Vintage Industrial Exhaust Fan

[@markohuber1222]

Friends of mine had a fan like this one in their house. They used it in the summer to cool the house down in the evening; they would run it for 20-30 minutes and it would suck in all the cool night air. It worked really well!

[@JordanU]

These fans really are effective if you live in an area where it cools off during the night..

[@jaykay18]

Homeowners do weird things sometimes. That happens with choices like the type of fan, and light switches in particular. For example, if you walk into a bathroom, and there's one switch on the wall, that switch obviously controls the light in the bathroom. Sometimes, it also will control the outlet; usually that's because the output of the switch goes to the outlet first, then the light. Better example is when you go into an unfamiliar house, and there's that one lightswitch that apparently doesn't do anything. I have 3 such switches in my garage that are wired very strangely and cannot figure out why they did what they did. Same goes with this fan. Either it was left over from somewhere and they decided to install it, or perhaps somebody talked them into that type of fan. With where the house is situated, it reminds me of the old days, when you'd go out as a family, together. The idea I'd guess was you'd open the windows, leave and spend the day on the lake. Nobody's hearing the fan since nobody's home. When you get home, it's nice and cool. If you ever had the chance to speak with the original homeowner, they would be able to explain why that fan was used, or why a room was wired in a particular way.

[@JordanU]

Due to the location of the fan, it's not intolerable on the main level of the house,, it's really just the two upstairs bedrooms where it's obnoxious.. The house is not currently owned by the original owner,, so as much as I would like to know why and how this fan was installed,, the chances of that opportunity arising are pretty slim.. The hallway ceiling there isn't large enough for a typical 40"+ whole house fan, so maybe the choice was made simply due to that being the most powerful option in its size range..

[@jaykay18]

I take it your bedroom was all the way upstairs by that fan. Most of these type houses are rented. There you are! That may have indeed the most powerful option for its size. And industrial fans are loud. Fact of the matter.

[@maxstrainsfanssmash687]

That's probably a kitchen exhaust fan that has been fitted as a whole house fan and has custom made louvres for the fan, I wish I had a whole house fan but I'm in Australia which is hot all the time so we use aircon. Make sure to check out my exhaust fan vids and comment what you think on them.

[@JordanU]

True..

[@marksmith3870]

Great video Jordan! I lived in a very large house here in Iowa years ago that had one up in the attic. Really moved a lot of air! That one just sounds like it needs oiled and maybe clean the vanes if there is a way to remove the shutters. By clean, I mean dust off the blades or vanes. But oiling the motor would definitely quiet the unit down by quite a bit I would think. Mark in Iowa.

[@JordanU]

Thanks Mark! I agree,, a good servicing would probably do this fan well..

[@davida1hiwaaynet]

Seems to work well, but you've got a point about the noise! I wonder if the noise is related to bearings in need of replacement?

[@JordanU]

That's definitely a possibility.. I'm sure this hasn't been serviced since it was installed..

[@vacexpert2020]

That style of fan is noisy to begin with because it's high static, it's designed to draw air through ductwork, though if I had installed it I woulda gone with a belt driven model and set the motor and pulleys to the slowest speed, when they're slowed all the way down they work and sound like a regular axial fan

[@ag6371]

If this blower had a HVAC sound attenuator between the shutter opening and the blower intake it would definitely be useful for its power

[@JordanU]

This was in quite a large house, it's a bit too small to be very useful, especially given the noise.

[@Blixt1000]

This fan is an exhaust fan being utilized as a whole house fan. Thees types of centrifugal blower fans like this one are commonly used in the mushroom type exhaust fan. I know the sound of the motor and the look of the blades, these types of fans are suppose to be more quieter than this one. here as it appears that the bearings are shot on this fan.

[@JordanU]

I agree, the bearings don’t sound too good in this anymore.

[@torythefanman]

Im thinking thats somesort of whole house fan.

[@JordanU]

That's what it's being used as,, but that's certainly not what it was made for..

