6 inch inline duct fan $26 New

bigbudahluva

bigbudahluva

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cues

cues

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Yeah, I wouldn't like to see that trying to pull through a carbon filter.
 
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brimck325

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i use em for intake on tents. you can find em on sale once in a while at home depot for under 20 bucks. def. not for scrubber, as said...peace
 
bigbudahluva

bigbudahluva

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go brimck325 i can see theyd be good as cheap intake, will bring more fresh co2 into a grow room than any oscilating fan.
 
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spandy

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It's a booster fan, not to be used as a primary, only works well when applied to a system with a up and running inline fan.

You are better off with a muffin fan for intake imo.

And these couldn't blow a fart through swiss cheese, so hooking it up to a scrubber will be met with instant disappointment.
 
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spandy

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I bought my hydro farm 6 inch inline off CL for 35. It was still in the box, never been used. Suckers.
 
bigbudahluva

bigbudahluva

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lol spandy good buy. I know this fan is a booster fan for ducting but 70 cfm is enough to replace pc fans and oscilating fans for intake surely, i found shit loads better for in the uk on ebay for 12 pounds and they had 140 cfm. And no one is putting a scrubber on intake so it should work right? just looking out for the tight budget peepz
 
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spandy

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Oh I know bro, but those booster fans are misleading. You only get thheir rated cfm when they are running in con.juction with another inline fan. Alone in 3 feet of ducting I bet they aren't moving 50 cfm
 
Ringsixty

Ringsixty

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buy a real fan.
Did the go cheap boost fan along time ago. What dah yah know? Went out and bought a real fan after my first grow..LOL
 
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djlarry502

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If you on a budget look on CL I picked up a 6' sunlight supply inline can with a huge carbon filter for 100.00

To be 100% honest man they are not gonna do shit for you. Get a box fan till you can get a inline fan. I use both and it works great.
 
tumorhead

tumorhead

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I have several of those from Home Depot. Absolutely will not pull air through the carbon filter. I use it for air intake as well as on the end of a cooltube.
 
bigbudahluva

bigbudahluva

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fair enough lol, i do tell new growers to save up but theres alot of tight asses out there and i thought thatd help. Post anything cheap thatl help new growers out ....
 
cues

cues

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Personally, I think extraction is the first place where 'Buy right, buy once' applies.
 
cues

cues

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Cheers G. While I understand it may not apply to LED/CFL grows, IMO under MH/HPS, you should spend as much on your fan and filter as on your lights.
Lights provide lumens.
Fans and filters provide Co2, Temp and odour control.
All that's left is the substrate.
SO many people seem to spend cash on substrate (be it soil or hydro) or lights and try and skimp on air exchange.
I can understand it when you look at the cost of a decent fan, but it really isn't the place to be cutting costs.
That's why we have so many threads on here about temp problems etc
 
ASMALLVOICE

ASMALLVOICE

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Hiya M8,

Here are some fans that are cheap, efficient, and will spin one of those 6" inline booster fan backwards if hooked to pull against each other, and that was through almost 7 feet of duct with at least 300 degrees of bend in it. They are only $12 to $20 depending on size ( they are all 120mm ( about 3.68" or so ) and come in different wattages and bearing configurations ( ball bearing 50,000 hour life, sleeve bearing is 20,000 hour life). Those booster fans are okay in tandem, one pushing into the light and the other pulling, but for carbon filters, no way. I am putting 2 of these 120mm Orion Fans on 4" x14" carbon filters, 1 for the grow room,and 1 for the dry/cure box. These will not work for a 6" filter, but they have some that will and will last 10x what that inline fan will.

Here is the info for the fan, as my little camera won't do a closeup shot that is legible.

Orion Fans Manufacturer - Knight Electronics - knightonline.com
part# - OA109AP-11-1
120v at 12 watts

Hope this helps M8.
Peace

Asmallvoice
 
LeafGnosis

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I actually just picked this up to use as an intake fan, I have a hurricane 6" that will be pulling from the filter in the tent... this one will boost the air to the tent from the drying tent so that I can scrub both rooms (though I am using a DIY carbon filter that a user put together from walmart (pen holders, active carbon, nylon sock) so far it is working great, just have to determine the life of it LOL..). There will be less than 3 feet between the two.. and I do not have to worry about light leak from the other tent as it will be dark enough.
 
cues

cues

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ASMALLVOICE. For extraction? Are you serious?
Let me reply to your claims in one simple answer.
BOLLOCKS WILL THAT EVER PULL ANY DECENT RVK FAN BACKWARDS.
Apologies for shouting but jesus.
A decent fan woud pull that back through the ducting, chop it into little bits and throw it out on the compost pile, followed by a couple of derogatory spits.
If it bothered wasting it's time spitting.
 
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