How can I speed control my fan? Or at least reduce noise...

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flonomendo

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What can I use to control the speed on my 6" Can Fan? It's way too loud at full speed, and the speed controller from HTG just makes a really loud buzzing sound. Is there something else I can use/do to make the speed of my fan go down? Or at least make my fan quieter? Thank you. :peace:
 
staple

staple

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fan controller is your only way will cost you about 28 bucks @ greners the buzzing sound you speak off i hear also on the one i got
 
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flonomendo

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  • Materials: Steel, plastic
  • Finish: Powdercoated metal
  • Shade: Off-white
  • Coverage: Exchanges 440 cubic feet per minute
  • Grounded
  • Vented housing
  • Controllable speed
  • Reverse curve blade design
  • CFM: 440
  • Max watts: 138
  • Max amps: 1.15 at 115 Vac 60 HZ
  • Inlet outlet: 5.9 inches
  • Dimensions: 9.1 inches wide x 15.1 inches in diameter
  • Weight: 12 lbs
 
5tealthman

5tealthman

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well im assuming your running it off american voltage, i believe thats 110v? a cheap alternative would be to buy a "light switch dimmer" that way you could adjust the voltage, and thus would adjust the speed of the fan.
 
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flonomendo

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5tealthman said:
well im assuming your running it off american voltage, i believe thats 110v? a cheap alternative would be to buy a "light switch dimmer" that way you could adjust the voltage, and thus would adjust the speed of the fan.
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I'm willing to try anything, any guides or information how how I could wire one of those up to my fan?
 
5tealthman

5tealthman

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the best way is to cut the wire leading to your fan and its just a light socket, your wire should only consist of two cables inside positive and negative (in the uk positive is brown) you need to check for what colour in the us is positive and then feed that through the light dimmer. the negative wire needs to be re-attached again. so to confirm only the positive wire needs fed through the dimmer in the diagram put one end of the positive through l1 and the other side to l2, ignore the third hole as thats for the earth wire (as far as im aware UK only)

it is easier than i have made it sound lol.

 
gudkarma

gudkarma

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a fan speed control also known as a router speed control (found in your local home center).

i use them on ALL my fans.
 
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flonomendo

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Ok, so I plugged my HTG fan controller back in today to see if I could try to get this problem under control. It does make a slight buzz still, but it is not as loud as it was previously. Is this "buzzing"/"hum" noise a BAD thing? Is it wearing down my fan? If not, I can live with the buzz over the 747 Jet Engine noise any day.
 
The Knuck

The Knuck

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you can build a box for your fan and sound proof it, you can get insulated duct,

what makes the buzzing sound? the controller? i dont get that, my is dead silent.
 
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flonomendo

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I'm mostly sure the buzzing comes from the fan, but only when I have the speed turned down past 50-60%. When the fan is running on the FULL speed area, there is no buzz, or when the fan is plugged into the direct outlet there is no buzz from the fan. Only when I am regulating the speed, there is a hum coming from the fan. Is that hard on the fan at all? Or is that just how the controller operates...?
 
The Knuck

The Knuck

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i dont know mine is silent, certain fan are meant for controllers and some arent.

someone else will chime in.
 
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flonomendo

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Yeah, the fan says it's speed controllable both on their official website and the site I purchased the fan from. So, I don't think there should be any problems with controlling the speed of it... fan has been used for less than 10 minutes total run time too so it's brand new.
 
Lt. Dan

Lt. Dan

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flonomendo said:
Yeah, the fan says it's speed controllable both on their official website and the site I purchased the fan from. So, I don't think there should be any problems with controlling the speed of it... fan has been used for less than 10 minutes total run time too so it's brand new.
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I don't mean to butt in,........... I was searching for posts on a fan (sunleaves windtunnel) that I was interested in. I think I just searched the word "windtunnel".

Anyway, the poster was running a "speedster" fan controller on his fan and it would hum unless the fan was at full speed. He said it was caused by the way the controller varied the speed by using the chopping on and off of the power, instead of sending less power through it.

Hope that made sense,
 
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