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amav31

replacing fan

amav31
9 years ago

Shopping for fans. Is higher the cfm better or higher the rpm.?
Found 2 fans I like, one has 6000+ CFM with 140rpm and another with 4500cfm with 160 rpm.Not sure which one to go with. Any suggestions very helpful. Thanks

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