Filter material for PC fans and cases????

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DIY stores sell it for cooker hoods. About 5mm thick.

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Hardware stores often have sheets of open foam filter material for air conditioner filters. It's a couple square feet, about 1/8" thick, and easily cut to size with scissors.

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That's exactly what I use.

My PC tower had two fans - an extractor at the back (for the PSU at the top of the tower) and a 'sucker-in' a bit lower down. I turned the lower one around so that it was also an extractor, and added a 'sucker-in' on the front (the case was already drilled to take a fan). I then blocked up as much as I reasonably could of all the other holes and slots in the case, the idea being that the only way for the air to get in would be via the front fan. Finally, I jammed a piece of pan scourer (about 5 inches square and 3/4 inch thick) between the plastic front cover (which has some fancy vents hidden near the bottom) and the part of the front of the case where the fan is.

Every couple of weeks, I simply pull off the front cover, remove the pan scourer filter, and remove the dust (and then, of course, replace it). The amount of dirt on the filter is absolutely unbelievable.

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You need fairly open stuff od the airflow will be impeded.

Do you mean this which I've used in power amps a lot (mainly present a nice trim to cooling slots).

You don't say where you are but in case you're in the UK go to Foam Engineers for it.

Graham

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Thanks, I will call around. I was rattling my brain trying to think what types of industries use filter materials like what i am seeking and range or stove hood vents was something i had forgotten about.

What i am looking for are sheets or rolls of this material. This company has what i sort of need but they will not sell to non corporate customers. I need a slightly larger size.

I tried Home Depot and Lowes no luck. I will try around at some smaller stores like ACE if i can find one locally. I cant believe its this hard to find the stuff.

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The above company wont sell to retail purchasers, just resellers. Plus i need a larger sized sheet so i can cut to size.

I am in Salt Lake City, Utah USA.

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Google 'reticulated foam'. That's all I did. There seemed to bevarious sellers other than the manufacturers.

Graham

Cooker hood filters maybe.

Graham

I can walk into the local Grainger's store and buy anything they sell. I am not in business, or even able to work these days. I tell them what I want, they enter it into the computer, pull the items from stock, add sales tax and I hand them the cash.

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I know the address but thanks alot for posting it here. I plan to call the manager on monday. I was told you can do small courtesy purchases without a business account but when i showed up they were rude as hell. I found a roll of the stuff there for approx $34 . I will see where I get with them monday. Thanks to all who responded

heres what i found.

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Wal mart sells it here.

I drop into business supply outlets all the time for odds and sods. As long as they take cash they're not bothereed.

Graham

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Go there and search for foam air filters, or just search for foam and scroll down to foam air filters. They have polyurethane open cell foam in thicknesses from 1/8" to 2" and various cell coarsenesses (is that a word?) Sold in 48" x 72" sheets. They even have a sample pack of different coarsenesses so you can choose which you like.

They accept credit card orders from anyone and their shipping prices are VERY reasonable. And shipping is QUICK!

If you just search for foam, you'll find LOTS of possibilities, but scrolling down to foam air filters will probably get you what you want.

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