Trickle Vent - how to add a small fan to them

[ukbaddiy]

hello,

apologies if i am not clear - but i am learning my way around the DIY world.

i have a small office where i keep a couple of PCs that run 24/7

in this office there is a UPVC (?) window that has a small rectangular Trickle vent.

This Trickle Vent has a flap that we can open and close.

but i would like to find a small enough fan to append to this opening so that air can be pulled out of this office.

i have tried to find something like this on the web but there is nothing readily available.

has anyone in here done something like this?

or would you have some pointer as to how i can get this done?


thanks,

 

[pinenot]

Then it wouldn't be a trickle vent, better to get water cooled computers and pump it to where it would be useful...pinenot

 

[ukbaddiy]

thanks for the suggestion

but the problem will remain

that is the room would still have a lot of heat that would not be dissipated.

i have considered this option but i would end up spending money to have the same problem

so i need to find a fan that fit in this trickle vent hole


cheers

 

[mattylad]

How about old PC CPU\GPU fans?

You can probably setup 3 of them in a row, power them from a spare PC PSU too.

 

[ukbaddiy]

i was looking at this option

it seems odd that there is no 'official' alternative for adding a fan to these vents..

but i will have to find some shop with old ones to buy as they are sort of 15 - 20 GBP
each

i suppose the problem would be to 'stick them on the window frame

but that will have to wait until i have the fans - to know the type of fixing i will have to invent.

Thanks for the suggestion

 

[SittingBull]

Perhaps if you mounted some type of cross flow fan (like http://www.amazon.co.uk/STINGER-SGJ...2819413&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=crossflow+fan ) as they are more linear. I don't think there is any official solution. Your alternative is to cut a duct into the wall and mount a more traditional extraction unit.

 

[foxhole]

it seems odd that there is no 'official' alternative for adding a fan to these vents..
That's because it's a dumb idea, trickle vent is called that because of the small air flow, just put a proper air vent in wall.

 

[colinM50]

How about fitting a bathroom fan in the ceiling? Maybe a bit too fast and noisy but not too difficult to slow it down to an acceptable level