easy way to design/mount a Baement Vent Fan onto a removable enclosure

[Space213]

HI guys, I'm sort of stuck (entry level engineer)

I have a pump system that is meant to be placed in outdoor park environments. This pump and related components are enclosed by a sheet metal housing. I need to cutout the sides and simply mount a basement vent fan into it. Its no problem at all but my only concern is when you have to service the pump or mini compressor inside the unit you must take off the whole housing enclosure. If you take off the whole enclosure then the fan comes off with it making it a hassle to take off because the wires will be connected to the base area still.

How do people usually go about this simple design? I cannot add too much material due to costs and I want to stick to sheet metal as the enclosure.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you

 

[GT-EGR]

Hard to understand - you took a pump meant for outdoors, then put a sheet metal enclosure around it, and now want to add a fan into the sheet metal enclosure to ventilate it?

There’s probably not an answer for what people usually do on this one. Only suggestion to give is to identify what maintenance points you have in this pump system, and then install the fan in a place that doesn’t block that. Otherwise the real suggestion is that you bought the wrong pump system.

 

[lilliput1]

Doesn't the enclosure have vents for natural ventilation? Pump heat will go to the water. Motor heat is what needs to be ventilated.

 

[EnergyProfessional]

The pump outside and the enclosure makes me think this is a NEMA-rated enclosure. If you cut holes in there, you lose the NEMA rating.
If the housing came with the pump, the manufacturer should have designed so that you have cooling. is the fan really needed?

If you proceed with this, make sure the wiring has a simple plug to disconnect and reconnect the power for the fan.