Made my shop fan quieter

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Made my shop fan quieter - Lemmy.World

I have a shop fan on my porch that I leave on 24/7 when it’s humid out. It has three speeds. The lowest speed is rather noisy.  If I don’t run it, humidity condenses on the front door. Then mosquitoes are attracted to the moist door. And this leads to them sometimes entering the house. I bought this ($19), so I can dial the lowest speed even lower to the exact point the noise is low enough but the wind is fast enough. It was just a thought that occurred to me since it’s electric, could it not be run at a different speed if the input electricity was changed? Yes, it can. Works beautifully.

Might not be good for it long term, I’ve heard.
That’s correct. Fan motors rely on the fan to cool themselves. At lower speeds they suffer from increased thermal degradation of the winding insulation.
Korean fan death.