EK Varder- fan direction

Mcthommo · 6 Jul 2016 at 16:23

Am I right in thinking that the sticker side is the exhaust side as the fans don't have the arrow indicators on and I'm having a senior moment!

I will be mounting the fans on the 2 rads on the outside of the rads so that they exhaust out rather than vent in
Thx for help peeps

mods1965 · 6 Jul 2016 at 16:42

The sticker side is the intake side. This is how I have mine setup at the front to pull air in through my RADS. I can see the EK sticker as I type!
I recommend you hook a fan up the the PSU and test it to see the flow.

Mcthommo · 6 Jul 2016 at 16:49

Thanks Mods- I don't have a psu with me where I am building the case just yet so will trt it later

Uncle Petey · 6 Jul 2016 at 16:49

The sticker/frame side is the exhaust.

Left pic = exhaust
Right pic = intake

It's the same for all PC fans. Look at the way the blades are shaped

Mcthommo · 6 Jul 2016 at 17:11

Groovy- thanks Uncle Petey- saved me a load of time

Greebo · 6 Jul 2016 at 17:13

Mcthommo said:
Am I right in thinking that the sticker side is the exhaust side as the fans don't have the arrow indicators on and I'm having a senior moment!
I will be mounting the fans on the 2 rads on the outside of the rads so that they exhaust out rather than vent in
Thx for help peeps

Thank god its not just me then! Got 10 of them sat here and Im thinking I'm going to have to google the answer.

What's wrong putting a simple arrow on the bloody things!

Greebo · 6 Jul 2016 at 17:14

Petey didnt you just say the opposite of mods?????

Uncle Petey · 6 Jul 2016 at 17:15

Yes. I think he needs to have a look at his setup

Greebo · 6 Jul 2016 at 17:18

Uncle Petey said:
Yes. I think he needs to have a look at his setup

Uncle Petey · 6 Jul 2016 at 17:21

Hey, I don't mean that in a snidey way.
It's a question that often pops up, so obviously not everyone knows.

Mistakes happen.

mods1965 · 6 Jul 2016 at 17:23

He said the same as me! sticker side = exhaust. He went further to explain about looking at the blades to work out direction.
I always wire mine up to a)check they work b) double check direction

Uncle Petey · 6 Jul 2016 at 17:25

Are you sure?

mods1965 said:
The sticker side is the intake side. This is how I have mine setup at the front to pull air in through my RADS. I can see the EK sticker as I type!
I recommend you hook a fan up the the PSU and test it to see the flow.

I was wondering if you'd just worded it wrong or something.

mods1965 · 6 Jul 2016 at 18:04

Yes, that is true, its the exhaust, I had it wrong way round! that's why I always hook them up to check!

Uncle Petey · 6 Jul 2016 at 18:11

I'm confused tbh mate.
Your rad is at the front of your case, right?
If you can see the stickers on the fans, then you have them pulling air out through the rad from inside the case.

Just out of curiosity, would you be willing to post a pic of your setup?
I think pictures would be less easy to misinterpret

ED: Hang on, your rad fans are installed inside the case and you're talking about what you can see when you look inside it?
I think it's just the wording that makes it confusing.

mods1965 · 6 Jul 2016 at 19:28

I have a Parvum S2.0 and the Varders are on the inside of the front rad as pull.
Doing daughters bed time now, so not got time to post a pic!

Uncle Petey · 6 Jul 2016 at 19:28

It's all good. That clears it up

Just a misunderstanding.

Smffy · 7 Jul 2016 at 10:05

Next time just plug a fan in to a free slot without mounting it and you'll see which way the air goes

Greebo · 8 Jul 2016 at 09:47

Smffy said:
Next time just plug a fan in to a free slot without mounting it and you'll see which way the air goes

fine if you have power...................

LePhuronn · 12 Jul 2016 at 13:00

Air flows IN from the sticker side, doesn't it? So IN the sticker side and OUT the hub side?

LePhuronn · 12 Jul 2016 at 13:06

Nope, I'm wrong