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DoubleJ8

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I have some cut up pantyhose to use as a filter for my intake fans. My question is, which would impead airflow and LESS, pantyhose on the intake side or on the blow side? I figured it would be easier for the fan to suck the air through the filter than to blow it through the filter but I don't know for sure.

 

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I couldn't tell ya for sure, but I'm thinkin it'd be best to install the filter on the sucking side of the fan

 

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I would recommend using loose fiberglass furnace filter material. You can get it at Home Depot for a few bucks. Place the filter on the intake side.

 

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Thanks guys.


Blu4life, what part of Spokane do you live?

 

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My curiosity overwhelms me.

Who's pantyhose did you deconstruct?

I've accounted for all of mine.

 

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Loose fiberglass? Is that the same as the air conditioning stuff? Hmm...

Um...yeah, what part of Spokane do both of you guys live in?

 

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i had pantyhose on my old case, was a pain to clean and got dirty fast..
m antec case came with a washible filter, which rocks.
i don't know wahts it made of, but they sell it seperatly.

 

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I used to live on 9th and Adams on the South Hill, then I moved to Browne's Addition, then I got the hell out of that P.O.S. town and moved to the west side of the state.

 

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i think its more dodgy getting pantyhose, so i always use stelo pads

 

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i put my filter on the intake side seems to work better

 

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I live a couple blocks from SCC

 

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Will adding filters restrict airflow much and raise the noise of the fan?

Eiether of these any good?
http://heatsinkfactory.com/cgi-bin/HFAstore.pl?user_action=detail&catalogno=GR-013
http://heatsinkfactory.com/cgi-bin/HFAstore.pl?user_action=detail&catalogno=GR-016

 

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iLLestOne said:

Will adding filters restrict airflow much and raise the noise of the fan?

Eiether of these any good?
http://heatsinkfactory.com/cgi-bin/HFAstore.pl?user_action=detail&catalogno=GR-013
http://heatsinkfactory.com/cgi-bin/HFAstore.pl?user_action=detail&catalogno=GR-016

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filters do restrict airflow quite a bit.. as for noise, in my own experiance, it actually seems to damper the sound of a fan a bit.
in the long run it depends on how good ur fan is, and how well it preforms at higher static pressures.

 

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Blue4Life said:

I live a couple blocks from SCC

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I'm looking for a guy named Matt that lives in Spokane. I figured maybe he might be here. He's big into computers.