I'm about to replace the present window fan in my bedroom/recording studio. I smoke, but you'd never know it stepping into the room, as I'm positioned right smack in front of the fan. All smoke goes out the window, saving things from smelling like stale smoke, and gunking up the equipment.
The least unpleasant fan going (considering I have to listen to music in here) is the Bionaire BW2300. I can say this with utmost confidence, having tried MANY different fans over the last 8 years. I'm about to buy my second one during this time, but, even the Bionaire is more distracting than I'd like. The goal is to see if there's a safe, and very neat and clean way to slow the RPM's down for less noise. I don't need the full CFM of this fan, as it's fairly powerful even on low, so a side benefit would be less energy flying out the window.
A couple years ago, I asked a local electrician about this, and remember leaving with the impression that the motors might actually need to be replaced with lower RPM models of the same size (if they could be gotten, and for a reasonable price). Reason being is that it's not a simple matter of using a rheostat between the wall plug and the fan, especially when the control buttons are electronic, as in the Bionaire. But electronic controls or not, it's the motors themselves that are physically wired for multi-speed operation, and not just different resistances on a control switch, or some such notion I had at the time.
Anyway, I'm still on a quest to have the quietest window fan ever. Buying a new BW2300, then replacing the two motors is definitely too expensive. Since burning down the house is not an option, is there a way to SAFELY mod this fan?
The least unpleasant fan going (considering I have to listen to music in here) is the Bionaire BW2300. I can say this with utmost confidence, having tried MANY different fans over the last 8 years. I'm about to buy my second one during this time, but, even the Bionaire is more distracting than I'd like. The goal is to see if there's a safe, and very neat and clean way to slow the RPM's down for less noise. I don't need the full CFM of this fan, as it's fairly powerful even on low, so a side benefit would be less energy flying out the window.
A couple years ago, I asked a local electrician about this, and remember leaving with the impression that the motors might actually need to be replaced with lower RPM models of the same size (if they could be gotten, and for a reasonable price). Reason being is that it's not a simple matter of using a rheostat between the wall plug and the fan, especially when the control buttons are electronic, as in the Bionaire. But electronic controls or not, it's the motors themselves that are physically wired for multi-speed operation, and not just different resistances on a control switch, or some such notion I had at the time.
Anyway, I'm still on a quest to have the quietest window fan ever. Buying a new BW2300, then replacing the two motors is definitely too expensive. Since burning down the house is not an option, is there a way to SAFELY mod this fan?