Ah the whole house fan.
Attic fan bad idea.
Or attic fan some areas of the country refer to the big fan that circulates air in your house the attic fan as the customer who as.
I m sure i m oversimplifying things but feel that although you both are on opposite sides of the fence you are saying the same thing.
One is saying that attic fans are bad because they allow conditioned air into a unconditioned space causing mold ice damming and energy waste.
During the summer there is always a benefit to a cooler attic.
The recent hail storm and replacement of everything that is roof related has many of us having to deal with attic fans and wondering.
Fan problems if there are not enough soffit gable or ridge vents a powerful attic exhaust fan can pull the air from your home.
Attic fans reduce moisture in your attic.
Attic fans reduce heat dramatically.
Attic fans make your home.
The attic fan consumes much more electricity than any possible saving from reduced air conditioner run time.
That s why the energy required to run an attic fan is wasted.
Strong attic fans can actually back draft furnaces or water heaters by pulling combustion gases out of their burnersand.
The good and the bad of attic fans.
Are attic fans good or bad.