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LOL dude that was so gnarly

There is so little room in the Mr.Slim drain channel I can't even get a drain tablet in there. Be careful what you rinse the fins with they are very delicate and you can't use ordinary cleaning stuff on them (supposedly). I use this stuff then give a healthy rinse with water Nu-Calgon 4171-75...

you could try slowing them down with speed controllers if you know the motor type. I was just helped in a recent thread to slow down / quiet down my shop fan. in this post i listed two controllers that worked for me. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8569421&postcount=28

I will second the wall fan given ceiling height. I wanted a ceiling fan too but I was limited on height like OP, I just installed a shop style wall fan. It has helped a lot. It was a learning curve trying to slow it down but GJ helped me sort that out. about the same cost and can be mounted on...

Ok so I made a box for the solid state one. With this set up I can lower the fan speed way down while the fan switch is set to high as suggested earlier. There was a pot switch I adjusted down to help set how low, low is. The motor is running about 10 degrees cooler too. Using the Tjernlund...

Thank you for taking the time to check. I may wire up the solid state one just to see as an experiment. But right now the Tjernlund is working well. I wish i had the space for a big slow ceiling fan but having a car lift, and 10' ceiling there is no room to work with.

well ***t. I have this one on hand as well, I would have to make a box for it. Solid State Variable Speed AC Electric Motor Control, 2.5 Max amp, 115V, # K177-1002 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F9B712/?tag=atomicindus08-20 "Control provides infinite variable speed for shaded pole and PSC motors"

I think with sealed (industrial type) motors there is no airflow to cool them, they are sealed, and run hotter than motors that are open. I dont know what a normal temperature would be, I can only compare it to running on high without the speed device. Temps are the same at both speeds when I...

lol truth Something so simple but there was more to it than I casually figured. Thanks for all the help here guys.

Below, is the one that works best so far, the fan isn’t buzzing, I don’t feel heat on the device and the (sealed) fan motor is a toasty 155°F if it is running on high without the extra controller or on low with controller on low. I can start it from the wall switch, no stalling, spins right up...

It works!! Fan speed is very slow and quiet. However this works best when the fan speed is set to low and the modulator thing is also set to low. If the fan is set to high as suggested it’s too much. Is it ok to run it in low / low? I just don’t want to set my shop on fire

Ah ok, thanks bert, Stuff should be here tomorrow. Will report back.

Thanks Inno, I asked them to clarify wtf "split magnet, not brushless, PSC motor meant". this was an inexpensive unit, they are only about $120. If I could safely slow it down with one of those two devices I ordered I'd like to run it most of the day. As it is now, on low, it is stupid loud...

I asked them if the motor was brushless and their response was "The Motor is a split magnet motor, but it is not brushless" Does that change what device i can use to slow it down?

Thanks guys, I will try that controller out and see how it goes. I ordered this one too I will try them both. Tjernlund SCP Plug-in Fan Speed Control https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003IOHBHK/?tag=atomicindus08-20