Can the fans be mounted horizontally? I'd like to set the fan directly on top of my A/V receiver blowing down...
1756757
I do not see why it would not work however, I would suggest one blowing on the A/V R and the other mounted vertical to blow air out of the cabinet. I mounted these two vertical blowing in on one side of my cabinet as a shelf was between them for XBOX and Cable box. Then on the other side with the A/V R I mounted a double unit horizontally blowing air out of my cabinet. Depending on your intake be careful not to blow dust into your A/V R
1756758
That would work fine. Just make sure you feel which way the fan is blowing and turn it on the appropriate side to blow down.
1756759
The fans can be mounted any way you like. If you mount them on TOP of the unit I would recommend having them Draw the air out instead of trying to keep the hot air blowing back into the unit
1756760
Yes I have 2 mounted horizontally, venting my router/cable, and my home theater system, all in a large built-in. 3 years and work like a charm.
1756761
I don't see any reason why your could not. I did not mount mine that way but you should not have any problem doing that.
1973029
I don't plan to mount it in a horizontal position, but, I don't see why you couldn't. It should be fine mounted horizontally.
1260473
Thanks so much. I have one more follow-up question, if you don't mind answering. Can the receiver and CD player be placed on end, rather than sitting flat? In other words, I'd like to put them into a console that has a hinged lid that opens from the top. I'd then open the lid and look down on the control panels. I can't see anything in the instructions for either the receiver or CD player that says they have to be placed horizontally on a surface, only that they need to have adequate clearance for air flow.Thanks again.
1278961
no you can not no fan controller does that you have to physically remove your fan and turn it around to get it to blow air in a different direction
718040
Yes. Each fan has its own control for direction. You can do both fans out, in, or one fan out and one fan in. This is a great fan.
949263
I have mine installed horizontally, and it would be no issue mounting it vertically either. As long as itmounted "between" two studs, you could almost mount it anywhere.(and it sounds very good also)
884228
Of course the receiver can be placed sideways, but with NO mounts built in, you will have to use an outside one. I'm sure everything will still work if you place it sideways.
201786
Yes can be installed vertically or horizontally. No extra stuff - just need a few screws. The trick is to hid the wire required to power it. i have attached a 3 inch ribbon down the center of the frame and hidden the wire behind it. Actually looks sort of cool and not that goofy
1911062
Rachel,Yes both of mine are flush mounted just like a normal fan would be. The down rods were way too long for what I was trying to do. The hard part was finding a switch that would work with two fans. The one that comes with it is great for one or if you are running them on separate lines.
254756
I am using them in a vertical/sideways position for two fans with no problem. . Bright lights. Good luck
896747
Fans are made to run in any orientation, people have had the problem your complaining about though. Seems to be luck of the draw, the set I have didn't make noise vertically but I didn't use mine that long.
409208
Mine is mounted directly above my bed actually. It is comparable to having one of those old white standing fans on. I think if you watch the video you can hear it to get an idea.
1269105
I can't imagine why not. Running them in the horizontal plane, unless i'm mistaken, is more efficient and easier on the fan.
2120719
I WOULD RECOMMEND CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER TO ENSURE THAT THE FAN COULD BE SAFELY OPERATED ON ITS SIDE. It appears to be designed to be used standing up (vertically). There's a vent that wraps around the back and from side to side.
1455642
If your computer chassis has a ventilation on top, you can mount the heat sink horizontally without any problem. On the other hand, if you have to mount it vertically, most likely there won't be any clearance between the fan and the first 1 or 2 "Ripjaws". As a solution, you have three options. (1) use just one fan, or (2) adjust the height of the fan from the heatsink or (3) replace one or two Ripjaws with matching low profile RAM modules. Good luck!
120686
No, I cannot reverse the direction of the fans. The fans only blow up toward the bottom of the laptop.
1455644
Just to amend my answer, mounting the heat sink horizontally could also be a problem as the fan could block the PCI and PCI Express slots and the power connectors on the motherboard. So, do the measurements first.