Stanley Blower Fan Mod

[Hydro-Soil]

Ace Hardware had this fan on the shelf, in my area, last week. Score!!
Home Depot doesn't stock them around here and I refuse to shop at WallFart.

6" flexible ducting, Aluminum tape, 6" starter collar, some cardboard from the box the fan came in and I piped the output directly to the intake of my window A/C unit. ($99 Home DeCannabis)

Keeps my area at a toasty 71F at that's with 150wpsqft using a 1K HPS in an almost 3' by 4 foot area.


The question you gotta ask yourself is...... Do you think it's growing, Punk!?
Well..... Do ya?!

We'll see.

 

[xlatit]

I saw these in Walmart today. Then i saw they had one on in a section where they were cleaning. There seemed to be a lof air moving around and not much noise. Not something you could exactly hear behind closed doors. Hmmm. Ideas....

 

[masterKahn]

Been using my Stanley fan with 6" -> 4" reducer used it to air cool a 1000w hood and now my CFL box, it's a work horse and cheap!

 

[The Dopest]

Still Goin.....

 

[xlatit]

Is there anything that is more quiet than this fan but works about as well?

 

[masterKahn]

Is there anything that is more quiet than this fan but works about as well?

mine makes almost no noise

 

[Carboy]

Is there anything that is more quiet than this fan but works about as well?

Everybody's relation to sound is different. But put this bitch pulling thru insulated duct into a sound deadened box and it works for me. Plus by a watts per volume of pressured air moved, impossible to beat.

CB

 

[xlatit]

thanks master and carboy. I thought it was super-quiet but I wasn't sure.

 

[SoFreshnSOGreen]

I'm definaltey doing this mod for my next grow. And to think, i was gonna dish out $100+ for a dayton. You just saved me $50+ dope, thanks!

$36 bucks at good ol wally world

 

[Carboy]

$36 bucks at good ol wally world

'Tis the season ....
Time of the yr to be keeping an eye out for the fan deals at your local grow shops -- Lowes, HD, Wally etc.
What section to they keep the blowers in Walmart? Rarely go and they rearranged between my last visits. Hate the damn place, but not bad enough i can score on a hit & run.
Thanks -------- CB

 

[SoFreshnSOGreen]

'Tis the season ....
Time of the yr to be keeping an eye out for the fan deals at your local grow shops -- Lowes, HD, Wally etc.
What section to they keep the blowers in Walmart? Rarely go and they rearranged between my last visits. Hate the damn place, but not bad enough i can score on a hit & run.
Thanks -------- CB

heh - near painting stuffs - ask for vortex fans, for me was just a few isles over... its with the other stuff like drills and wrench sets at the local wallyworld ^^

 

[ShoeboxSherman]

Still going

Still going

Have used mine for a year now almost continuously pulling through a hood, 400W cmh, plus dragon filter. Keeps temps ca. 4 degrees above ambient, smooth, fairly quiet. A good economical choice.

 

[KaptKid]

My Stanly blower has been a great help.

This thread is cool

 

[billy_big_bud!]

i like it!

 

[Hydro-Soil]

One 20X20" 3M furnace filter restricts the airflow too much and things heat up in my grow.

I'm looking for a simple cardboard light trap design that will work with 2 20x20" furnace filters in it and not slow down my 250cfm Stanley. I figure with two filters I can get enough air-flow that things will work the way they do now.

The opening the light-trap needs to cover is approximately 22x22".

Any suggestions?

(This is messing with me for some reason and I can't picture it in my head yet. )

Edit: Turns out the major issues were with the cardboard not being cut square. Wierd but as soon as I cut the tattered edges off I was able to quickly figure out how to cut and tape it to make a light trap. Gah! Autism is NOT fun for a lot of things for me. Doesn't help that I've been running on leaf for a week or so now. Heh.

 

[masterKahn]

So good I'm going to buy two or three!

 

[Carboy]

So good I'm going to buy two or three!

In my area, Lowes has the Lasko 1/3 off now.
Gettin' time to stock the replacement shelf.

CB

 

[HIGHGROOVE]

HEADS UPPPPPPPPPP CHECK WALMART THESE HAVE BEEN ON CLERANCE AS LOW AS 18 BUCKS thought id let you stanley folks know

 

[BNG]

heading to walmart today

got 3 in less then a 30 min drive, hopefully the first one that is up the road has it so i don't have to burn gas but hope at least one of them got it even if i have to drive b/c $50 from HD shipped isn't worth waiting when i can pay the same or even cheaper at walmart + gas

 

[hoosierdaddy]

All Walmarts have phones.