The floor fan has been around a long time. I doubt there is anyone who has not seen one, or been somewhere they are being used. A popular place to find one is in businesses. Warehouse, car garages and construction sites to name a few. Anywhere it gets hot, and an air conditioner can’t keep up, or be used at all. In those types of environments though, you do not want some run of the mill fan from the local store, you want industrial floor fans.

Some Cost Saving Reasons for Industrial Floor Fans

Running an air conditioner in a garage is not a good plan. Even if you try to keep the bay doors down, they aren’t insulated in any way. The air conditioner would be running non stop, and costing you a fortune. Industrial floor fans, just a few, would circulate air through the garage, and keep the workers much more comfortable. This would also be true in a warehouse situation.

Even within the types of fans themselves, you can look into how much amperage they pull. Getting a fan that can move a lot of air, without pulling a lot of amperage, saves you more money right there.

It would also be worth it to check into what type of motor housing the fans have. Industrial floor fans with encased motors aren’t going to get debris and dust in them as easily. This will extend the life of the fans, and keep maintenance costs down.

Features To Look For When Shopping For Industrial Floor Fans

These fans need to be durable. If you are going to have them out in a work environment, they are going to get pushed shoved, and even dropped. Make sure your fan isn’t made of something flimsy. No cheap plastic, or thin metals. And if metal, you don’t want it rusting right off the bat; not ever if you can help it.

Industrial floor fans are generally designed to be portable. Make sure they aren’t too heavy to move around. That there are handles in the appropriate places for easy maneuverability. Check the fittings and hinges, to make sure they will live up to level of function you have planned for these fans. No one wants to be moving one of these fans and have it fall on their foot.

A long power cord is a good thing too. If they are too be moved around the shop, or out on a site job, make sure the cord is long enough to allow you the movement you are going to need. No one wants to have to continually stop and search of another power source every time the fan ha to be moved.

And don’t forget, where business is concerned, make sure the industrial floor fans you chose meet the requirements of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). The government has rules and safety guidelines set up to ensure everyone’s well being. You don’t want someone to have a finger chopped off by a metal blade, or trip on a cord and break their leg in the fall. Talking about it seems silly, but accidents do happen, and OSHA being ignored can be the biggest expense of all.

You will want to take the extra time now to make sure you are getting the best fan for you and the needs your business demands. Constantly getting the cheapest fan can very easily cost you more in the long run. Cost you in the need to replace them regularly and the time it take to get new ones. Get something you can rely on, so you and your people can get back to work.

Like the exhaust of a car, industrial exhaust fans are designed to blow air out of a space. I remember growing up in South Carolina, not having air conditioning, and my parents always putting the fan in the widow facing out. I remember thinking that was the dumbest thing ever. My parents, bless their hearts, tried to explain it to me, but my little brain only knew that when you turned the fan back around, and I sat in front of it, it was cooler.

But if you have a work environment, that can’t be air conditioned, due to physical or economical restraints, having fans sitting all over can be a bother. People are tripping over cords, constantly moving the fans out of the way, and blowing stuff all over everywhere. But heat exhaustion is a real threat to a person, so something has to be done.

Why Choose Industrial Exhaust Fans

For starters, industrial exhaust fans are generally in the ceilings or walls; meaning not in the middle of the floor. Because the fans are blowing air out of the space, they are sucking out not only the air, but dust and particles along with it. That in general, is a pretty good thumbs up right there, no matter what you are doing. Never seen a warehouse without a ton of dust in it. But if you are actually doing work, spraying things, or cutting stuff, setting up those work spaces next to the fans will drastically cut down on unwanted particles in the air and keep your workers healthier and happier.

If you are some of the few that work in a relatively dust free zone, don’t rule industrial exhaust fans out just yet. As with the fan my parents placed in the window, the pulling of the out of the building causes the air to move, thus a breeze. Since warm air rises, when the fans are placed in the ceilings, they are blowing the hot air out, letting the cool air in.

Of course, if you want to increase that, you can add intake fans. One set of fans, blows air into the space, while the other set blows air out. Thus creating an even stronger flow of air.

Talk to the Professionals Before Installing Your Industrial Exhaust Fans

When thinking of installing these fans, remember you are talking structural changes to the building. This won’t be a cheap, do it in a day project. To get the best flow through your space you need to know how many fans you need, how big should they be, and how far should they be spaced apart. If you are pairing your industrial exhaust fans with intake fans, you need to make sure that the exhaust fans are big enough. Many times the exhaust fans should be substantially bigger than the intake fans. If the sizes aren’t correct, you will just be blowing dust all over your work space.

Your Employees Well-Being and Your Industrial Exhaust Fans

Sure people don’t like to be hot. Sure people complain, and if you can keep your employees more comfortable, they will work better. But a poor work environment can run deeper than that. Heat strokes are a very real thing. Caused when the body can’t dissipate the heat it is creating, it can be fatal. Creating that air flow through the work space, can be just enough to keep the body’s temperature within safe levels.

If fumes, or elevated dust levels, like saw dust, are involved there are all sorts of respiratory problems that can result. These sorts of problems are not only disconcerting to the employee, and you for worrying about their well-being, but can result in all sorts of medical bills for your establishment. Installing some fans now doesn’t look like that big of an expenditure.

Even if it isn’t a huge medical problem, employees that feel bad all the time, don’t work well. This costs you money in time, quality, and quantity of work. And people who feel bad at their jobs, are going to make the connection, and find employment elsewhere, causing you high turnover, thus money lost in constant training of new people.

Talk to your people, do the research, take the time now to save you time and money in the long run.