Computer Fan Heater
Intro: Computer Fan Heater
In the winter time my house is cold.
In my house we have a gas fireplace, because we do not like running the heater and it saves money and the environment.
What i have noticed was the gas fireplace doesn't spread the heat around the room.
So i made a fan system out of a couple dead computer fans.
In my house we have a gas fireplace, because we do not like running the heater and it saves money and the environment.
What i have noticed was the gas fireplace doesn't spread the heat around the room.
So i made a fan system out of a couple dead computer fans.
STEP 1: What I Did
What i did.
I took a three computer fans and hooked them up to a 12v converter, then i set them up so they would
push the hot air out of our gas log fireplace saving us money, and reducing my carbon foot print.
I took a three computer fans and hooked them up to a 12v converter, then i set them up so they would
push the hot air out of our gas log fireplace saving us money, and reducing my carbon foot print.
STEP 2: Materials
What you need!
3 or 2 computer fans ( i used 3)
1 12v converter
Wire stripper
Screwdriver
Wire ties
extra wire
3 or 2 computer fans ( i used 3)
1 12v converter
Wire stripper
Screwdriver
Wire ties
extra wire
STEP 3: The Fans
If your computer fan has three wires coming out then cut off the yellow wire and keep the red and black wires.
Then use a wire tie and connect and the wires together with the extra wire, then attach it to your 12v converter
Then use a wire tie and connect and the wires together with the extra wire, then attach it to your 12v converter
STEP 4: Seting Them Up
When you have them all wired up and working you can set them up in your fireplace
But first make sure you know which way the air blows out
But first make sure you know which way the air blows out
STEP 5: Thanks for the Support
Thank you for reading my instructable
After you are done with those fan guards you should check out bauble istructable on fan guard art
Please rate, comment, and vote for me for the dead computer contest.
After you are done with those fan guards you should check out bauble istructable on fan guard art
Please rate, comment, and vote for me for the dead computer contest.
28 Comments
doo da do 11 years ago
casey321b 12 years ago
teknomage2012 14 years ago
cjraabe 14 years ago
lemonie 14 years ago
The problem with those fires is the pretty-flames, if you modified it to heat some kind of mantle and have an exhaust to room heat exchanger, like ugly gas fires (pic), you might feel it a bit more.
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Warlrosity 14 years ago
lemonie 14 years ago
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Warlrosity 14 years ago
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Warlrosity 14 years ago
ktalex 14 years ago
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joshcube 14 years ago
ThinkBeforeYouSpeak 14 years ago
fireman115 14 years ago
commando1225 14 years ago
its a puzzler that they don't melt!
ANDY! 14 years ago
crapflinger 14 years ago
fireman115 14 years ago
crapflinger 14 years ago
the carbon monoxide sensor in your fireplace is probably to detect an excess of CO in the firebox itself (i.e. the area immediately around the fireplace). which is great if your flue or exhaust system breaks or clogs up and CO starts backing up into the fireplace...HOWEVER, you're forcing the air from the firebox out into the room, by the time the CO levels in your room get high enough to trip the sensors IN the firebox, you're probably at a toxic level in the rest of the room (or god forbid the rest of the house). you should put a CO sensor (they make CO/Smoke/CO2 combo detectors) somewhere in the center of the room