# Replacing the stock snail fan with a 220V fan for the dryer/heater **URL:** \ **Category:** iDryer\ **Created:** [February 23, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/replacing-the-stock-snail-fan-with-a-220v-fan-for-the-dryer-heater/1688 "2026-02-23T16:17:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deen\_500](https://forum.idryer.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@deen\_500](https://forum.idryer.org/u/deen_500)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/replacing-the-stock-snail-fan-with-a-220v-fan-for-the-dryer-heater/1688/1 "2026-02-23T16:17:04Z")
[https://ozon.ru/t/LnKvp6B](https://ozon.ru/t/LnKvp6B) The fan arrived. I’m going to pick it up now. Will it be hard to integrate it into the chamber heater or the filament dryer? Physically I can cram it in, I’m more interested in the electrical side, instead of the blower fan. > **🇷🇺 Оригинал** > > [https://ozon.ru/t/LnKvp6B](https://ozon.ru/t/LnKvp6B) > > Пришёл вентилятор. > Сейчас пойду забирать. > Его трудно будет интегрировать в нагреватель камеры или сушилку филамента? Физически я его смогу впихнуть, интересует электрически, заместо улитки ---
**Author:** ![andrey\_kekht\_ko\_b5c0](https://forum.idryer.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@andrey\_kekht\_ko\_b5c0](https://forum.idryer.org/u/andrey_kekht_ko_b5c0)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/replacing-the-stock-snail-fan-with-a-220v-fan-for-the-dryer-heater/1688/2 "2026-02-23T16:19:10Z")
But it’s the same 220V there, so electrically there are no problems at all. > **🇷🇺 Оригинал** > > Так там же те же самые 220В, так что уж электрически-то проблем нет ---
**Author:** ![deen\_500](https://forum.idryer.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@deen\_500](https://forum.idryer.org/u/deen_500)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/replacing-the-stock-snail-fan-with-a-220v-fan-for-the-dryer-heater/1688/3 "2026-02-23T16:21:04Z")
I thought the standard blower fan from China was either 12V or 24V. > **🇷🇺 Оригинал** > > Я думал, что стандартная улитка из кита либо 12, либо 24в ---
**Author:** ![andrey\_kekht\_ko\_b5c0](https://forum.idryer.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@andrey\_kekht\_ko\_b5c0](https://forum.idryer.org/u/andrey_kekht_ko_b5c0)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/replacing-the-stock-snail-fan-with-a-220v-fan-for-the-dryer-heater/1688/4 "2026-02-23T16:25:17Z")
That was in the first versions of X, now both iHeater and Unit (and basically the new X) use a 220V blower fan. > **🇷🇺 Оригинал** > > Это было в первых версиях Х, сейчас и в iHeater и в Unit (и считай новый Х) идет 220В дуйка ---
**Author:** ![ruslan\_p\_261](https://forum.idryer.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@ruslan\_p\_261](https://forum.idryer.org/u/ruslan_p_261)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/replacing-the-stock-snail-fan-with-a-220v-fan-for-the-dryer-heater/1688/5 "2026-02-23T16:34:06Z")
Tell us later about the dimensions and airflow. Obviously it’s much wider than needed and the motor is most likely low-RPM, but it’s interesting. People were discussing something like this in the group two years ago already, Yulian even bought himself one, but back then the price was crazy too. > **🇷🇺 Оригинал** > > Расскажи потом про габариты и поток. Очевидно что оно сильно шире чем нужно и мотор скорее всего низкооборотистый, но интересно. Обсуждали в группе такое уже два года назад, Юлиан даже купил себе телку, но тогда ещё и ценник был конь. ---
**Author:** ![deen\_500](https://forum.idryer.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@deen\_500](https://forum.idryer.org/u/deen_500)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/replacing-the-stock-snail-fan-with-a-220v-fan-for-the-dryer-heater/1688/6 "2026-02-23T16:36:40Z")
Yeah, it’s still not exactly cheap now. I’ll report back, and I’ll also try to poke around and see what’s up with the bearings. It’s marketed as a fan for refrigerators. And the operating conditions there are different. What I really like is that the motor can be moved outside. > **🇷🇺 Оригинал** > > Да он и сейчас не сладкий. Расскажу, ещё попробую ковырнуть - что там с подшипниками. Позиционируется он как вент для холодильников. А там другие условия эксплуатации. Главное мне нравится, что двигло можно вынести на улицу ---
**Author:** ![ruslan\_p\_261](https://forum.idryer.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@ruslan\_p\_261](https://forum.idryer.org/u/ruslan_p_261)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/replacing-the-stock-snail-fan-with-a-220v-fan-for-the-dryer-heater/1688/7 "2026-02-23T16:39:34Z")
That’s why people were looking at it. But the RPM is low, and so is the airflow. Anyway, check it out, we’ll do a remote comparative test. Sheet deflection from a distance of X mm, oh! That already sounds scientific 🤣 > **🇷🇺 Оригинал** > > Потому и смотрели. Но там оброты низкие как и поток. Кароч щупай, будем дистанционный сравнительный тест делать. Отклонение листа с расстояния х мм, о! Звучит уже по научному🤣 ---
**Author:** ![deen\_500](https://forum.idryer.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@deen\_500](https://forum.idryer.org/u/deen_500)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/replacing-the-stock-snail-fan-with-a-220v-fan-for-the-dryer-heater/1688/8 "2026-02-23T18:20:15Z")
It blows pretty well, makes the paper flap around. The bearings are some kind of silicone thing with a little black bushing inserted into it, probably graphite or something similar. It should handle a couple hundred degrees without any problem. > **🇷🇺 Оригинал** > > Норм дует, бумажку трепыхает. Подшипники - силиконовая хрень в которую вставлена втулочка какая-то черненькая, графит походу или нечто подобное. Пару сотен градусов должно выдержать без проблем.