Continuous Operration Attic Fans

A hot summer day super heats the attic s air raising temperatures up to 150 degrees fahrenheit making cooling your home a losing battle.

Continuous operration attic fans.

The attic fan kept my house cooler by 8f compared to pre fan installation days. This american designed fan is designed to reduce attic temperatures and remove destructive moisture thus making your home more comfortable and reducing the load on your hvac system and lowering your. The remington solar ventilation attic fan is completely the remington solar ventilation attic fan is completely powered by free solar energy. Temp 84f at 5pm.

Not to mention 1 8 hp with 210w is a bit high power requirement yet provides reduced power consumption that makes it best electric attic fan. That pool of heated air constantly presses down on the. Temp 92 f at 5pm. After attic fan installation ac still off during day.

In homes with continuously operating ventilation and exhaust fans it is important for hvac contractors and electricians to select fans that have override controls and that they locate the override controls in a location easily accessible to the homeowner. Ashrae 62 2 is the national standard applied to ventilation and acceptable indoor air quality in low rise residential buildings. They will probably last longer. During workdays would leave air conditioner off when leaving in the morning.

Motor production our quality production plant and our fan housing contribute to this long life. Fans that are overly noisy are more likely to be turned off by the home owner circumventing the fan s intended purpose of providing required whole house ventilation. This was observed on numerous days following the installation. Featuring special technique the propeller of 14 diameter is capable of maximizing the possible air flow through the attic.

Ashrae 62 2 sets minimum requirements for effectiveness and noise levels of continuous and intermittent mechanical exhaust systems. That s about 11 and a half years without ever shutting it off. Pros to running fan on air conditioner continuously. Keeping the fan on creates a more even distribution of heating and cooling circulating the air if you have cold or hot spots in your house like a bedroom above a garage.

Our fans are designed to provide continuous operation for a minimum of 30 000 hours and a typical life of 100 000 hours. To meet ashrae 62 2 ventilation requirements the hvac designer may specify that an exhaust fan should be set for continuous operation.