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12/7/2025, MAJOR UPDATE - REVISION - It was brought to my attention that my design did not account for the auxiliary intake fan. I was under the impression it was pulling air across the bed, not blowing in across the bed. The new model splits the fans and includes 2 slots for proper air intake and seals the exhaust fan chamber air exhaust. I also modified the gasket to seat better.

 

WHY?
This is a ventilation system designed to vent the chamber air to the outside of the house. I have seen indoor ventilation systems but, really, can you be sure? Why not just run the fumes out the house? 

WHAT?
The system consists of the Vent Cover, a Vent Cover Gasket to seal against the printer frame, a filter housing (optional) and a filter template (optional) to form fit the carbon filters.

Filtering
Use the filter cutting template to cut 3 carbon filters from a sheet and fit them in the slot of the carbon filter housing (push first on forward, second one back and last one goes in the middle). The carbon filter housing is then placed in the exhaust pipe, before attaching the ducting (replace every 3-6 months, depending on print frequency). Don't worry, I made the cylinder just big enough for a snug fit but still easy to take the ducting on and off.
Product White = Beta Prototype (PLA+), white for detail clarity
Product Black = Production Print (PLA-CF), what I installed (excuse the support removal nicks, in the picture).

Additional Parts
This will require buying addition parts, as listed, below, but they're relatively cheap and even cheaper can be found (no affiliation to any of the brands, just the first things I saw that would work and not terribly shabby).

Print Details

Vent Cover Gasket 42min. 4.1grams
- Material: TPU-95A (your discretion, really, just make sure it flexes easy)
- Print Head: .2mm (printed as PLA, couldn't add TPU-95A to the Orca Elegoo .2mm profile )
- Infill: 100%
- Support: no
-Speed: Reduced initial layer speed to 50%

Vent Cover 4h10min 112grams
- Material: Your discretion. My final product is Elegoo PLA-CF
- Print Head: .4mm
- Infill: 50%
- Support: YES! (Tree works, nicely)

Carbon Filter Housing 1h8min 19grams
- Material: Your discretion
- Print Head: .4mm
- Infill: 15%
- Support: Yes (Tree)

Filter Cutting Template 41min 20grams
- Material: Your discretion
- Print Head: .4mm
- Infill: 100%
- Support: Yes (Tree)

Additional Parts

  1. M3 6mm screws x 3
    https://a.co/d/3GU4Ixu
     
  2. Carbon Filter Sheet
    https://a.co/d/25XeIo6
     
  3. Outside Vent - may need to cut pipe to length
    https://a.co/d/ip4HWeP
     
  4. 3 inch Hole Saw
    https://a.co/d/3GU4Ixu
     
  5. 3 inch 16 foot Flexible Triple-Layer Air Ducting
    https://a.co/d/jcd5qEb

DIY Video, Install Dryer Vent
1:03 mark
 

Bill of materials

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    Quantity
    Notes
  • 1
    see links in description
    4

Originality of the Model

The author declares that this work is their personally original model

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Credit must be given to the creator

Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted

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