placing a fan

[CrudeKitty55]

so, i have this new tower than came with 1 fan on the back for pushing cold air in, and an extra fan i got from a friend. the case has another place for a fan at the bottom, would it be best to just push cold air in, or place it backwards to pull out the hot air?

 

[Eximo]

Generally fans at the back of case will be set up as exhaust. Which way is the fan label facing? (Fans generally blow in the direction of the label)

Rule of thumb: Bottom and Front = Intake / Rear and Top = Exhaust

 

[derek3ton]

What kind of case is it?

 

[CrudeKitty55]

What kind of case is it?

versa H21

 

[CrudeKitty55]

Generally fans at the back of case will be set up as exhaust. Which way is the fan label facing? (Fans generally blow in the direction of the label)

Rule of thumb: Bottom and Front = Intake / Rear and Top = Exhaust

fan labeling? im not seeing that, and gotcha on that rule of thumb!

 

[CrudeKitty55]

Generally fans at the back of case will be set up as exhaust. Which way is the fan label facing? (Fans generally blow in the direction of the label)

Rule of thumb: Bottom and Front = Intake / Rear and Top = Exhaust

the preinstalled fan looks as if its intake. can i just turn the fan the other way to use it as an exhaust?

 

[derek3ton]

You can flip/flop fans to whatever direction you want them to blow. If you can't figure out which direction they are going just put a piece of paper next to it to see if it is sucking or blowing.

 

[derek3ton]

If you only have 2 fans, set the one in the rear of the case to blow out and set the other to suck air in since that is where your filter is.

 

[Eximo]

If you can't see the label, that probably means it is already set up as exhaust. All the stock photos of the case show the default fan set up that way. Easy to check with the side panel open to see which way it is really blowing. (Perhaps the installer put it in backwards, wouldn't put it past someone to do so on a factory line)

You can orient most fans any way you want. There are a few exceptions depending on the bearing type, and some that you can orient any way but label up. Most case fans are sleeve bearing type and are fine for all orientations.