Fan problem

BuddhaBud

BuddhaBud

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hey everyone, got a quick question for yall - so i got two fans online, different sellers but i think same fan - one is wired up, and works reallllllyyyy well
- only problem is it works so damn well cus its a 115v fan - i had seen the same fan having a description saying it was 50decibels, which was supposedly twice the volume of breath a foot away -NOT TRUE, this thing can be heard easy across the small bedroom
anyways, anyone know how i could go about making it quieter?!?
also, when growing is it absolutely necessary to have the fan going at all times for one plant in a small growcase?
much thanks yall
:peace:
 
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Mr.Bob Saget

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BuddhaBud said:
hey everyone, got a quick question for yall - so i got two fans online, different sellers but i think same fan - one is wired up, and works reallllllyyyy well
- only problem is it works so damn well cus its a 115v fan - i had seen the same fan having a description saying it was 50decibels, which was supposedly twice the volume of breath a foot away -NOT TRUE, this thing can be heard easy across the small bedroom
anyways, anyone know how i could go about making it quieter?!?
also, when growing is it absolutely necessary to have the fan going at all times for one plant in a small growcase?
much thanks yall
:peace:
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What fan is it?

Are you sure it isn't the air coming out of the ducting?
 
ink the world

ink the world

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That looks like a CPU fan to me,not an inline fan.

This is my inline fan (between the 2 pieces of ducting). Inline fans are just fans mounted inside a metal tube.



You can see one of my CPU fans sitting on a pot towards the left in this pic ( i hadnt mounted that fan yet, it dosent sit on a pot now)

That fan came out of an old computer, i hooked up it w/ a cell phone charger cord.
 
BongJuice

BongJuice

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BuddhaBud said:
yea i dont have any ducting attached to it, its just from the inside to outside of the box
here's some pics of the fan, the brand is Sunon
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These kind of fans I call computer fans.
They do make alot of noise.
I made a dryer out of an old kitchen cabinet to dry out my harvest.
I use the exact fan to exhaust the cabinet
while my cannabis is drying.
 
BuddhaBud

BuddhaBud

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okaayyyy, i no its a cpu fan, but does anyone know how to make it quieter, is the general question of the thread....
maybe wiring it to a low power phone charger?
 
connorbrown

connorbrown

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Yeah, lowering the v. will make it quieter but less affective. Most the time its just loud because it vibrating the thing its mounted on so I just make my carbon filter to hold it in place.
 
BuddhaBud

BuddhaBud

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tried the vibration theory, wasnt that but it was a good idea, i thought u mightve been right connor

i also tried wiring it to a phone charger that said its output is only 5 volts, but it didnt work both times i tried- either its just too low of a voltage to start the fan, or i switched up the wires twice
...currently searching the house for something 10-20volts that i can take apart for a wire
 
ripe fruit

ripe fruit

Member
BuddhaBud said:
hey everyone, got a quick question for yall - so i got two fans online, different sellers but i think same fan - one is wired up, and works reallllllyyyy well
- only problem is it works so damn well cus its a 115v fan - i had seen the same fan having a description saying it was 50decibels, which was supposedly twice the volume of breath a foot away -NOT TRUE, this thing can be heard easy across the small bedroom
anyways, anyone know how i could go about making it quieter?!?
also, when growing is it absolutely necessary to have the fan going at all times for one plant in a small growcase?
much thanks yall
:peace:
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Active Air Fan Speed Adjuster. www.ngw.com i use this on my 475cfm fan and it reduces the noise of the fan and lets me control the room temp as well.
 
ripe fruit

ripe fruit

Member
you can also build a box for the fan, stuff it with insulation and leave 2 ports for for your vent hose. then hang it with bungie cords. that will reduse the noise.
 
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