I’m trying to circulate air in my house. We have a split level home (lower, middle, upper) and the lowest level is always too cold and highest level too warm. I want to move air from the lower level to at least the middle level.
I need a fan, preferably small or thin profile that blows 90° from intake. Ideally a box fan that has a horizontal intake but exhausts up or sideways. What I’ve done in previous years is have a rotated fan that pointed up, intake from below, and was raised off the ground.
The closest I’ve found is a carpet dryer drum style. It has round intakes on the side and a rectangular vent on the front. That would totally work but it’s way over powered for my situation. Also, it’s a bit wider than ideal, though slimmer than what I used last year.
lime@feddit.nu 1 day ago
you’re looking for a radial fan, as opposed to the normal axial kind.
be warned though, they need to spin faster to move the same amount of air and so tend to be a lot louder.
RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Are they worth it vs just redirecting the input/output?
snooggums@piefed.world 1 day ago
Redirecting the input from the designed direction will slow down the airflow and often increase the noise level as it struggles to draw the air in.
GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Ugh louder. That’s not gonna go well with the spouse.
lime@feddit.nu 1 day ago
unfortunately as others have said, any redirection of the air flow will cause extra noise.