Tornado Windshear Sidedraft Carpet Dryer

The Tornado Windshear Sidedraft is the air mover you reach for when one fan will not finish the job. It pushes 3,000 CFM across a wet floor on only 2.2 amps, and it carries its own pair of GFCI outlets on the back — so six of them run off a single 15-amp wall circuit instead of six extension cords hunting for six sockets. On a flooded office or a stripped-and-refinished corridor, that is the difference between drying the whole floor overnight and drying a third of it. 2.2 amps, 3,000 CFM A quarter-horsepower continuous-duty motor moves serious air on less current than a household hair dryer. Low draw is the whole point of this machine. Chain them together Dual GFCI outlets on every unit. Plug the next fan into the last one — up to five in a chain, up to six on a 15-amp circuit and nine on a 20-amp circuit. Stacks five high Rotationally molded polyethylene body with molded-in stacking lugs and a carry handle. Five units take one floor tile of storage space. What it does Six operating positions cover every drying angle. Lay it flat and it drives air along the carpet at floor level. Tilt it back 15° to lift air under a peeled-back pad. Stand it on end at 90° and it blows straight up a wall to dry drywall, paint, cabinet faces or a baseboard run. Two speeds — low and high — let you back it off overnight in an occupied building. Dries carpet, pad, subfloor, hard floors, tile, concrete, upholstery, drapes and fresh paint 12-amp resettable circuit breaker built in, so an overloaded chain trips a button instead of the building panel Duplex GFCI outlet protects the whole chain downstream of it 20-foot power cord with a molded cord wrap on the housing Doubles as a high-volume box fan for cooling shops, warehouses and gyms Rotomolded housing shrugs off the knocks that crack injection-molded shells Why the amp draw matters more than the CFM A 15-amp circuit gives you about 12 usable amps. A 4-amp air mover means three fans and a tripped breaker on the fourth. At 2.2 amps the Sidedraft gives you six on the same wall outlet — twice the drying from the same building. Specifications Model Tornado 98782 (115V) Airflow 3,000 CFM Motor 1/4 HP (0.25 hp / 253 watts) continuous duty Amp draw 2.2 amps Speeds 2 — low and high Operating positions Six, from −15° through 90° Power 115V, 60 Hz Power cord 20 feet, grounded Outlets Duplex GFCI, daisy chain up to 5 units Circuit breaker 12 amp, resettable Housing Rotationally molded polyethylene, black Weight 37 lbs Dimensions 24″ W × 24″ D × 21″ H Stacking Up to 5 units high Warranty 1 year parts and labor, 10 years on the molded housing Sidedraft or Windshear 3200? Windshear Sidedraft 98782 Best when you need several fans Windshear 3200 Safety Dryer 98786 Amp draw 2.2 amps 4.35 amps Airflow 3,000 CFM 3,200 CFM Weight 37 lbs 21 lbs Outlets for chaining Duplex GFCI, up to 5 units None Speeds 2 3 Operating positions Six, to 90° upright Three, on a kickstand Also in the box Fan only Telescoping handle and Caution Wet Floor sign Buying one fan to carry room to room? Take the Windshear 3200 — it is 16 pounds lighter, tows on its own telescoping handle and comes with the Caution Wet Floor sign you are expected to put out. Drying a whole floor, a flood or a nightly stripping schedule? Take the Sidedraft, because the 2.2-amp motor is what lets you run six of them off one outlet. If you only need to dry one wet patch in a small space, the Windshear Storm is the compact, low-profile option. How soon does it ship? Please allow 3 to 5 days for shipping. It leaves our warehouse boxed as Tornado supplies it, and we will email you the tracking number the day it goes out. How many can I really run on one circuit? Six on a 15-amp circuit, nine on a 20-amp circuit. Each fan also has a 12-amp breaker of its own, and Tornado limits a single daisy chain to five units — so past five, start a new chain from another outlet. What is a “sidedraft” and why does it matter? The air comes out of the side of the housing rather than the top, so it travels along the floor instead of up into the room. Air moving across a wet surface is what dries it. A downdraft or top-draft fan is better for pushing air up a wall. Can I use it as a plain shop fan? Yes. At 3,000 CFM it moves more air than a household box fan and it is built to run continuously, so plenty go into warehouses, gyms, garages and production floors purely for cooling and air circulation. Will it dry drywall and paint, not just carpet? Stand it upright at 90° and it aims straight up a wall. That is the position for drywall, fresh paint, cabinet faces and baseboard. Is it quiet enough for an occupied building? Run it on low. High speed is for empty rooms overnight; low is what you use in a hallway with people in it. Is it safe to leave running unattended? It is designed for it — that is why there is a GFCI outlet and a resettable breaker on board. Set it in position and switch it on before you leave it; never move or carry it while the fan is turning. Complete your floor care setup Commercial dryers and blowers — every air mover we stock Carpet extractors — pull the water out before you dry the floor Wet/dry vacuums — for standing water Commercial floor scrubbers Cleaning chemicals and supplies All About Vacuums Warehouse is an authorized Tornado dealer. Every machine ships new with its full manufacturer warranty, and our in-house repair department in Doylestown, PA services what we sell.