Ceiling Fan

[berfish]

My buddy has a 7'x14' fish house with a wall mounted heater and when we are up at Red Lake all weekend we need to circulate the warm air away from the ceiling. I did a search on the forums here and I found a few people stating they have 12volt and D-battery operated fans that work good. We will have two deep cycle batteries and will be running a CD player and lights off of these all weekend...so I am leaning towards the D-batteries. Where have you guys seen some fans? And ones that work well?

Thanks

[L_Cappo]

i use 2 4 inch fans that have high and low also have led lights.they take 4 D cell batteries..if you keep them on low they will last a very long time.i still got the same batteries in mine.i got mine at wallmart.im headed there tomorrow to see if they got more.

[MuskieJunkie]

 Originally Posted By: [PleaseGetAuthorization]

i use 2 4 inch fans that have high and low also have led lights.they take 4 D cell batteries..if you keep them on low they will last a very long time.i still got the same batteries in mine.i got mine at wallmart.im headed there tomorrow to see if they got more.

Are 2 4" fans enough air movment for a 14' or 16'house?

[Big Dave2]

I use one of those 12 volt fans that you can mount on a truck dash. We have a ventless heater that hangs on the wall in our 6.5 X 14 so I mounted the fan on the wall just above the heater. It keeps the heat down toward the floor so when you stand up you can't even notice a difference in temperature.

The worst part of it is it is a little noisy but I think it is well worth it.

[eyebjim]

I have two 4 inch fans that run on 2d cells that are similar to what MNhunter described. They are intended for use in a tent as a ceiling fan. It has a hook to hang it from the ceiling and a LED light that shines straight down. It also had a frame around the fan that can be used as a base to set it on a table and tilt it up or down. I actually have been using them to set just over the edge of the hole to keep it from freezing. You can get them at gander. On low they go for about 15-18 hours on a set of batteries. On high they blow pretty good. The best part is they are quiet.

[Cliff Wagenbach]

I bought a 4", 12 volt computer fan from Radio Shack for $15.00 and installed it in the center of the ceiling blowing down. It is quiet and made a difference on the floor level temps.

I run it off of the same battery that my lights are on and have not had to recharge my battery yet after two weeks of use.

Cliff

[fishinalot]

I have a couple of computer fans 4 3/4 x 4 3/4" from Fish House supply. they work great and hardly use any juice from my battery. They also have a 12 volt ceiling fan that seems pretty good as long as you have the head room. Her is a link to there fans http://www.fishhousesupply.com/12vlights.htm

[L_Cappo]

 Originally Posted By: MuskieJunkie

 Originally Posted By: [PleaseGetAuthorization]

i use 2 4 inch fans that have high and low also have led lights.they take 4 D cell batteries..if you keep them on low they will last a very long time.i still got the same batteries in mine.i got mine at wallmart.im headed there tomorrow to see if they got more.

Are 2 4" fans enough air movment for a 14' or 16'house?

yes i have 8 x 16 and they work great.they have a base and you can tilf the fans up or down.you can either put them on a shelf or you can hang them.i got mine on a shelf right about the heater and 1 on the other side pointed down.

[berfish]

Checked out Walmart last evening and they had two different ones. One looked similar to a very small box fan and was $10. The other was a Coleman one that your could hang from something in it was $20. I might check out Radio Shack and look at those computer fans.

Thanks for the replies everyone.

[Intune]

Everything you need is at Axeman. I put together one for the portable for under ten bucks. Couple of Alligator clips (25 cents x 2) Computer Fan ($5-6) Red & Black Wire 11'(95 cents) Heat Shrink for sealing everything up ($1.25) and a couple of hooks I had laying around to hang it from the ceiling. And hey, who doesn't like sifting through the stuff at axeman!

ps. Cheap place for Hemostats too.