Floor vent fan?

Aluminum Fulcon · January 23

With winter here the mind wonders about overheating in the summer. Is there a fan that can be installed for the floor vents in a pa28 Cherokee to keep the air moving? Thanks

MikeJJ · January 25

Hi Aluminum Fulcon,

If you are worried about air circulation on the ground with prop turning during summer, nothing beats a Kool Scoop attached to the pilot side vent window. In summer flight, there is plenty of airflow through those floor vents and higher altitudes will bring additional cooling.

Here is a link:

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/koolscoop.php?clickkey=31319

Regards,

Mike

Aluminum Fulcon · January 25

Thanks Mike. I have one on the pilot side but unfortunately they’re unusable in the air. I was hoping there may be a circulator fan or something for the floor vent system. I know there’s a ceiling system available. Again. Thank you. I appreciate the feedback.

MikeJJ · January 25

Is something blocking your floor vents in flight that you do not have enough fresh air flow? In my Cherokee, opening the side floor vents in flight could blow you out of the cockpit 🤪

Aluminum Fulcon · January 25

LOL. Negative. Typically doesn’t move until in flight though. And then cooling my ankles or the bottom of my thighs isn’t worth much. Was hoping with a boost it might move the air near my face. Or hopefully someone has an option I don’t know. Something like a fan for the ceiling vent. I don’t know. Anything. Thanks again.

MikeJJ · January 25

There is always this 😁

Regards,

Mike

Aluminum Fulcon · January 25

LOL!!

jacobsja · January 28

I am with Mike in the curiosity about not enough air movement while in flight.

Just asking, do the vents still have their diverters in place? If not, this might explain the ankle and lower thigh cooling. Or, perhaps there is blockage in the system restricting the flow? Mud daubers?

Related, is there only a vent on the left side and not right? Presuming there are two floor vents, with both of them in the 'full open' position it should make for near cyclone winds inside the cockpit during flight.

From my 28 days, unless I really needed the extra airflow on myself while in flight, I usually rotated both of the diverters so that they sent air to the avionics to help prevent overheating. If there was nobody in the right seat, I made a point of setting the right seat vent and diverter prior to engine start as it was too much of a pain to manipulate that vent during flight without removing the seat-belt.

Aluminum Fulcon · January 28

They move like any other piper. They’re fine. Was just looking to see if there was a fan system for the floor like the archer have in the ceiling. Gets to be nearly triple digits here. I was just looking for a little extra cabin movement.

cherokee383 · January 30

You can get a battery powered fan like DeWalt makes. They move some air, another thing is make your own AC out of some tubes, a cooler and a high flow fan. As for specific fans, no I don't believe there is a system for these.

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