Oscillating fands that dont break within a year

[lusidghost]

Hang it from the top of your tent if you have one. I did that and it works great.

I have rotating grill fans hanging horizontally now. They swirl my canopy nicely, but most brands I've tried have a "hot spot" in the center that batters the plants in that area. The kind I use spreads out the wind really well, but they were discontinued and are getting hard to find. So at some point I'm going to need to find something else.

 

[cobshopgrow]

EC motors are great, but its the pivot mechanism that fails prematurely in the oscillating grow tent fans.

oh yes thats true, gave up on oscillating therefore.
but even without oscillation the cheap brushed ones always failed on me after a few months.
brushless dont do that for me, there is little mechanics which can brake.

 

[1212ham]

AC Infinity has a new 6 inch, 10 speed EC fan, i'm going to suggest they make a tower style without oscillator.

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

I have rotating grill fans hanging horizontally now. They swirl my canopy nicely, but most brands I've tried have a "hot spot" in the center that batters the plants in that area. The kind I use spreads out the wind really well, but they were discontinued and are getting hard to find. So at some point I'm going to need to find something else.

Maybe try a piece of duct tape over the grill in the middle running long ways?... If Im understanding what you're doing.

 

[lusidghost]

Maybe try a piece of duct tape over the grill in the middle running long ways?... If Im understanding what you're doing.

That's not a bad idea. I'm going to experiment with one later. Thanks!

 

[Billy the Mountain]

AC Infinity has a new 6 inch, 10 speed EC fan, i'm going to suggest they make a tower style without oscillator.

It looks good but I was disappointed to see its a mere 8w of power, less than some 120mm case fans.

 

[Zellmet]

I have a small, cheap monkey-fan pointing to the tent-centre with the osc. function off --- it'll last a bit longer that way.

 

[oill]

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Oscillating fands that dont break within a year

Coming from mYke..... it's spelt MIKE ya twat! (said in jest!)

 

[myke]

Coming from mYke..... it's spelt MIKE ya twat! (said in jest!)

you sure about that?

 

[1212ham]

It looks good but I was disappointed to see its a mere 8w of power, less than some 120mm case fans.

EC motors are a lot more efficient than the power sucking, shaded pole motors in small AC fans.

 

[ChrispyCritter]

Hurricane oscillating wall fan from Amazon. 3 years on continuously no problems.

 

[myke]

Hurricane oscillating wall fan from Amazon. 3 years on continuously no problems.

Its when you turn them off for a few days then they make weird noises. Nothing a little bit of grease and a good clean wont fix though.

 

[Spindle818]

Hurricane oscillating wall fan from Amazon. 3 years on continuously no problems.

How to you attach those things to a tent pole?

 

[Tracker]

Hurricane oscillating wall fan from Amazon. 3 years on continuously no problems.

I have a hurricane 16" on a wall that's been on continuously for over a year now.

 

[bluegill]

I used a 2ft box fan in my tent lol

 

[farmerjoe420]

My hurricane fans are over 2 years old and still working fine

 

[calvin.m16]

I've had the same 16 Hurricane 16" wall fans for 3 years without any problems but I also take them apart and clean them thoroughly every month.

If you keep them clean and they aren't in some harsh environment like extreme heat or humidity they should at least last you a few years.

 

[Flatrate]

How to you attach those things to a tent pole?

I used a 2x4 and a scrap piece of wood. Measured the 2x4 to fit tight, drilled 2 holes at each end and used zip ties. Pretty easy and works well.

 

[Astral22]

I've always wanted to try one of those, but I don't have any floor space. I'd also like to try one of those bladeless types.

You can hang it horizontally as well

 

[DirtyJerzey]

I have a 24" Wall mounted Tornado Fan in my grow space. Works great and have never had any issues. .

One thing to note though is be careful where you mount a wall mounted fan. The resonant sound carries through the studs into the house. Its mounted on a shared wall in my attached garage.