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21817 Re: Whole House Fan (Home update)
   De while I know exactly what a whole house attic fan is because my... 		micro   6TH POPE   12 Aug 2021
 9:39 PM
21807 Re: Whole House Fan (Home update)
   [color=blue][b]Our first house (built in 1955) had something like this... 		Beldin   6TH POPE   12 Aug 2021
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Whole House Fan (Home update)

By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Thu, 12 Aug 21 4:37 PM
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I ordered a whole house fan yesterday. In case you aren't familiar with them, these are alternatives or supplements to air-conditioners. In our case, since the new house isn't going to have an air conditioner, a whole house fan is almost a necessity.

Whole house fans are powerful fans that reside in your ceiling and blow air into the attic. They are extremely powerful and will noticeably lower the air pressure throughout the house unless you've opened windows. Open a few and the fan will draw in huge amounts of outside air. The one I bought... a Centric Air QA-Deluxe 6500(W), pulls almost 6,000 cubic feet per minute and is intended for a single-story home of up to 3,000 square feet.

Assuming you run your whole house fan in the early morning hours, it will significantly lower the temperature of a well-insulated home for a good portion of the day. If you use air-conditioning, you'll probably still use it but not as much. The energy savings can be enormous.

In my area, since air-conditioning is only needed for a short time each summer, the need pretty much goes away. I'm not putting an A/C into the new house. I've got a couple of small units I COULD pop into windows should there ever be a hot spell that calls for it.

Whole house fan installation is easy - except that my unit is hard wired and I'll need the electrician to do that part. Otherwise, the install takes a rookie two hours. If interested, you can watch the QuietCool installation video below. That's not the brand I bought, but mine is just the same - except it's more powerful, isn't the dominant brand, isn't Amazon-echo compatible and is far less expensive.

http://www.amazon.com/QA-Deluxe-Efficient-2-Speed-Insulated-Certified/dp/B081ZGCNQ5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=qa-deluxe+6500%28W%29&qid=1628779567&sr=8-1


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