Whole house fans can be found inside a home usually in a second floor ceiling.
Should i put a floor fan in attic.
A whole house fan is usually installed on the attic floor near the center of your house.
But the fan runs.
By the time i go to bed the attic is.
Before putting this unit with its humming fan in your attic particularly if the floor is full of blown insulation get a second opinion.
However the utility of attic ventilation fans is actually quite a controversial topic.
The a c is off during the day when i m at work.
In the late evening or early morning the fan is turned on to exhaust hot air from the house.
The downside of attic ventilation fans.
Attic ventilation fans whether hard wired or powered by their own solar panels seem like a low cost and effective way to help keep your house cool.
Put it in an attic full of blown insulation and.
Good insulation reduces fan effectiveness.
So i put in an attic fan to relieve the hot ceiling.
Attic fans serve a different function removing the hot and moist air from the attic and leaving the space below the attic floor alone.