Fish house heating?????

[EYES101]

I am sure that alot of you have already experienced this but I was wondering if anyone had some creative solutions for me. When you sleep in a fishhouse and you get the top bunk it is always way hotter on the top then on the bottom. I was going to mount some fans on the ceiling and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on where I could get some small fans for this. I do have it wired for A/C but I do also have it wired for D/C. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Where to buy them, how and where to mount them? Thanks

[JP Z]

Eyes,

Pick up some of the old Computer Fans. 12 volts and quite cheap.

[Scott K]

12volt at any truck stop, or camper store.

[hanson]

Try not to get the top bunk!

[Boar]

walmart has 12 volt 8 in. ocilating fans for 12 bucks look now cause they might already have been sent back due too seasonal changes in merchandise/ boar

[Dances with Walleye]

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I am sure that alot of you have already experienced this but I was wondering if anyone had some creative solutions for me. When you sleep in a fishhouse and you get the top bunk it is always way hotter on the top then on the bottom. I was going to mount some fans on the ceiling and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on where I could get some small fans for this. I do have it wired for A/C but I do also have it wired for D/C. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Where to buy them, how and where to mount them? Thanks

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Yep if you just get a fan mounted high pointed low it will circulate the air properly... I picked mine up from Fishhousesupply HSOforum.

You can buy battery powered ones, but they make it about 48 hours on 4 D batteries.

[EYES101]

Hey thanks for all the helpful tips.

Does anyone know if there are any daul use fans available? (A/C and D/C) I am not real electronicaly savy but I know they make TV's that run on both. Just wondering.

[thirtysomething]

Our first fan was an old school big square floor fan mounted to the ceiling with bungy cords. Ugly and loud but wow did the air move. Since then we mounted an ocilating fan about two feet above our wall heater. It is night and day in the corners and low levels of the house when the air's moving. If you find cheap fans, you may want to pick up a back up. For some reason, we've gone through a couple fans, not sure if it's the direct heat or the long hours. The one we've got now is plugged in and outlet that's on a dimmer switch so we can change the speed, that's a nice feature too.

[fishinalot]

I also have a fan from Fish House Supply. It has a high/low speed and they are fairly reasonable for around $25. I don't have it on all day, but @ night it comes in handy when we are sleeping, keeping the air moving around.

[HarryG]

Ok, I will be contrary to the opinions posted here although computer fans seem like a great idea. If you top bunk is too hot, you need more insulation on the bottom as the cold air on the bottom never warms enough. The heater never shuts off, as in the case of a thermostat, so it keeps heating and the lower area looses the heat quicker. I have been in a house where I was baked. I had to step out side for a minute, and did not even notice how cold it was because of how hot I was.

I hope I explained this correctly.

[bigtimeelectric]

I have a hunter ceiling fan in my house of course I have 8' sidewalls to accomodate I have trieed that battery talk in years past its just not as convienient as a generator so fire it up and enjoy the lap of luxury save the batteries for the remote control on your tv....

[fishinalot]

If I had a taller ceiling, I would have gone with the ceiling fan that Fish house Supply has. It seems to be good on the battery juice and keeps the heat down on the floor.

[Phred52]

Eyes101, I just got my order of 4-3 1/2" 12v DC muffin fans from Northern yesterday. 40 cfm@ .3 amps. they'll run A LONG time on a full charge battery. They're about 4 1/2" square and weigh about 5 oz. ea., Great price too. Phred52