Plastic or Metal Inline Fans better for growing indoors?

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greenman28

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A lot of inline fans have a plastic housing so they can be mounted outdoors without having problems with the moisture. I am growing indoors so I don't care about that.

All else being equal, is there any advantage to having one type of fan over the other indoors?
 
Mcgician

Mcgician

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I don't trust plastic personally. Other than if you live in a REALLY humid area, I see no advantage to using them. But I have no experience with them so...
 
77blazzer44

77blazzer44

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IT depends man if ur talkin bout gettin a squirel cage fan then go for metal. If u mean an osolating fan then metal or plastic ether one really doesnt do much more then the other. wat r u the deminsions of ur grow ?
 
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greenman28

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I'm talking about an inline exhaust fan (Vortex, Can Fan, S&P, Elicent, etc.), not a blower or an oscillating fan. Anyone else have any thoughts on whether one is better than the other?
 
protopipe1

protopipe1

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greenman28 said:
I'm talking about an inline exhaust fan (Vortex, Can Fan, S&P, Elicent, etc.), not a blower or an oscillating fan. Anyone else have any thoughts on whether one is better than the other?
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I am using a vortex 6" 424 CFM fan, and I have used the Can-Fan, too. The Can cost more, but when I turned it on, it was clearly worth it, as far as stealthyness goes! I am selling my Can Fan on ebay, now. I went with 1 aircooled light, so no need for the extra fan. pro
 
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Potato42

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As for metal vs plastic, I would think the metal housing would be much quieter than plastic, but I can't speak from experience.

protopipe1 said:
I am using a vortex 6" 424 CFM fan, and I have used the Can-Fan, too. The Can cost more, but when I turned it on, it was clearly worth it, as far as stealthyness goes! I am selling my Can Fan on ebay, now. I went with 1 aircooled light, so no need for the extra fan. pro
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So you're saying the can fan is quieter? How come you're selling that one then and not the vortex unit? I'd keep the better one myself...
 
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greenman28

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protopipe1 said:
I am using a vortex 6" 424 CFM fan, and I have used the Can-Fan, too. The Can cost more, but when I turned it on, it was clearly worth it, as far as stealthyness goes! I am selling my Can Fan on ebay, now. I went with 1 aircooled light, so no need for the extra fan. pro
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So the Can Fan you used, was it metal or plastic? (CF makes both)
 
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greenman28

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Both of the fans he described are metal. Anyone have experience with both metal and plastic housings, and can say whether there is any advantage to a plastic housing besides being good for outdoors?
 
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