Climate & Ventilation — Odour Control

A carbon filter catches all the air you extract, and that is exactly where it stops. Some odour always escapes without ever passing through your extraction: past seams and seals, every time you open the tent, and out of the space where you dry. That is what this page solves. If you are after the filter itself, that sits under Carbon Filters.

In the outgoing air

The Airfan Odor connect fits into the duct run and doses scent oil into the air on its way out. It comes in Ø125, Ø160, Ø200 and Ø250 mm, so you pick it on the diameter of the ducting you already have. This does not replace your filter; it is a second layer behind it, for whatever still comes out despite the filter.

The scents, and how they are sold

There are five scents, Dream, Easy, Happy, Love and Magic, all as 100 ml sprays. For the Odor connect there is also a refill pack, and that comes in Magic only. If you want one of the other four in your duct, check the product page first to see whether the spray suits your use, because a spray and a refill are not the same article.

In the room itself

For the room, the hallway or the drying space, the Nilco Powerfresh sprays come in 750 ml in citrus, cranberry and lavender. They work where you are standing rather than inside your duct, which is a different job from the one the Odor connect does. For a drying space this is often the only option, because there is usually no filtered extraction on it.

Neutralising is not filtering

The difference is worth knowing before you choose. A filter removes odour molecules from the air and holds them in the carbon. A scent oil or spray adds something that changes how you perceive the odour. The first is the answer for your extraction, the second for the surroundings. Anyone using the second to make up for an undersized filter finds the problem returns as soon as the odour gets stronger.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use a scent oil instead of a carbon filter?
No. A filter takes odour out of the air you extract; a scent oil covers it. For your extraction the filter remains the answer and this is the addition to it.

Which size Odor connect do I need?
The same diameter as your existing duct, so you need no reducer. It is fitted into the run rather than hung on the end of it.

Are all the scents available as refills?
No. All five come as 100 ml sprays; the refill pack for the Odor connect comes in Magic.

Where do I smell it most, despite my filter?
When opening the tent, along seams and zips, and in the space where you dry. All three are places the air does not pass through your filter, and they are why this page exists.