 150CFM for single pass filtering. Assuming my AC Infinity 6" is around a 275CFM filter my fan running on 3-4 would be 50% of the fans capacity so roughly 400CFM. Way to much to scrub anything. I took it down to a 2, did the bowl test. I still get a “smell” out of the exhaust however it doesn’t smell like pot… just some weird chalky smell. Im thinking the 8" fan may be to much for a 5x5… as I’m afraid if I keep running it on setting “2” it won’t exhaust enough to handle the heat…
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Also some of you asked if my tent sides are “sucking in”. On a setting “2” with closed door and the bottom vents all open I am not getting any visual “sucking”. When I go to setting “4-5” they start to suck in… Do I want them to suck in?
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Also while I’m at it with all the questions… the recommended filter size for a 5x5x8 on Phat site is again 275CFM which requires me to run my fan super low… Can I go to the next size filter up so I can run it a bit higher but still hit that “single pass CFM” number? Is there a reason to go to large a scrubber for a small area?
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I agree with Coda on the odor, it’ll never be 100% all the time… Lifespan, dust, humidity, leaks…. But these are what almost every home grower uses for odor control. There are other options like ozone but those come with their own problems.
For the fan/cfm/filter stuff…. It seems like you sized everything right based on tent size. Sure you could go smaller… but you’re pushing it 40’.
The cfm numbers on the fan are a starting point. Subtract x% for each filter, another x% for each bend over 30 degrees, remove another x% for every ft of ducting… you get the picture.
The walls of your tent sucking in just visually shows a lower pressure inside the tent, any leaks will have air entering the tent instead of escaping. This is usually ideal.
Personally I think you have the right equipment unless stealth is a very high priority.
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Stealth important. Have sidewalks outside room (although it is below grade).
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Can you keep the exhaust inside your place?
It is it runs that 30-40 to the other side of house doesn’t exit
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Makes sense. The chalky smell you speak of is what its supposed to smell like.
The walls sucking in usually is to prevent smell leaking in the house, not a necessity per se…
Some setups will call for it, others will require positive pressure with a passive filter etc
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Ah, I thought you were dumping it out above a sidewalk 
. If you’re exhausting into an area you already smoke in, you’re good 
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So let me ask you this…when I don’t blow a bowl in the smell is pretty “neutral” doesn’t smell as chalky as it does when the smoke blows through it and comes out. Is that supposed to be how it functions? When the fan is dialed way down 1-2/10 setting it seems to take care of the smell a lot more. I still smell it maybe a bit but not much. I’m hoping it’ll manage a tent of flowers. I don’t care if my exhaust room smells a bit, I just can’t have it smell bad enough to permeate the basement outside. Not concerned at all with the smell inside my basement.
Do you think I should swap the 8" AC infinity fan in the 5x5 for another 6" fan? I’m afraid that the 800CFM fan may be to much for that tent… most the scrubbers advise 150-200cfm for one pass scrubbing. Is it better to get a 6" fan and run at say 4-5 then running my 8" at a 1-2 setting? Thoughts?
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It’s luck of the draw. Some plants reek and some don’t smell at all.
I didn’t hook up my filter my last few grows. No need.
I live in an apartment so I have to be careful with smell too. I don’t care if the apartment smells but it’s a big problem if it smells in the hallway.
Best of luck.
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This may be the issue like others have mentioned on here earlier.
I have 3 tents with 4 exhausts each seperatly vented outdoors… because I had fighting lines when I mixed them all into a central line exhaust even with backdraft blockers. 
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