Bedroom Air Vent Filter

123imp

Hi All,

I removed a vent from the bedroom wall in my apartment, as there's been a problem with damp. The inside was full of black mould and what I assume is the filter - a round sponge - was also full of mould. The plastic is easy enough to clean, but the filter will need replacing. I can't find any markings on the vent to identify it. Does anyone know how I would go about taking apart an object such as this, and could anyone direct me to where I could purchase a replacement filter?

The dimensions are 210mm x 210mm, and the circular part is 180mm in diameter.

Thanks.

FreeBear

The foam is the easy bit. Do a search on ebay or Amazon for "air filter foam", and you'll get plenty of hits. e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114891097416

The housing may well be held together with lugs/clips that break as soon as you try to disassemble it. Quite a common problem on old plastic items as the material gets brittle with age. If the lugs do break, use some glue to hold the bits together when you reassemble it.

123imp

That's brilliant, thanks for the link. Does that mean I should just force it apart then, and prepare myself for it possibly breaking?

123imp

Got it off, it was a twist and pull job. All sorted thanks.