Shop fan

[jaybee]

I have an old furnace blower as well...I don't want to lift it into the rafters and I like being able to put the blower where I want it.  One of the things I've considered for that one is building a fixture to feed exhaust pipes directly to the center of the squirrel cage so it can be pumped outside.

[1800guy]

I mounted a furnace fan on a two-wheel dolly, so I can move it around the shop to the best location.  My shop doors face east and west, so I  can move air from the shady side to the sunny side.  An added advantage is that when you move it while it's running, it cleans the floor as well.

[jaybee]

Mine has no wheels but I have a two wheeler with a fold down, extended tongue that slides underneath and moves it easily.  I've rigged guards for the belt and to keep objects out of the blower from each side.  Makes a little noise because one of the oilite bushings is on the loose side but that's easily fixed.

As for the overhead fan it's coming together well.  I just need to close in one side of the plenum and screen over the soffit vent.

[UGLY OLDS]

An added advantage is that when you move it while it's running, it cleans the floor as well.

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Brilliant            );b(


    Why didn't I think of that   :?:  :?:

That will save my wife a LOT of time cleaning the shop .....

( Besides ...The leaf blower she used to use recently gave up... And the noise that it made during the cleaning ....It was SOOO  hard to watch TV out there ........    )

Bob.....

[wayne petty]

sorry  i ran across this low cost ducting idea laying in a trash can..

thought i would blow it by you guys...

http://thereifixedit.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/white-trash-repairs-side-air-more-convenient-than-central.jpg

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Crosely, how much does it cost to heat your shop with the heat pump and how big is your shop?

I seldom need to heat the shop here.  

I run the heat pump in the a/c mode for several months in the summer.  About 110.00 dollars a month to kool the shop to 84 during the week, I turn it down to 80*F on the weekends.

My shop is 2800 sq foot, 13 foot high ceiling

[jaybee]

OK, finally have the pics I took back so I can wrap up my description of the project.  I'm pretty happy with it.  Between the ceiling fan evacuating hot air from high in the building and a squirrel cage fan blowing in from the front I can keep the inside temp right at ambient on sunny days for the first time ever.