Why Use Attic Fans

And use a set of the shutters like used with whole house fans.

Why use attic fans.

An attic fan requires minimal maintenance which is a good thing since. A whole house fan is typically installed in the ceiling to your attic not in your roof. Ventilation fans or powered attic ventilators are designed to cool the attic pushing out the hot attic air and rushing in a flow of cool outside air. Ridge vent must me installed per the manufactures instructions.

For many of us storage space is a big issue. Good insulation reduces fan effectiveness. The whole house fan is installed inside the attic between the living space and ceiling. Do not use mechanical means electric attic fans.

I can get a roof mounted power attic vent fan that is 1400 1600 cfm. You use it as an exhaust fan in conjunction with opening the windows of your home to pull a breeze through your entire home. Best ventilation is open soffit venting to a open vented ridge vent. A whole house fan is different than an attic fan.

Attic fan ventilation attic fans are intended to cool hot attics by drawing in cooler outside air from attic vents soffit and gable and pushing hot air to the outside. But asking if i could use a roof mounted attic power vent fan. Although not the ideal place to store your old antiques and children s baby clothes sometimes it s all we have. You will feel the benefit of this fan mostly on your cooling bill.

Why use a gable fan. Whole house fans work on the principle of removing the hot and humid air out of the house. However if your attic has blocked soffit vents and is not well sealed from the rest of the house attic fans will suck cool conditioned air up out of the house and into the attic. Why you need an attic fan.

And get the same effect as a whfan like my fathers house. The downside of attic ventilation fans. Attic ventilation fans whether hard wired or powered by their own solar panels seem like a low cost and effective way to help keep your house cool. However the utility of attic ventilation fans is actually quite a controversial topic.

If you ve journeyed. Buy the way my attic area is about 750 800 sf. One of the leading causes for fires. The warm air escapes through the attic and to the attic vents allowing the circulation of chilly air from the windows.

Thankfully most homes have an attic which loans itself to storage for homeowners. I was not asking about whole house fans. Rather than bringing in fresh air from the inside of the home like a whole house fan for instance a gable attic fan is a specific type of fan designed to remove the hot stale air from the attic of a home.