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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

A whole-house fan


Aaron shares a video demonstrating a whole house fan.



A whole-house fan is a type of fan, or exhaust system commonly venting into a building's attic, designed to pull hot air out of the building. It is sometimes confused with an attic fan.

A whole-house fan pulls hot air out of a building and forces it into the attic space. This causes a positive pressure in the attic forcing air out through the gable and/or soffit vents, while at the same time producing a negative pressure inside the living areas which draws cool air in through open windows.