Whole House Fans
Sometimes home owners can spend so much time and effort ensuring our homes are tight and sealed against the elements that we may not realize that in the right circumstances, air flow from the outside can be a good thing. When the outside temperatures are lower than the temperatures inside your home, typically in the evenings, the proper use of a whole house fan can help you save energy and lower your monthly bills.
You may have heard of whole house fans or attic fans in the past, but today’s technology is different. Today’s high tech units not only exhaust, or push, the hot air from attic spaces, but also actually pull cool air from outdoors in and through the entire home. While many of us would open a few windows for a little fresh air, that allows a passive breeze strong enough to cool only the air inside our homes. Working on the principal of thermal mass cooling new whole house fans create an active breeze, cooling the mass of the building structure and the furnishings within. These quiet and efficient units ventilate your entire home, not just the few feet in front of the open window. Today’s technology makes this possible with stronger, more advanced fan systems, so quiet you won’t even know they are running, and at a much lower cost than running air conditioning units full time.
Studies done by the Environmental Protection Agency have shown that air pollution inside our homes is on average 2-5 times greater than the outdoor air. In some cases, particular in homes of smokers or those using wood burning fireplaces, the indoor air pollution can be as much as 100 times higher than outside air. The average adult breathes over 3,000 gallons of air every day, and we spend up to 90% of our time indoors. Using a whole house fan part of the time to exchange the stale air inside your home for fresher outdoor air before turning on the AC can help provide the best indoor environment for yourself and your family along with energy savings and peace of mind.
Home inspection and professional energy auditing by Eco Kong can help you decide if a whole house fan system is right for you and guide you to a respected and reputable company for assistance in choosing the right equipment for your home. Call Eco Kong today at 480-788-7718. Your First Step Toward Comfort, Safety and Efficiency