i fill by hand, one 12oz cup at a time, poured slowly around the filter ring (between the meshes). shake every few cup fulls to keep it even and displace air/pack carbon. it doesn't have to be super compressed, just full.
I smack, tap and shake mine a little. You actually don't want to vibrate them too much. It will make the smaller pieces settle in one spot and that spot will fail first.
Not the worst strain. I had a cheese bomb that was horrible and needed a second filter. I also had to make a frame and plastic to make an airlock for my cabinet to keep it from stinking up the house when I opened my cab.
I'm getting my filter and blower tomorrow. I got ducting and a muffler already here.
Yea, that's a good point.
Going to be trying this when current filter stops working
Built my own muffler using 5mm FoamBoard - built along the same lines as a gun silencer - works great - hung with bungies. If you've got the space build you're own using all the space you've got!
No doubt
