Battery Power Fan

[Capt. H (Ret.)]

I have been looking for a battery powered fan to use in a sleeper house. It gets entirely too hot in the top bunks and I want to try to distribute the heat to make it a little cooler. I looked at a fan at WalMart but I thought it was a little big. Can anyone offer some advise??????????????

Thanks.

Mike

[highlife4me]

Computer fans, computer fans, computer fans, they are cheap and use very little power + they are 12 volt. Put a couple fans a few inches below the ceiling and problem solved.

[Ed Carlson]

Gander and Wall Mart have the "Volt" brand 12 V oscillating fan for $15. Good sturdy 12V oscillating fan for the money. Hard to find one that has that functionality in 12 V. This will significantly help keep your heat circulating.

[Random guy]

We have very cheap little Colemann fans with foam blades we bought for the sleeper houses before we wired them with ceiling fans and they work great for days on 4 D cell batteries. Some of them have been in use for three years now.

[forcedtowork]

+1 on the volt fan. I fished in my brothers house this weekend, had the radio going, the fan, and the lights all weekend long on a deep cycle and when we left Sunday night the battery was still going strong. That fan will work great. His house is 7x12 and made a huge difference.

[Bearsman]

I picked up a fan at Als True Value in Prior Lake it runs on 120, 12 volt and also has built in reachable batteries or D cells it moves a lot of air and is Quiet. can’t beat it I threw away the box so I don’t remember the brand but he had a bunch of them up there.

[Getanet]

I bought a fan at Gander Mountain similar to what Ed Carlson posted and wired it to run off the battery. Peak was the brand.

It really moves the air, and oscillates in a circulation motion, instead of side-to-side like most fans. It doesn't seem to take much to run either. That's the good part.

However, it is LOUD - way louder than you'd ever expect a fan to be. My project for next year is to install computer fans on the ceiling.

[BLACKJACK]

We have very cheap little Colemann fans with foam blades we bought for the sleeper houses before we wired them with ceiling fans and they work great for days on 4 D cell batteries. Some of them have been in use for three years now.

I vote for this fan, I was in one of Jonny's houses and it is quiet, I put it on my list to get one.

[chad220]

I have 2 computer fans in our house 8x12, thet move plenty of air. My ? is has any one used a dimmer of any kind on these units? I found one at a auto parts store but doesnt seem to slow them much. Havent been able to find anything else in 12 volt.

[chad austin]

I have used 120V dimmers for 12V before with no problems. Another thing you could try is an in the wall volume control for a central stereo system, you can find these at big box stores. OR look around at the SHACK that has RADIOS

[DangrsDaveO]

I have to agree, computer fans are the way to go. Small and easy to mount and wire. I have used old telephone wiring which I have stapled to the walls to keep things neat. Computer fans are designed to move a great deal of air too.

[chad220]

Thanks, I have a 120v dimmer sitting on my desk was going to try it but was told it wouldnt work. When I get the house home I will try that or the stereo volume control sounds like may work too. I didnt have any luck when I was asking around, shouldve just tried some things. The fans work almost to well at full power. Probably couldve got by with just one. Thnks for the ideas. I will give them a try.