fan help

[Guest blaze_dat_dank]

wassily talkin wise man talk, Sunon is the shit....

 

I got 6 of em and none of em given up yet... like 5 yrs old same...

[kat]

yep, got the sunon from the hydro store, WITH the detachable plug, for $35....sweet. You guys rock.

=^.^=

[Lucian]

dont use the GAF (250mm)brand from Bunnings(14.95), they are sleeve bearing fans and last about 5-6 days , i didnt have the cash for a bearing fan and thought they may work for a month or so , but i have tried 2 now , they both lasted a week

[Dohmar]

Hey guys

 

the $20~ fans from hardware shops are good for short term, but as noticed, they tend to die quickly, and they really dont move that much air...

 

there are $90 mistral fans from bunnings, they move *heaps* of air, however arent good in working in a vacuum (ie if you dont have an intake and the fan has to both suck air into the enclosure as well as get rid of it)...these can be overkill in a small closet though, so if you decide to use them, use a speed controller...having a hole in the closet for intake is usually enough...

 

250mm industrial fans start around the $250 price, they move lots of air and are more than sufficient to suck air into a room. dont use these in a closet...theyre way too powerful...not to mention noisy...

 

Carbofil turbofans are probably the best in a vacuum...they sometimes dont move as much air as the industrial fans or the mistral, but they have the momentum to really suck a huge volume of air into the enclosure....they do however use twice as much electricity to run... (~100 watts as opposed to ~50)

 

 

hope this helps!

 

-Doh

[Luke Skywalker]

The 12cm sunons you are referring to here are able to move about as much air as the 250mm bathroom exhausts. Just no guts to the cheap option.

 

Get yourself a good fan rated to remove the entire volume of your space within 5 minutes, under 1 minute is better. There is no such thing as too much ventilation when it comes to small spaces and growing plants indoors.

 

You will spend the money eventually anyway, and I wouldn't hold out for the warranty to hold, as it's not designed for the use your putting it to.

 

Get a good exhaust fan, and have several passive inlets. If you have an active inlet, it will pay to have a couple of passives as well to reduce any potential wear on the smaller fan.