NoNorthAmericanUnion
Active Member
I've been running an Active Air brand 265cfm squirrel cage fan and it has NO LOAD (back pressure) on it, it just blows fresh air from outside my closet into my closet which I run a single 400 HPS, I've heard that even the Dayton brand squirrel cage fans run hot.
When I say hot, I mean hot enough to where you can't leave your finger on the motor for more than 2 -3 seconds without snatching it away. This fan cost me like 75.00 new , and I regret having gotten it. It does what its supposed to do but its insane to run that hot.
I only run it for 12 hrs at a time, when the lights are on, I know it won't last too much longer, I've heard other people complain about how hot they get and that they don't last long.All it takes is just 15 minutes of it being plugged in and it gets hot.
I use a high-output 5" can-fan connected to a can-fan 9000 carbon filter to extract air from my closet (3.5' wide x 8.5' long x 7.5' tall) and it does a good job (I only use 3.5'x 3.5' of that space), I wish I had put a little more money into it and gotten another can-fan instead of a squirrel cage.
I'd rather have it where I could run the intake fan 24 hrs. instead of just 12 hrs. but that squirrel cage would burn out running continuously like that and I fear might even be a fire hazard.Whether it will keep running or not, I'm about to order another can-fan or vortex brand inline fan to replace it. I like keeping my temps below 78 degrees, its just my preference.
I'm a big believer in intake and extraction of air, I'm actually going to get 2 more high performance inline fans, one to replace my squirrel cage intake fan and right before summertime one more to cool my 400HPS bulb so I can use my glass on the reflector. Temps get really bad in the summer time where I live. I know my squirrel cage won't last too much longer, I'm not even growing anything right now and not going to until I get that squirrel cage replaced.
When I say hot, I mean hot enough to where you can't leave your finger on the motor for more than 2 -3 seconds without snatching it away. This fan cost me like 75.00 new , and I regret having gotten it. It does what its supposed to do but its insane to run that hot.
I only run it for 12 hrs at a time, when the lights are on, I know it won't last too much longer, I've heard other people complain about how hot they get and that they don't last long.All it takes is just 15 minutes of it being plugged in and it gets hot.
I use a high-output 5" can-fan connected to a can-fan 9000 carbon filter to extract air from my closet (3.5' wide x 8.5' long x 7.5' tall) and it does a good job (I only use 3.5'x 3.5' of that space), I wish I had put a little more money into it and gotten another can-fan instead of a squirrel cage.
I'd rather have it where I could run the intake fan 24 hrs. instead of just 12 hrs. but that squirrel cage would burn out running continuously like that and I fear might even be a fire hazard.Whether it will keep running or not, I'm about to order another can-fan or vortex brand inline fan to replace it. I like keeping my temps below 78 degrees, its just my preference.
I'm a big believer in intake and extraction of air, I'm actually going to get 2 more high performance inline fans, one to replace my squirrel cage intake fan and right before summertime one more to cool my 400HPS bulb so I can use my glass on the reflector. Temps get really bad in the summer time where I live. I know my squirrel cage won't last too much longer, I'm not even growing anything right now and not going to until I get that squirrel cage replaced.
