2024-05-13 05:33 UTC
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@Texan_Reverend@kind.social 2024-05-13 05:34
If you want to cover the PC fans to keep little fingers or paws safe, you can use PC fan grills, baking tray grills/cooling racks, or gutter guard mesh. Also, I recommend getting the tallest filters you can, 20"x25"x1" or 20"x30"x1", because the greater the filter area is, the longer they last and the less they restrict the fans' airflow. At Costco, they're even the same price as the smaller 20"x20"x1". PS: painter's tape works as well as duct tape while being less sticky to work with. 3/3
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@Njord@peoplemaking.games 2024-05-13 06:01
@Texan_Reverend@kind.social It's also worth noting that this design can be made outside the USA/Canada. You just swap out the furnace filters for Ikea Hepa filters
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@keithzg@fediverse.keithzg.ca 2024-05-13 07:02
@Texan_Reverend@kind.social Interesting that the multi-computer-fan approach is quieter than the standalone box-fan approach, blunt physics I would think would be on the side of a single larger fan (fewer rotations per amount of air pushed!) but I guess a lot more R&D and also just product emphasis has been done on making PC fans quiet with smooth stable bearings and such?
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@mavori@swiss.social 2024-05-13 07:24
@Texan_Reverend@kind.social In Switzerland, it's not easy to buy these filters. But IKEA has similar filters at reasonable costs. I builded a air purifier with 5 Arctic 14 fans and 4 Starkvind filters.
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@solanum@tech.lgbt 2024-05-13 17:01
@Texan_Reverend@kind.social very cool to hear about the quieter design. I've built several cr boxes for my house but the noise has been an issue
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@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it 2024-05-14 01:05
@Texan_Reverend@kind.social If you need a smaller footprint but with a similar number of (nice and quiet!) pc fans, here's what I like to do: https://social.ridetrans.it/@Andres4NY/111915579324930024
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@Random_Seed@bitbang.social 2026-07-17 05:35
@Texan_Reverend@kind.social In addition to hepa, carbon and uv-c light (medical grade), an air ionizer can also de-energize the dust particulate causing them to drop from the air instead of being suspended in one’s breathing space.