Condensor fan speed control?

[phantomracer]

been a couple weeks or so with the quietx fan. seems to be doing a good job. fridge is working great..

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by phantomracer

been a couple weeks or so with the quietx fan. seems to be doing a good job. fridge is working great..

that's great news since I ordered one yesterday

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by colemj

Just for perspective, these fans cost <$15, so there isn't much monetary risk: SilenX EFX-12-15 Case Fan - Newegg.com

Mark

Well I finally got around to installing one of these. Now the the only way I can tell the refrigerator is running is to check the amp meter

It was a perfect fit into the shroud of my system. I did notice that the number of blades are the same, but the shape is a lot different.

[phantomracer]

Great. Been working well here too!

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[a64pilot]

I don't know what a Quiet X fan is, but often you can get a squirrel cage blower that will move quite a bit of air and do so very quietly, maybe find one of those?
If you reduce air flow, you will increase pressure in the Condenser, reduce efficiency and cooling capacity, and I would assume life of the components, particularly the compressor, and isn't the electronic controller temp sensitive?
Need a HVAC expert to chime in.

[colemj]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

I don't know what a Quiet X fan is, but often you can get a squirrel cage blower that will move quite a bit of air and do so very quietly, maybe find one of those?
If you reduce air flow, you will increase pressure in the Condenser, reduce efficiency and cooling capacity, and I would assume life of the components, particularly the compressor, and isn't the electronic controller temp sensitive?
Need a HVAC expert to chime in.

These fans need to fit a specifically-sized shroud, so a squirrel cage blower is out. Besides, the manufacturers ship the units with a computer case fan for this application. The SilenX is just a higher-quality case fan than the cheap ones shipped with the unit. On our unit, the SilenX provides higher airflow. No need for a HVAC expert on this - it is pretty simple stuff.

Mark

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by phantomracer

also.. noticed it consumes less power than the original one, albeit with less air volume, so it may run longer so it may be a moot point. having the fuel cell, have virtually unlimited power anyway..so not overly worried

low cost risk..

I was responding to this, where he says power draw and airflow are reduced from the stock fan. A reduction is airflow will result in a build up of both heat and pressure, assuming the stock fan wasn't over sized of course.

[phantomracer]

We knew it moved less air and drew less current when we started this. The difference us slight but noticeable.



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[sailorboy1]

Airflow probably isn't a problem except for when the system is running at capacity at the high design air temp. This is very very rare.


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[ErikFinn]

Originally Posted by colemj

Your current Bi-Sonic fan has a noise rating of 48db, which is quite loud for a fan. Our replacement SilenX is rated at 15db.

However, your fan is rated at 88cfm, while our SilenX is rated at 74cfm. The OEM fan on our compressor was only rated at 68cfm.

Mark

Mark, what db level would you consider silent/noisy for a fan?
Going through similar just now and would appreciate some advice before visiting a computer shop.