A fan assembly for an appliance, the fan assembly comprising: a fan for distributing air through an air flow path of the appliance, the fan including; a housing including a housing outlet, wherein the housing outlet forms a first opening through which air is discharged from the fan; at least one fan retaining member connected to the housing outlet, wherein the at least one fan retaining member extends away from the first opening; a mount including a frame forming a second opening which receives air discharged from the fan; an elastomeric band including; an interior surface; an exterior surface; an air inlet end; an air outlet end; at least one first slot, each first slot forming an opening between the interior surface and the exterior surface of the elastomeric band; at least one second slot, wherein each second slot is located between each first slot and the air outlet end; and the air inlet end of the elastomeric band extending around at least a portion of the housing outlet and the air outlet end of the elastomeric band extending around at least a portion of the mount, at least a portion of each fan retaining member extending through the at least one first slot and at least a portion of the frame extending through the at least one second slot, such that the elastomeric band supports the fan and prevents contact between the housing outlet and the mount; wherein the at least one fan retaining member is a flange with one or more corners; characterized in that each second slot forms an opening between the interior surface and the exterior surface of the elastomeric band, and wherein each corner of the flange extends through a separate first slot of the elastomeric band. a fan for distributing air through an air flow path of the appliance, the fan including; a housing including a housing outlet, wherein the housing outlet forms a first opening through which air is discharged from the fan; at least one fan retaining member connected to the housing outlet, wherein the at least one fan retaining member extends away from the first opening; a housing including a housing outlet, wherein the housing outlet forms a first opening through which air is discharged from the fan; at least one fan retaining member connected to the housing outlet, wherein the at least one fan retaining member extends away from the first opening; a mount including a frame forming a second opening which receives air discharged from the fan; an elastomeric band including; an interior surface; an exterior surface; an air inlet end; an air outlet end; at least one first slot, each first slot forming an opening between the interior surface and the exterior surface of the elastomeric band; at least one second slot, wherein each second slot is located between each first slot and the air outlet end; and an interior surface; an exterior surface; an air inlet end; an air outlet end; at least one first slot, each first slot forming an opening between the interior surface and the exterior surface of the elastomeric band; at least one second slot, wherein each second slot is located between each first slot and the air outlet end; and the air inlet end of the elastomeric band extending around at least a portion of the housing outlet and the air outlet end of the elastomeric band extending around at least a portion of the mount, at least a portion of each fan retaining member extending through the at least one first slot and at least a portion of the frame extending through the at least one second slot, such that the elastomeric band supports the fan and prevents contact between the housing outlet and the mount; wherein the at least one fan retaining member is a flange with one or more corners; characterized in that each second slot forms an opening between the interior surface and the exterior surface of the elastomeric band, and wherein each corner of the flange extends through a separate first slot of the elastomeric band.