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Controling humidity with a Duct Fan

sunsation288

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I built an exhaust fan out of duct, a duct fan, and a humidistat. When the humidity exceeds a level I set, the fan comes on and vents the air from about 1" off the floor. Cost me about $60 in materials and works well.
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Hello all , i am in the process to built a 28x36 13 feet ceilling , and for the humidity control i have found people using duct fan , my concern is where you put the exaust side ? you do a hole in your wall where ? top or bottom of the wall ? , in the attic ?
i will use this fan Nutone in line fan
hope my question made sense , if not feel free to ask
thanks in advance
Christian
 
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dave67fd

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The fan you list is for an "in-line" fan meaning it is intended to exhaust from a specific location or room to a upper sidewall or roof vent. It can exhaust wherever convienient, low/high, roof, sidewall etc..The fan probably can be mounted above ceiling, in attic etc..and requires duct work at both ends.

It is not specifically designed to remove moisture or humidity unless you plan to remove it from say a bathroom/shower facility.

A fan in-itself will not technically remove relative humidity except for the fore mentioned. For example if the outside relative humidity is 80% and depending on your structures design, insulation, and other factors the inside humidity maybe similar. A fan will typically introduce the same humidity as it's exhausting. Same reason you wouldn't use a fan in your window of your house during the sun light hours.

If your structure will have an attic, you may want to do an in-wall gable vent fan at one end with a intake vent at the other. This will lower the attic temps and cool the structure overall. You could also do a whole house exhaust fan in the ceiling that will vent to the attic but again won't do much for humididty except when outside humidity is low to cool the hot interior.

http://www.globalindustrial.com/c/h...mpaignId=T9A&gclid=CPD2jtGpma8CFQdN4AodKB3bxQ

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/whole-house-fans/exhaust-fans/hvacr/ecatalog/N-8wb

If humidity is an issue than research a de-humidifier. A constant running humidifier will also create some heat but with your size i wouldn't see as a big concern. An air-conditioner will also cool as well as remove humididty.

One of the bigest things you can do to keep the humidity down is to insulate properly.
 
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dave67fd

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Christian,
Looks like a nice little unit but be advised it is designed to work up to 700 sq.ft.
With your garage a bit over 1000 sq.ft it may not work as efficient as it could with a smaller space. You could add two if needed or find a larger unit.

Remember if your garage is not properly insulated it will at times and may struggle to work efficently. Also if you happen to be heating with say a Propane "ventless" heater that will introduce tons of moisture which accounts for the sweating of tools, cars etc.. so a "vented" or electric heater should be considered.

All-in-all if your structure is not yet built, don't jump the gun on this. You may find you don't have any moisture issues. Again i can't stress enough on insulating your garage properly. My 1000 sq.ft before insulation in the summer was unbearable and impossible to heat in winter temporarily. Once i fully and properly insulated i have 0 moisture, 20 deg. cooler in the summer and heats pretty easy.

Good luck.
 
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Jackfre

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Look over the Tjernlund Xchanger. It is built with a humidistat in line with the power plug. Excellent unit for your intended purpose. Better than the Nutone...imho
 
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