GreenGiant81
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Hi guys i am looking for an extra quiet exhaust fan for my grow cab which will house a 400w MH. What should i go with PC fans or INLINE EXHAUST FROM HOMEDEPOT..? I need really really quiet..
inline exhaust fan VS. PC cooling fan?????
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sleepytown
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I have two of those 250 CFM fans from Home depot. They are pretty quiet. The thing that really makes noise is the ducting that I have on it. If your ducting is pretty straight, it shouldn't make much noise.
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GreenGiant81
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can you give me a link to the 2 that you have? i will pick them up ASAP... also what kind of duct should i use?
dankforall
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I have been looking for the home depot fans and cannot find them any link would be great!
As a general rule, the larger the fan, the quieter (CFM being equal). A larger fan won't have to spin as fast to produce the same CFM as a smaller fan. Here's a link for home depot. Search Results for inline fan
I use flexible ducting similar to this Master Flow 6 In. Black Jacket R8 Insulated Flexible Duct (8IFD Series) - 8IFD6X300 at The Home Depot (you don't have to use insulated - it was all I could get locally at the time).
I use flexible ducting similar to this Master Flow 6 In. Black Jacket R8 Insulated Flexible Duct (8IFD Series) - 8IFD6X300 at The Home Depot (you don't have to use insulated - it was all I could get locally at the time).
email468
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i have a 440 CFM and a 170 CFM fan and they both sound like jet engines, the 440 being louder.
I don't know of any quiet fans (you may have better luck) but some things i've heard that may work to quiet them down (haven't tried it but they sound reasonable):
- use rubber grommets/washers to mount the fan
- use bungie cords to mount the fan
- use straight through duct work rather than the corrugated/collapsable kind
- limit the amount of duct work the fan has to push/pull air through
I don't know of any quiet fans (you may have better luck) but some things i've heard that may work to quiet them down (haven't tried it but they sound reasonable):
- use rubber grommets/washers to mount the fan
- use bungie cords to mount the fan
- use straight through duct work rather than the corrugated/collapsable kind
- limit the amount of duct work the fan has to push/pull air through
GreenGiant81
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yeah i was thinking of you using sheet metal duct but the 6 inch round kind. I am thinking that there has to be a air flow problem so I will try to figure it out.... thanks for the pointers... if anyone else has suggestions I am willing to take them
I searched this site for hours and couldn't get an answer I liked.. but I do like this site. I found this incredible thread here:
International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums - Panasonic Whisper Fan Carbon Scrubber Tutorial: Quietest most efficient fan ever!
and a very nice candidate for the quietest inline fan being the
Panasonic Whisperline series.. available for the same cost as Vortex fans
WhisperLine Inline | iaqsource.com - Aprilaire, Honeywell, Trion Air Bear, Bryant, Carrier, Trane Filters and IAQ products
International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums - Panasonic Whisper Fan Carbon Scrubber Tutorial: Quietest most efficient fan ever!
and a very nice candidate for the quietest inline fan being the
Panasonic Whisperline series.. available for the same cost as Vortex fans
WhisperLine Inline | iaqsource.com - Aprilaire, Honeywell, Trion Air Bear, Bryant, Carrier, Trane Filters and IAQ products
