Can this fan be used to EXHAUST hot air out of an attic???
2073706
It certainly moves a volume of air, but you'd have to fabricate a fitting over the output opening and route it up to your opening that you plan on exhausting the air. I think you'd be better off with buying an actual attic exhaust fan.
2073707
I have no clue. I mostly use it as a combination fan to lower my use of ac and a white noise machine. It has been used to speed up paint drying in the humid Houston climate. I moves a lot of air for it's size.
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
2073709
Good Morning Yes but the outtake would have to be weatherproof and I would not leave any mechanical/electrical device running 24/7.
2073710
I use mine EVERY day here in Florida, BUT... I use it pointed in the area that I am working. It is a small fan that is great for personal use, but I really don't think it would be efficient for removing the air volume of an attic.
2073711
Before I purchased an all house window fan, I tried an experiment. I tried to use this fan to exhaust warm/hot air from my house. I set it up to blow air out of the house so cool air would be sucked into the house from a window on the opposite side of the house. The amount of air moved was completely unacceptable. On high it was moving about 310 CFM. After two hours of running, I could not measure a temp difference. This is a very good fan but not if used as an exhaust fan. I purchased an Air King 9166 all house window fan. The Air King 9166 works so well, I only use the low setting. On low it moves 2510 CFM. Before I purchased an all house window fan, I tried an experiment. I tried to use this fan to exhaust warm/hot air from my house. I set it up to blow air out of the house so cool air would be sucked into the house from a window on the opposite side of the house. The amount of air moved was completely unacceptable. On high it was moving about 310 CFM. After two hours of running, I could not measure a temp difference. This is a very good fan but not if used as an exhaust fan. I purchased an Air King 9166 all house window fan. The Air King 9166 works so well, I only use the low setting. On low... » Read More Before I purchased an all house window fan, I tried an experiment. I tried to use this fan to exhaust warm/hot air from my house. I set it up to blow air out of the house so cool air would be sucked into the house from a window on the opposite side of the house. The amount of air moved was completely unacceptable. On high it was moving about 310 CFM. After two hours of running, I could not measure a temp difference. This is a very good fan but not if used as an exhaust fan. I purchased an Air King 9166 all house window fan. The Air King 9166 works so well, I only use the low setting. On low it moves 2510 CFM. « Show Less
746379
It would work great if mounted in the attic and ducted, might be a little noisy otherwise as it moves a lot of air.
257289
Bought the heater for my mom, and really can't say if you can just use it as a fan.
1157033
I should really check the "I don't know" box, but a few considerations come to mind. (1) this is a powerful and reasonably noisy fan...ones built for the purpose of kitchen venting might be quieter. (2) you're dealing with a lot of grease and crud if you're over anything that produces smoke (such as an indoor bbq) and I doubt if this is built to handle that, (3) I should think that a hood arrangement built for the purpose might be just as cheap as a built-to-order stainless hood and duct work ( you would, of course, want stainless); (3) this is meant to evacuate an entire attic -- you could create quite a (detrimental) draft ducting it down to a single hood and/or overload the motor with restrictive duct work. But I don't see why it wouldn't work given the proper analysis and engineering. It is an exhaust fan, after all. If you're exhausting an entire (kitchen) room, I should think that the only things you need to worry about are the noise and potentially restrictive/overloading/damaging duct work.
1421725
Sure it can be used as an exhaust fan. You would need a 140mm exhaust fan port on the computer case for it to be practical though. The fan is designed to be installed on heat sinks.The fan like all computer fans is designed to run off of the computer power supply 12V connectors.The fan dimensions are 140x150x25 mm. The specifications are found here:http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products;_id=54&lng;=en&set;=1
582630
Would not advise using this particular fan in a hot grease exhaust atmosphere because it does not have a sealed motor and the fan blades are not metal.
1409329
I wouldn't recommend that application. This fan is made to move air from a case or cabinet not to exhaust a bathroom. It's not big enough
876204
I don't see why it would not be OK. depending on the temperature in the attic? it is like any other Hub it does generate some heat but as long as you have some ventilation it should be OK. there are cooling slots on the side of the unit for ventilation but this may cause a problem with dust and dirt in the attic? I have mine in a closet and you can not feel any heat from it at all. Good luck
1036165
That is not really what it was designed for. It is used to redirect harmful fumes from solder/desoldering in an enclosed area. A large fan might suit your needs a bit better, and less expensive.
2190075
I would say YES! This blower is unreal. You may find the noise louder but the payoff is the amount of cool air wind that blows through this blower. I use this in my garage where it's about 80 and this fan will drop the two car carage temp by 70 within in a hour,I think that's pretty impressive!
1368835
Hi,The fan will move air quite well for a small fan/heater. However, it is really not powerful cooling fan. It is a fan heater combo that really does a great job of heating small areas like the motorhome.I have had this fan/heater for a few years now and it works very well. Jon Green
280791
This is a very powerful fan ... much more so then a standard attic ventilator fan. If you put it in a window pulling/blowing air out with another window open to let air in for cross flow, I'm sure it would cool a attic very quickly. Remember it will only get as cool as the outside that it is pulling in. If it's 85 outside than it can make your attic any cooler than that.
1949651
I know exactly what you are making and this should work great. Might possibly be more than what you wish for but if the audible level isn't a concern for you then this will do great. I am using mine to ventilate a foam structured "quiet box" for my camping generator. To get a good idea of the power this fan produces I can tell you that if you sit it on a flat surface and have the air flow being sucked from that flat surface, this fan will need adequate force to be pulled off while running. Hope this helps, its a great fan at a great price. Just don't expect to not hear it.
1936348
I agree with idget. Unless you already have one of these, I'd look for a product designed for horizontal mounting. You could also just passively vent hot air into the attic and use this fan (at an attic gable vent for example) or your existing attic ventilation to send the heat from the attic to the outside.
1721759
I have no idea on that. You would need to contact the manufacturer. We ended up adding another fan in our attic because it is so big. They don't require much power at all. You can't even hear them going. Boy have they made a huge difference in our electric bill.
1516470
been doing that for an window fan I have in my small attic. Will probably run a lot more than you think it will though, I am moving mine to a more central recepticle
145495
Hmm, not sure. I guess it would depend if your window opening was big enough. if it was you may be able to mount it sideways. The fan must be mounted to the window frame with screws. maybe you can contact the company and ask them.