I have a enclosed cabinet with the back facing a wall. The fan would be installed in the back. I'm I better off using the fans for exhaust or intake?
190489
Exhaust the hot air out of the cabinet, for room temperature may also be warm to hot air, so exhaust and pull the hot air out of the cabinet
190490
Personally, I always prefer using them for exhaust because if you use them as intake you will have more dust in your cabinet and potentially more dust on and in your electronics.
190491
Either way is ok.For its size, the fan is not very powerful for either purpose of yours.
190492
Hello Richard, I had the same dilemma and I decided that the fan would be much more effective when used as an exhaust fan. I have a very hot running tube amp and it keeps it running warm. I did angle the cabinet to the back wall so that the air would be reflected away at about a 15 degree angle. Hope this helps. Jnm
190493
you should use the fan for intake. if there is enough space for air to enter
190494
To be able to answer your question it's better if you can provide a few extra details like: what type of equipment do you have inside the cabinet, how far is the back of the cabinet from the wall?
190495
I have two of the double fans (total of four fans) mounted at the top of a closed closet (3ft wide, 7 ft tall) which houses our computer servers and security system hardware. I reversed the mounting on the fans so they are exhaust, blowing the air out of the closet. There is about a 1 to 1 1/2 inch gap at the bottom of the doors where air can be drawn in. The idea is hot air rises and is exhausted while cooler air is pulled in at the bottom. This seems to be working quite well over the past month or so since the install.
780385
are you having cooling issues? between the PSU fan and a slot fan exhausting near the CPU, you shouldn't add turbulence to your case. there is enough venting in this case, that with a proper cooling fan on the CPU that you shouldn't need extra. But you should always create a "flow" when aiming your fans.one side of the case is a intake, the other is exhaust. I make the rear a exhaust and place a HD cooling bay in the 5.25 bay.
1658981
I think it would be better as an intake fan but you could probably use it either way.
1940226
I depends on which direction you mount it. Many people prefer on a multi fan case to exhaust through the back and top with the side and front sucking air in.
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Gary, My concern would be having the fan exposed to moisture. If you live in a dry area this may not be a problem. I live in Florida so it probably is not a good idea here. Mine is installed in my living room.
2140644
Agree with Pbear's response. Love the fans -- I have installed three of them.
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It needs some airflow, we installed it in the back of our entertainment unit in the cabinet that holds the speakers, but there is an air gap between the unit and the wall-- ours isnt installed directly in the wall. this product basically a set of fans, so its pulling air from behind and pushing the air over the component (at least in our set up) so can you achieve that airflow in your closet?
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I think that would work well. I have mine mounted both mounted under my receiver so they blow up through it. There is no back on mine so it has lots of room to free flow out. The fans work very well they turn off and on as needed and are very quiet. Hope this helps.
2073708
Yes you can use it as an exhaust fan but don't buy it. It's junk. Don't waste your money. A hand held fan is better than this one
1824515
Yes. I use 3 of them as exhaust fans. I believe that the fans blow air in the direction of the label on the front, but all you'll have to do is see which way they blow and screw them in in that direction
2093338
Not what the fan is designed for, you must follow all of the manufacturers installation instructions and recommendations. There is listed equipment for that particular installation.
253503
These fans are not really made to mount in a cabinet like that... I ran into that problem myself... I did go ahead and cut a hole in my cabinet and mounted the best I could and they work fine... These are basically made to just sit beside, under or back of your equipment... You might be a better carpenter than I am and can make it work for you... Hope this helps!
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This is a cabinet fan, I installed 1 to bring in cool air and 1 to get the heat out, on a cabinet for a wine cellar compressor. They're doing fine job. It's quiet and should do the job for your desktop, Install 1 only (It's big) at the source of the heat to bring it out.
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The direction was blowing out toward the black frame so if you mount it from the outside, the air would blow out if the cabinet. It is very easy to change the direction by taking the mounting screws out of the fans and just flipping it around and putting the screws back in. And the system works great. Very quiet.
780383
I installed an intake fan since my power supply has a 120mm fan that is providing the exhaust functionality. That setup seems to keep everything pretty cool (&lt;40 C).
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200mm fan. I have two 200mm Cooler Master fans in mine. Intake in the front and exhaust out the top. I LOVE this case.
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You should beable too, a fan is a fan. And you would want it to blow outwards so he back with sticker facing out.. depending on your mb it should automatically know