[@HarleyBadger]

I think it's a custom installation of an axial restaurant vent hood exhaust fan.

[@JordanU]

That makes sense to me..

[@ag6371]

It's not axial, it's centrifugal..

[@HarleyBadger]

Yup, centrifugal. Mixed up my words there.

[@scottdunn4506]

It’s a nice fan but loud was there a fan in the bathroom as well

[@JordanU]

I don't remember.

[@MinecraftPro97k]

That's a whole house Fan.

[@ivancoley11]

What is that thing above it?

[@JordanU]

I don't know what you're referring to.

[@niks_crazy_world]

They have one of these in the bathroom of a TV station I sometimes record for.

[@JordanU]

Installed like this?

[@niks_crazy_world]

Jordan U on the wall.

[@nicolehillman2693]

What brand of this exhaust fan?

[@JordanU]

I don’t know.

[@evanchapmanfanman]

1750 rpm 4 pole motor based on the sound. the fact that it has 12 blades and the particular tone is how I determined that, probably a 1/3 horse or 1/2 horse motor.

[@JordanU]

That sounds about right.. It's definitely fast..

[@evanchapmanfanman]

Jordan U for sure, it definitely "sucks" hehe, but really it probably will last a lifetime.

[@JordanU]

From the looks of how much dust is on there,, I'd guess it is original to the house, which was made in the 60s I believe..

[@evanchapmanfanman]

Jordan U wow, older than I thought, I thought like mid 70s, but jeez and of course the downstairs bathroom is rather fascinating

[@JordanU]

The downstairs bathroom is definitely unique, and there's another fan oddity in there too..

[@twmax4137]

Does it run of 120 or 240 volts?

[@JordanU]

I'm not sure..

[@Daconthocon78]

I thought that was a whole house fan because of the vents that open.

[@JordanU]

It does look like a whole house fan..

[@cryo_life]

Why does it look like a hvac unit

[@JordanU]

It doesn't..

[@cryo_life]

@@JordanU It looks simular to a hvac unit to me 😂

[@JordanU]

@@cryo_life OK

[@ag6371]

It looks like an AHU/RTU circulation blower without a sound attenuator

[@theloneone381]

3:42 as creepy as this sounds, If I laid on that bed right there, with that fan on, I would fall asleep in no time. I love the sound of it, plus, that bed looks comfy.

[@JordanU]

It is a nice bed, but too loud for me.

[@dyflo5898]

Where can I get one of those?

[@JordanU]

I don't know.

[@phungminhlonglucky168]

Is whole house fan

[@JordanU]

That doesn't make sense.

[@dylanreischling4151]

Its next to the bathroom so you can take a big poo and no one will smell. I'm sorry, I had to Lol. Sounds like it needs oil/grease or bearings. can you show the motor?

[@JordanU]

Funny.. No, I cannot show the motor.. This was at a vacation house, I don't have access to it anymore..

[@dylanreischling4151]

Jordan U oh. I wonder what the specks were

[@JordanU]

I do too.. Seemed like it had some power to it..

[@dylanreischling4151]

Jordan U yea it did

[@twmax4137]

That too powerful to be a whole house fan

[@JordanU]

No, it's not.. In fact, most whole house fans probably move a lot more air than this does.. This is not a large fan..

[@twmax4137]

Jordan U how large is the motor?

[@JordanU]

I don't know..

[@twmax4137]

Jordan U r you’re right most kitchen exhaust fan are not rated for high power

[@lawnchaser]

Who the hell would put something that loud in their house? Dont get me wrong, i love anything with a motor or engine. But that is just too loud

[@JordanU]

I agree, this is too loud to be useful in this kind of application.

[@dennyfrontier]

nope nope nope nope nope

[@JordanU]

That doesn't make sense.

[@metalmaniac1105]

@@JordanU lol I think some people get freaked out by the loud sound and speed of certain fans

[@JordanU]

@@metalmaniac1105 OK then