Whole House Fan Blog

Every new homeowner has to deal with a host of new information concerning the maintenance of their home. As every veteran homeowner knows, keeping up a house takes a lot of work and a lot of money, especially if you don’t take the right steps and precautions.

One of the most overlooked aspects for new homeowners is the attic. Especially if you have an unfinished attic, you probably don’t spend much time up there and it can be easy to forget about it. But a neglected attic can cause serious problems in a home including mold, mildew, rot, and roof damage—all because of poor attic ventilation. However, with the right ventilation, you can avoid these problems altogether.

Below, we’ll go over what new homeowners need to know about attic ventilation.

Purchasing a whole house fan is the best way to ventilate your home. If you’re thinking of making the purchase now, you may be wondering if it’s better to wait until the spring or summer when temperatures begin to rise again. That’s why most people get a whole house fan, right?

While installing a whole house fan is a great way to reduce indoor temperatures at a fraction of the cost of air conditioning, whole house fans do a whole lot more than keep things cool. In fact, did you know that you can use your whole house fan in any season?

Garage ventilation is important no matter what region or climate you live in. No matter where you live, air quality is a concern. If you store toxic chemicals or gas-powered equipment (or vehicles) in your garage, the air quality will be downright dangerous. Even if you don’t store chemicals or equipment that release toxic particles into the air, any unventilated space will eventually develop poor air quality. Plus, poor air quality can leach from your garage into the rest of your home if you own an attached garage.

And air quality isn’t your only concern. Poor ventilation leads to the buildup of humidity. When temperatures cool, this moisture can condense on equipment and surfaces causing slippery floors and rust or rot. Then, if you live in a region that experiences heat, you’ll want to keep your garage well-ventilated for the sake of comfort. But what’s the best way to keep your garage ventilated?

Attic fans are the best way to ventilate your attic. Keeping your attic well-ventilated reduces the chances of mold and mildew growth, rot, and ice dams. Plus, it makes your attic more comfortable and prevents a hot attic from heating up the rest of your home.

If you’re considering purchasing an attic fan, you may be wondering about its cost. Cost is usually a consideration, no matter what you’re buying, and attic fans are no exception.

The cost of an attic fan ranges somewhere in the hundreds of dollars, usually from about $200-$500, depending on the make and model of your attic fan and how powerful it is. However, this range can vary greatly depending on these factors. Below, we’ll go over some of our products and their costs with you, but first, let’s touch on how attic fans can save you money.

Solar attic fans are quickly rising in popularity. Though not many people are aware of it, keeping your attic well-ventilated is very important, especially during the summer. Attic fans exhaust trapped air, removing both moisture and excess heat. Not only does it make attic temperatures comfortable if you need to go up there, but it prevents damage from moisture and keeps the rest of your home cool.

However, attic fans require electricity to run. Although an energy-efficient attic fan should result in a net gain when it comes to energy efficiency because it’ll make it easier for your home to stay cool (and thereby reduce the burden on your AC), the energy it uses can add up.

Luckily, solar attic fans solve this problem: they use solar power to drastically reduce electricity usage.

Here are 5 ways solar attic fans benefit homeowners:

Solar attic fans are rising in popularity because they allow you to exhaust trapped heat and moisture from your attic without causing your utility bill to rise. Furthermore, because hot air in the attic can actually heat up the rest of your home and cause your AC to work even harder, using a solar attic fan can actually reduce your utility costs.

While solar attic fans are a great way to ventilate the attic while reducing energy usage and keeping costs down, sometimes you may want to run your attic fan at night. This poses a problem for traditional solar attic fans which rely on sunlight for power. This is why we offer a solar attic fan with an AC/DC inverter.

If you live in a region that experiences hot summers, you’re probably familiar with the mental struggle between staying cool and keeping costs down. You want to be cool and comfortable, but running your AC isn’t cheap (especially with the current utility costs!).

However, did you know you can significantly cool down your home without relying on AC? Ventilation can go a long way when it comes to reducing indoor temperatures, but to get the most out of ventilation, you need to go about it in the right way.

Below, we’ll go over 6 tips to ventilate your home in the summer.

Whole house fans are a great way to cool down the home and remove air pollution while keeping utility costs down. They’ve been around for decades, and many modern whole house fans are extremely effective and quiet. Also, quality whole house fans, like all of our offerings, are built to last many years.

However, nothing lasts forever, even the best whole house fans. So if you’ve had a whole house fan for a long time, or inherited one in your new home, you’ll want to look out for the signs that suggest it’s time to look for a replacement.

Below, we’ll go over the three main warnings that signal you should replace your whole house fan.

You might not give much thought to how comfortable your garage is during the hottest times of the day. After all, you don’t spend as much time there as the living spaces in your home. But as you know, heat and humidity can take a toll on any space—including your garage.

Whole house fans are a great way to keep cool without wasting energy and money. People use them as an alternative or supplement to traditional air conditioning, depending on where they live.

If you have a whole house fan or are considering one, you may be wondering if you can use it during a heat wave. Below, we’ll go over how whole house fans can work and how they can help you in a heat wave.

So you’ve decided to buy a whole house fan… congratulations! Before long you’ll begin enjoying the cooling comfort and energy savings of your new appliance. But before you jump in and make a purchase, there are some factors you need to take into account, because not all whole house fans are the same.

There are a number of considerations that differentiate one whole house fan from another, and one of the most important is sizing. Whole house fans are not one size fits all. Get a whole house fan that’s too small for your home and it’ll be ineffective, get a fan that’s too big and it could create uncomfortable pressure differences in the house and waste energy.

Below, we’ll go over some factors to consider when sizing your whole house fan.