{"id":18024,"date":"2021-04-22T13:47:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siea.com\/?p=18024"},"modified":"2021-04-22T13:52:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:52:03","slug":"cooling-your-home-with-a-whole-house-fan-things-to-know-before-you-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siea.com\/uncategorized\/cooling-your-home-with-a-whole-house-fan-things-to-know-before-you-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooling your home with a whole house fan: Things to know before you buy"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are thinking about buying a whole house fan, there are a few things you need to know before making the investment. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most whole house fans require an attic to run the duct work.\u00a0<\/span>Whole house fans are meant to run with a\u00a0<\/span>few\u00a0<\/span>window<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0open\u00a0<\/span>in the early morning, late evening and overnight,\u00a0<\/span>when the air outside is cooler than the air inside. The outside air is\u00a0<\/span>pulled<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>through the open window, through your home and ventilated\u00a0<\/span>through a short, wide airduct\u00a0<\/span>out of the attic.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whole house fans are a great way to lower your\u00a0home<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s<\/span>\u2019<\/span>\u00a0temperature without spending a large amount of money. If you live in a warmer climate, they are not likely to eliminate the need or desire for an<\/span>\u00a0air conditioner<\/span>\u00a0unit, or evaporative cooler.\u00a0<\/span>Homeowners with whole house fans in warm climates will continue to use their air conditioner, on occasion, during late afternoons, or when the early morning and nighttime temperatures are not cool enough to run the fan. However, they\u00a0<\/span>don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0need to use it as long or as often<\/span>, saving money on air conditioning costs<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooling the core of your home<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Homes cooled with whole house fans do not reheat as rapidly. Thermal mass cooling is the key principle to why whole house fans work so well in southern Colorado climates<\/span>, because the\u00a0<\/span>outside temperatures are cool enough to run whole house fans often 10 to 12 hours a night.\u00a0<\/span>The longer you run a whole house fan, with a few windows open, and when the air is cooler outside than inside, the more heat is pulled out of your home, cooling the thermal mass of your home, such as furniture, the walls, and flooring. When heat is pulled out of the mass, the home becomes truly cooled down. This process is called thermal mass cooling.\u00a0 It is important to turn off the fan, close the windows, and\u00a0<\/span>close\u00a0<\/span>window coverings, before it starts heating up outside, to help your home reheating rapidly. At the end of the day, your home feels cooler and more comfortable because it resisted the heat better than it would have without the whole house fan.\u00a0<\/span>This is why<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>air conditioner<\/span>\u00a0doesn\u2019t have to work as long or as hard.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cut your electric-related cooling costs by up to 50%<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are multiple lines of fans in several different sizes to accommodate varying square footages, and pricing varies depending on model,\u00a0<\/span>accessories<\/span>\u00a0and sizes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Whole house fans have one of the fastest return-on-investment of any green energy product on the market. In most cases, the system will be fully paid for<\/span>\u00a0in one to three years<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0due to the amount of energy\u00a0<\/span>saved<\/span>\u00a0from lowering the time and frequency\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0air conditioner is used<\/span>.\u00a0 This<\/span>\u00a0can\u00a0<\/span>cut electric-related A\/C costs\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a050 to-90\u00a0<\/span>percent, and<\/span>\u00a0can increase the life of your A\/C unit.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Healthier, more fresh home<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whole house fans have many benefits besides just cooling the home and help<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0reduc<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0electricity costs. They help improve the indoor air quality of a home by exhausting and ventilating the\u00a0<\/span>stuffy<\/span>\u00a0air<\/span>, pet dander<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>allergens,\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0germs<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>dust<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and other pollutants<\/span>\u00a0inside the home.\u00a0<\/span>QuietCool<\/span>\u00a0whole house fans complete 15 to 20 air exchanges per hour.\u00a0<\/span>One c<\/span>omplete air exchange occur<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0within<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a few minutes.\u00a0<\/span>QuietCool<\/span>\u00a0fans\u00a0<\/span>move\u00a0<\/span>an average of\u00a0<\/span>1,250 to 6,400\u00a0<\/span>cubi<\/span>c<\/span>\u00a0feet of air per minute. That is the equivalent of 50 to 100 typical bathroom fans<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whole house fans & attic fans<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a lot of confusion about the difference between an attic fan and a whole house fan. They<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>re very different products<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0but they<\/span>\u00a0can<\/span>\u00a0work in tandem to cool and ventilate your home during the day and night.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>A whole house fan is used for cooling both the home and attic.<\/span>\u00a0Whole house fans are not effective when\u00a0r<\/span>un<\/span>\u00a0during the day when it is warmest outside. This is where an attic fan comes in.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Attic fans ventilate and exhaust your attic only<\/span>\u00a0and are used\u00a0<\/span>primarily during the day<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0but they work well in the evening and night as well. Attic fans pull air from the outside through existing vents in\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0attic. This allows\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0attic to\u00a0<\/span>stay within 10\u00baF of the outside temperature at all times<\/span>\u00a0when the fan is running. Without an attic fan,\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0attic can get up to 150\u00baF during the summer, which can ruin the integrity of your home and cause high electric bills.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even during the winter months, homeowners can use an attic fan. In the winter, moisture and mold can build up due to the air in the home being very warm versus the air in the attic being very cold. The snow on the roof then becomes ice and holds the excess water. This is called ice damming and it is what creates mold, mildew, and premature roof rotting. With an attic fan, the constant flow of air in the attic lowers the overall humidity level and helps keep the attic healthy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The best system combines an attic fan and a whole house fan to cool, ventilate, and exhaust the entire home,\u00a0<\/span>day<\/span>\u00a0and night, and\u00a0<\/span>al<\/span>l year long<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

M<\/span><\/i>ore information about\u00a0QuietCool\u00a0whole house fans and attic fans<\/span><\/i>\u00a0is available at SIEA.com\/QuietCool<\/span><\/i>. Information<\/span><\/i>\u00a0can<\/span><\/i>\u00a0also<\/span><\/i>\u00a0be requested by emailing\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Empower by San Isabel Electric at\u00a0<\/span><\/i>empower@SIEA.com<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><\/i>by\u00a0<\/span><\/i>call<\/span><\/i>ing<\/span><\/i>\u00a0800-247-SIEA (7432)<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you are thinking about buying a whole house fan, there are a few things you need to know before making the investment. \u00a0 Most whole house fans require an attic to run the duct work.\u00a0Whole house fans are meant to run with a\u00a0few\u00a0windows\u00a0open\u00a0in the early morning, late evening and overnight,\u00a0when the air outside is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18024"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/siea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18024\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}