Clip fan vibration

[BlueberryGIrl]

Hi I am using a clip fan, ocellating, in my grow tent. In the room below, that’s all the can hear. nothing else but that fan. I have it attached to one of the tent stays. Is there a way to remove vibration?
Thank you

[BlueberryGIrl]

sorry oscillating

[dirtymike]

What type fan is it?

[BlueberryGIrl]

something like monkey fan? it’s about 6” in diameter.

[dirtymike]

AC Infinity make the quietest fan for growers who are covert.

[dmpmfd]

I agree with dirtymike and the AC Infinity suggestion for oscillating fans. They are so quiet I only hear my inline fan. They even have a variable wind speed control to modify how strong the wind moves when pointed at the plants.

[Bowhunterwoody]

Agree with dirtymike. After buying cheap fans every six months I bought two AC Infinity and love them. Almost 3 years and still quiet as ever. Try mounting it in a different location and see if it helps.

[Gingerbeard]

Way back ago I read some fans can lose balance if they are angled at more than 15°, or so from vertical. Not sure about horizontal. Some brands will say so in the fine print.
Wrapping a bit of toilet paper around the tent pole to clip on will help isolate the vibration. My tent sits 8' away and I've done about what I can to quietize things.

[Gingerbeard]

There are also two types of clips. The most common seem to be flat. I looked for 'monkey fans' and found out about pole clips. Way better than flat.

[golfnrl]

Are you hearing the fan motor and air movement? If that is the case you'll need a quieter fan. If that's not it, try the TP as suggested or some rubber padding. Sheets of rubber can be found at a big box store or hardware store and cut to size. I can vouch for the AC Infinity fans and their noise level, or lack thereof.

[BlueberryGIrl]

I will try the rubber padding and hear what happens. 👍🏽

[Pyrokill]

I made a smoke free smoke spot in my basement. Placed a 4" inline fan to a carbon tent filter. Inlet by the chair and can't tell the smell upstairs even with the furnace pulling in basement air.

Reason to post is because I mounted the fan to the wall. Vibration carried upstairs and I wanna be sneaky down here. If your fan has a big enough spot and you have the time, you can get isolation mounts- round thing behind the fan mount. Soft rubber that soaks up vibrations. I also added deadening material I had between the metal bracket to wall to help out.

[Gingerbeard]

That IASW record is my childhood! The ride at Disneyland. In fact, the only ride my mom would go on. The song I never learned the words to. We lived overseas when I was a kid. When Mom started singing that song, we knew vacation was coming up.
But as an adult, I hate the song as one of those that once you get in your head, it doesn't come out.
Damn, man...

[Pyrokill]

It goes on and on my friend. Some people started singing without knowing what it was something something this is the song that.....

[Gingerbeard]

Can you imagine being one of the ride operators at the ride? I worked an amusement park carousel for a few months. Still get the wee-willies when I hear calliope.