Green Breeze HAF Fan
The pitch: The only fan in the market with the patented open front guard to reduce cleaning and maintenance time.
- Efficient, variable speed
- Enclosed, direct drive motor
- Powder-coated fan guards protect against corrosion and meet OSHA requirements when mounted below 7 feet
- Available in 12-, 20- and 24-inch with a pre-wired cord and plug
- Includes hot dip galvanized steel mounting bracket and U-bolt hardware for simple installation
For more: J&D Manufacturing, jdmfg.com
American Coolair’s NBF Fan
The pitch: Built to give you years of heavy-duty, trouble-free service, the NBF fan provides a solution to fresh air ventilation in most types of greenhouse buildings.
- Rugged, belt-driven construction operates in any position
- Permanently lubricated ball bearings
- Available with single- or two-speed enclosed motors
- Comes in a complete ventilation package with an aluminum shutter and heavy-gauge galvanized steel housing for exterior mounting
For more: American Coolair Corp., coolair.com
Priva ECO Fan
The pitch: The capacities of this fan vary from 2,600 m3/hour to 6,000 m3/hour. With air recirculation ensuring uniform growth, the housing is ideally suited to humid greenhouse conditions.
- Robust and durable
- Better temperature and moisture distribution
- Can be deployed at the top of the greenhouse or in conjunction with air tubes
For more: Priva, priva.ca
12-inch Versa-Kool Circulation Fan
The pitch: Provides the right amount of gentle airflow without drying the plants. It also creates temperature de-stratification to eliminate hot and cold spots, and reduces moisture condensation that can cause disease.
- Constructed of white powder-coated fan guards
- Heavy-duty blades are statically balanced
- 1/10 HP variable speed
- Heavy-duty, ball-bearing motor is enclosed, moisture-resistant and maintenance-free
- Comes with a rigid motor mount for easy installation
- Can be used in a greenhouse of any shape or size
For more: Schaefer Ventilation, schaeferfan.com
12-inch GGS HVF Fan
The pitch: New to the market, this fan provides cost-effective air circulation throughout the greenhouse by either moving warm or cool air down the length of the house.
- High velocity: 1/10HP
- 115/230 Volts (prewired for 115V) and 1.3/0.58 amps
- Its three aluminum blades move 2,500 cubic feet/minute
- Equipped with safety guards on the intake and exhaust
- Coated with polyester powder for corrosion resistance
- High-efficiency motors are enclosed, maintenance-free, and include with sealed ball bearings
- Pre-installed 9-foot cord
For more: GGS Structures Inc., ggs-greenhouse.com/fans
Pruden Polystainless Fan
The pitch: Featuring a full turn-down weather hood, it offers built-in wind protection. It also has less freeze-up compared to cone fans.
- Low noise level
- Simple installation
- Stainless Steel Venturi gives maximum output under higher loads
- Blade wings are replaceable
- Louvers operate together for better closure
- Downward Pivot Aluminum Shutter offers higher fan output than plastic shutters
- Enclosed and maintenance-free
- Sealed ball bearings come with the direct drive, high-efficiency motors
- Built-in automatic thermal overload protection
For more: Greenhouse Megastore, greenhousemegastore.com
Shutter Fan Series
The pitch: Combining the aluminum shutter with the high-performance motor and blade series, the heavy-duty high-efficiency motor is designed to work in the harshest greenhouse environment.
- Virtually maintenance free
- OSHA intake guard is corrosion resistant
- Energy efficient
- Available in 12-inch and up to 24-inch
- Available with optional 9-foot cord
- Easy to install
- Moves maximum amount of air quietly
For more: Green.tek, green-tek.com
16-inch GGS HAF Fan
The pitch: Its six polypropelene blades can be set at varying angles to achieve different velocities.
- Equipped with vinyl-coated screen guard for long life
- Highly efficient motors are enclosed, maintenance-free, and come with sealed ball bearings
- 1/5 HP, 220 volts and 1.9 amps
- Moves 1,856 cubic feet/minute at 1,025 RPM • Pre-installed 30-foot cord
For more: GGS Structures Inc., ggs-greenhouse.com/fans
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