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Posted by big e lewis on December 17, 2007, 4:23 pm
I have a 12' ceiling insulated garage, that I will be heating with a
propane heater. Mounting a regular ceiling fan would be a pain, but I
would like to "push" the warm air down. I was thinking of mounting a
standard $15 box fan horizontially, and just plugging into the outlets
for the lights. Would there be a problem mounting this type of fan in
this position, such as bearings or anything? It seems too easy and/or
cheap, so I figure there must be a reason not to that I'm not
seeing..lol. Any ideas are appreciated! Thanks, Earl
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Posted by JC on December 17, 2007, 4:59 pm
>I have a 12' ceiling insulated garage, that I will be heating with a
> propane heater. Mounting a regular ceiling fan would be a pain, but I
> would like to "push" the warm air down. I was thinking of mounting a
> standard $15 box fan horizontially, and just plugging into the outlets
> for the lights. Would there be a problem mounting this type of fan in
> this position, such as bearings or anything? It seems too easy and/or
> cheap, so I figure there must be a reason not to that I'm not
> seeing..lol. Any ideas are appreciated! Thanks, Earl
>
You could just build a shelf up high and sit it on that and accomplish the
same thing and not have to worry about hurting the fan. Just let it have
enough "breathing" room behind it.
--
JC from Gnat Flats
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Posted by Oren on December 17, 2007, 6:54 pm
On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:23:05 -0500, e01e@webtv.net (big e lewis)
wrote:
>I have a 12' ceiling insulated garage, that I will be heating with a
>propane heater. Mounting a regular ceiling fan would be a pain, but I
>would like to "push" the warm air down. I was thinking of mounting a
>standard $15 box fan horizontially, and just plugging into the outlets
>for the lights. Would there be a problem mounting this type of fan in
>this position, such as bearings or anything? It seems too easy and/or
>cheap, so I figure there must be a reason not to that I'm not
>seeing..lol. Any ideas are appreciated! Thanks, Earl
....Oscillating Wall Mounted Fan
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Posted by Steve on December 17, 2007, 8:15 pm
e01e@webtv.net (big e lewis) wrote on 17 Dec 2007 in group
alt.home.repair:
> I have a 12' ceiling insulated garage, that I will be heating with a
> propane heater. Mounting a regular ceiling fan would be a pain, but I
> would like to "push" the warm air down. I was thinking of mounting a
> standard $15 box fan horizontially, and just plugging into the outlets
> for the lights. Would there be a problem mounting this type of fan in
> this position, such as bearings or anything? It seems too easy and/or
> cheap, so I figure there must be a reason not to that I'm not
> seeing..lol. Any ideas are appreciated! Thanks, Earl
Who cares -- it's a $15 fan. If it lasts a year, you got your money out of
it. Better, buy the fan at a garage sale for $2.
--
Steve B.
New Life Home Improvement
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Posted by big e lewis on December 17, 2007, 10:48 pm
I was worried more about bearing failure and fire than cost of fan. The
ceiling is drywalled, so I can't get to the rafters to properly mount a
ceiling fan. My lights are 4' florecets plugged into outlets mounted on
ceiling, so I thought it would be easier to just use a plug-in type of
fan. I didn't think a vertically mounted fan would push the air down
enough, just keep moving it around up too high to help. But I guess I'll
give that a try to see how well it works.
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