Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > On Aug 31, 2009, at 12:35 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > >>>> Okay, some of our misguided neighbors have AC but they wouldn't >>>> need it if they'd >>>> just vent their attics and plant some trees around their house. >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> How much fan do you use in your attic system? I was thinking of >>> putting in a home grown one but have not this year. >> I don't, don't need it.... > > We have an exhaust fan in the ceiling below the attic. It is a big- > honkin' fan that sucks the hot air from the house and pushes it out > of the various attic vents. We have a nearly 100-year-old house, and > -- trust me -- it needs it. I despise window air conditioners, and > this big fan saves us from having to turn the AC units on more than a > couple of times per year. One only needs run this fan for an hour or > two to turn over the whole house. It is great.
I might look into that, actually. Notice how I said our attic stays reasonably cool during the heat of the day, but the house air tends to heat up (lack of weatherstripping around windows and doors, direct sunlight hitting our south side rooms, basement air getting warmer as the day progresses and air gets sucked in from outside). The 12' ceilings keep it comfortable through most of the summer, but it would be nice to exhaust that hot air hugging the ceiling every now and then (this last heat wave was a doozie). Not sure if I'd need one for every room though, because there's over 4 feet of wall above every door. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
