Attic fans serve a different function removing the hot and moist air from the attic and leaving the space below the attic floor alone.
Should i put a floor fan in attic.
If your attic joists won t bear the weight necessary to finish out a living space but the engineer cleared them to support floor decking for light storage you can install inch plywood or.
Before putting this unit with its humming fan in your attic particularly if the floor is full of blown insulation get a second opinion.
So i put in an attic fan to relieve the hot ceiling.
A whole house fan is designed to pull air in through open windows and doors and exhaust this air through an attic.
Put it in an attic full of blown insulation and.
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.
Whole house fans can be found inside a home usually in a second floor ceiling.
The downside of attic ventilation fans.
By the time i go to bed the attic is.
But the fan runs.
Good insulation reduces fan effectiveness.
In the late evening or early morning the fan is turned on to exhaust hot air from the house.
These fans circulate the air within the attic pulling fresh.