Fans. Sucking or blowing

david10 · 06-29-2008, 03:51 PM

So Ok so I'm a bit red faced about this so I'll eat dirt and ask away. I opened a pc box to clean it with the vacum cleaner. I then unplugged and took the fan out to get the crap that had lodged it self in the finns of the cooler for the CPU. Once clean I realsied the fan can be replaced to suck air in through the holes on the side of the box or out. I reckon it's sucking air in but I'm not 100% sure.

Any takers on this one?

cheers.
Dave

**simpswr** · 06-29-2008, 06:01 PM

Usually .. fans at the rear of the case blow out, fans in the front and side blow in . . fan on CPU blow downward over the fins

Tumbleweed36 · 06-29-2008, 08:29 PM

And, any top fans blow out and suck hot air up and out of the case since heat rises.

david10 · 06-30-2008, 03:01 AM

Thinks guys!

**simpswr** · 06-30-2008, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tumbleweed36

And, any top fans blow out and suck hot air up and out of the case since heat rises.

True . .

Tumbleweed36 · 06-30-2008, 08:04 AM

Hey simpswr, just jolting that memory of yours.

When we age, we tend to forget things.

**simpswr** · 06-30-2008, 09:15 AM

it needs jolting from time to time!!!

06-29-2008, 03:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
david10 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 10 OS: Vista	Fans. Sucking or blowing So Ok so I'm a bit red faced about this so I'll eat dirt and ask away. I opened a pc box to clean it with the vacum cleaner. I then unplugged and took the fan out to get the crap that had lodged it self in the finns of the cooler for the CPU. Once clean I realsied the fan can be replaced to suck air in through the holes on the side of the box or out. I reckon it's sucking air in but I'm not 100% sure. Any takers on this one? cheers. Dave

06-29-2008, 06:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,952 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Fans. Sucking or blowing Usually .. fans at the rear of the case blow out, fans in the front and side blow in . . fan on CPU blow downward over the fins __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BIOS \| BenchTest \| Spyware Cleaning \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow

06-29-2008, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 13,447 OS: XP Professional	Re: Fans. Sucking or blowing And, any top fans blow out and suck hot air up and out of the case since heat rises. __________________ ----------

06-30-2008, 03:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
david10 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 10 OS: Vista	Re: Fans. Sucking or blowing Thinks guys!

06-30-2008, 08:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 13,447 OS: XP Professional	Re: Fans. Sucking or blowing Hey simpswr, just jolting that memory of yours. When we age, we tend to forget things. __________________ ----------

06-30-2008, 09:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
simpswr Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,952 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Fans. Sucking or blowing it needs jolting from time to time!!! __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BIOS \| BenchTest \| Spyware Cleaning \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow