fans to move air in warehouse

[The Cobbler]

would like to add a couple of fans to move air in the volunteer warehouse. it's about 1200 sqft without the ( air conditioned) lunch room and storage closet etc. We have 1 overhead fan at the one end of the warehouse that works well for the first third of the space. Want to add 2 more , but I'm wondering if wall mounted osculating fans would be any better than the overhead paddle blade commercial fans. we keep the doors open when it's hot, and if there's a breeze we're lucky & get a good cross breeze, but for those sticky, still days we need something more .
any thoughts welcome.
thanks

 

[whateg01]

probably not practical, but a Big *** Fan would probably take care of the whole space!

 

[The Cobbler]

yeah, we don't want anything violent as we have lite stuff & paperwork that will get blown around. just something to get a breeze to help out.

 

[nadogail]

The BIG ASSED FAN will definitely move some air.

 

[whateg01]

yeah, we don't want anything violent as we have lite stuff & paperwork that will get blown around. just something to get a breeze to help out.

like other fans, they can be set to slower speeds where they just move air without blowing the whole building away.

 

[cvairwerks]

I’ll second the Big Assed fans. They move tons of air without needing to do it at high speed and lots of noise. They’ve got several sizes and mounting methods. Not cheap, but well worth the money.

 

[jblnut]

I'll third the Big *** Fan. I've installed a handful and they can be set to light comfortable breeze or set to feel like you're under a helicopter if needed.

You'd need some decent sized wall fans to make a breeze feel decent unless you have an air inlet behind them and an exhaust across the room. They'll also be much louder than a large slow ceiling fan.

 

[cvairwerks]

Haven’t used any of their wall mounted ones, but been around the ceiling ones and rollaround ones. Both are excellent, so figure the wall ones work as well.

 

[racecougar]

Wall mounted air circulators work, but as mentioned above, they're definitely louder than a large ceiling fan. Large ceiling fans will create a flicker effect if mounted below your overhead lighting though, so there are trade offs. I have a couple of 30" circulators in my 1800 sq ft shop that are capable of turning it into a wind tunnel when cranked up, but I hardly use them now that I've installed a mini-split.

 

[pcmeiners]

We had a 40"? multi speed exhaust fan in our 1800 squft house, made it livable in the sweltering NYC summers, pull air through the windows, exhausted it through the attic... beats moving the same air around with an interior fan.

 

[The Cobbler]

I picked up a 30" drum fan today. working quite good. probably add a second. and even tho they're meant to have wheels and be mobile,I think I'll mount them to the wall up high & out of the way. floor space and storage space is at a premium

 

[scooby074]

I was going to suggest Big *** Fans. Great for large areas.

We have one of their Haiku fans. Same company, but aimed at the residential market. Top notch. Great build quality. Dead silent.

 

[FredWanaker]

Triangle Engineering has some great fans for uses like you describe. https://trianglefans.com/

 

[whateg01]

Why are you wanting to replace the whole fan? Can you not look at the boiler plate on the motor and buy a comparable motor?