A whole house fan can provide an excellent alternative to cooling your home with air conditioning. If your electricity bills are getting to be too costly, do not hesitate to look into what whole house fans can provide for you and your family. Installation should only be done by professional installers who have one or two people working on installing the fan. There are also many different styles of whole house fans that gives you options relating to where and how you want to pull cool air in.
A whole house exhaust fan and a whole house window fan can both serve the purpose of getting hot air out of your home while letting cool air in. An exhaust fan is set up to quickly eliminate the uncomfortable, humid air from your house quickly and efficiently. A window fan, on the other hand, does an exceptional job of drawing in cool air from the outside while eliminating unwanted hot air at the same time. Both are served better if the windows that you choose to draw in the cooler air are opened on the side of the house that is either shaded or not in the direct sunlight.
It is important to know that a whole house fan’s size is measured in cubic feet per minute (cfm). In order to get the right size fan in terms of cfm, you will first need to figure out what your house measures in terms of cubic feet. You then take the house’s cubic feet and multiply that by how many air changes you are looking for per hour. Air changes refers to the amount of air moving through your home at any one particular time. Most people aim for 30 air changes per hour. Finally, divide by 60 minutes to get the cubic feet per minute calculation. For example, let’s say you had a 2,000 sq. ft. home. The calculation would look like the following: 2,000*30/60 = 1,000. This means that you would need a 1,000 cfm whole house fan to get the air circulation required through your home.
Whole house fan installation can be extremely difficult to do if you are looking to do it by yourself. Taking the measurements of both the house and the attic, figuring out where the attic vents will be installed if you currently don’t have any, and installing the circuit wiring that is necessary to have everything working properly are all arduous tasks that should be performed by someone licensed to do this kind of work.
Whole house fans are a great way to get your house cooled down quickly and efficiently. Not only do they provide a less-expensive alternative to air conditioning, but they are also a great way to use natural air to get your house to a more normal temperature. These fans can really make a difference in your home, and your family will thank you for it.