Inline Fan or Squirrel Cage blower??

Hey everyone i just had a quick question...What is the most efficient fan out there, is it a inline fan or a squirrel cage blower or what? Like whats the quieter of the two? I know both come in all variations of CFM so i know both will work fine for carbon filters. Thanks and +rep for all helpful answers. Peace

wow so nobody on this site has either of these fans then wow. come on people i see these fans in your set ups all im asking is for some input. this site really is going to the shits

It all depends on what you are using it for . If you are blowing air through a flex line for lights use an in line fan. If you need to suck air into a room then the squirrel cage should do fine

i need it for heat control and for pushing air through a carbon filter

max can fans are very powerful and efficient my favorite made by max can

I use both, but I regret buying the squirrel cage. The inlines are way more efficient and really wont be a noise issue until you get up into the 700 cfm range. And you wanna pul air through the filter, not push it. Its musch more efficient that way. I use two filters- a can 66 and a can 100

420tintin said:

i need it for heat control and for pushing air through a carbon filter

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PUSHING air through a carbon filter? You want to pull the air through the filter, and out of the exaust port/hole/whatever. Squirrel cage fans are kinda loud. I'd get an inline of some type depending on your area and carbon filter.

If you have a big space, where being quiet isn't a priority a squirrel cage fan is great. For being covert, not so great.