hazey grapes
Well-Known Member
it gets the job done! at full speed, it moves air like a miniature jet engine.
it wasn't as quiet as i'd hoped though. i was hoping to be able to turn it down low enough as to be virtually silent. that ain't ever gonna happen! at low speed, it sounds kind of like a hair dryer on low, though maybe not quite as loud. it starts howling though at full speed.
i bought a speed controller figuring that i could get it even quieter than the low setting, but found out it didn't help much as once you turn it down to a certain point, wind noise becomes replaced by a loud humming noise loudest when the fan is barely moving. i wasn't expecting that, but dayton fans do that too and maybe even louder.
on the lowest speed where hum starts overtaking wind noise, it moves enough air to keep at least one 400w light cool to the touch and when you wrap it up in heavy cloth, it gets a little quieter. i eventually got it quiet enough so that i couldn't hear it running when i closed the door to my room which was what i was after. i'd expect that a muffler would help alot and let one run higher speeds and tune some hum out. i think i'll either make one or even buy one though at over $100, they aren't cheap for what amounts to a tin tube inside another, but it's worth it keeping a low profile.
i REALLY like the easy to move shape and the built in platform that lets it rest flat where a dayton would tip over. i didn't know that it came unwired, but it was nothing to take an old lamp cord and screw it in to the sockets.
i think that it DOES run a little quieter than a dayton, but not as dead silent as i'd hoped for, but i guess that's what happens when you run a giant vacuum cleaner in your room. in that regard, the thing sucks. even at the lowest speed, it will suck your hand if you cover the intake.
i wish they made a version that used a lower RPM motor whose top speed is the equivalent of this one's low so that you could dial down even more without the hum problem. i'm still annoyed about that, but it happens with regular fans too. they're made to move a lot of air, not be silent. as long as i can keep my room cool without making noise to draw nosy neighbors into my biz, i'm happy. for just a little more noise than when i was using a box fan on low to push air through my lights, i'm moving about 10x or more air. if a muffler works well, i could move even more air and possibly even quieter too with less hum.
it wasn't as quiet as i'd hoped though. i was hoping to be able to turn it down low enough as to be virtually silent. that ain't ever gonna happen! at low speed, it sounds kind of like a hair dryer on low, though maybe not quite as loud. it starts howling though at full speed.
i bought a speed controller figuring that i could get it even quieter than the low setting, but found out it didn't help much as once you turn it down to a certain point, wind noise becomes replaced by a loud humming noise loudest when the fan is barely moving. i wasn't expecting that, but dayton fans do that too and maybe even louder.
on the lowest speed where hum starts overtaking wind noise, it moves enough air to keep at least one 400w light cool to the touch and when you wrap it up in heavy cloth, it gets a little quieter. i eventually got it quiet enough so that i couldn't hear it running when i closed the door to my room which was what i was after. i'd expect that a muffler would help alot and let one run higher speeds and tune some hum out. i think i'll either make one or even buy one though at over $100, they aren't cheap for what amounts to a tin tube inside another, but it's worth it keeping a low profile.
i REALLY like the easy to move shape and the built in platform that lets it rest flat where a dayton would tip over. i didn't know that it came unwired, but it was nothing to take an old lamp cord and screw it in to the sockets.
i think that it DOES run a little quieter than a dayton, but not as dead silent as i'd hoped for, but i guess that's what happens when you run a giant vacuum cleaner in your room. in that regard, the thing sucks. even at the lowest speed, it will suck your hand if you cover the intake.
i wish they made a version that used a lower RPM motor whose top speed is the equivalent of this one's low so that you could dial down even more without the hum problem. i'm still annoyed about that, but it happens with regular fans too. they're made to move a lot of air, not be silent. as long as i can keep my room cool without making noise to draw nosy neighbors into my biz, i'm happy. for just a little more noise than when i was using a box fan on low to push air through my lights, i'm moving about 10x or more air. if a muffler works well, i could move even more air and possibly even quieter too with less hum.
