Gable Vent Fans - DIY Cooling
So how do you like to be cooked, Rare, Medium, or Well Done? When the summer sun is blazing down on the roof of your house and the temperature in the attic reaches 130° it's like living under a broiler.
You know things are really getting bad when your heat addled children start chasing after you with bottles of steak sauce. Grilling is an activity to be enjoyed outdoors, not within the confines of your home.
One inexpensive way to turn the heat down and make summertime living more enjoyable is to install a gable end attic fan.
On a hot summer day the difference between the attic temperature and outside temperature is as much as 40 or 50 degrees. The goal of installing a gable fan is to get the attic air temperature as close as possible to the outside temperature. It won't cool your home like air conditioning, but it will make it comfortably warm instead of distractingly hot.
A typical gable fan uses a 14" blade driven by a 2 or 3 amp motor and moves around 1,300 cubic feet of air per minute. This amount of air flow will completely exhaust a 1,600 sq ft attic every 3 - 4 minutes. Most fans also come equipped with a thermostat for convenient operation.
If your attic is larger than 1,800 sq ft you might need to install a fan at each end of the attic or purchase a single, more powerful fan.
Gable attic fans are easy to install and well within the skill set of an experienced home owner. However, you might require the assistance of an electrician to hardwire it into existing circuitry.
Gable vent fans are not only easy to install, but they're easy on the pocket book too. Any number of well made gable fans can be purchased for less than $60 and cost less than 4¢ an hour to operate.
Learn more about sizing and installing a gable fan and find out which fan outsells the rest at Cheap Cooling Solutions – Gable Power Vents.
You know things are really getting bad when your heat addled children start chasing after you with bottles of steak sauce. Grilling is an activity to be enjoyed outdoors, not within the confines of your home.
One inexpensive way to turn the heat down and make summertime living more enjoyable is to install a gable end attic fan.
On a hot summer day the difference between the attic temperature and outside temperature is as much as 40 or 50 degrees. The goal of installing a gable fan is to get the attic air temperature as close as possible to the outside temperature. It won't cool your home like air conditioning, but it will make it comfortably warm instead of distractingly hot.
A typical gable fan uses a 14" blade driven by a 2 or 3 amp motor and moves around 1,300 cubic feet of air per minute. This amount of air flow will completely exhaust a 1,600 sq ft attic every 3 - 4 minutes. Most fans also come equipped with a thermostat for convenient operation.
If your attic is larger than 1,800 sq ft you might need to install a fan at each end of the attic or purchase a single, more powerful fan.
Gable attic fans are easy to install and well within the skill set of an experienced home owner. However, you might require the assistance of an electrician to hardwire it into existing circuitry.
Gable vent fans are not only easy to install, but they're easy on the pocket book too. Any number of well made gable fans can be purchased for less than $60 and cost less than 4¢ an hour to operate.
Learn more about sizing and installing a gable fan and find out which fan outsells the rest at Cheap Cooling Solutions – Gable Power Vents.
