Comments on: Kill Your Air Conditioner: Cool Your House with a Big Fan

By: HowardG

HowardG — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:01:51 +0000

90F … lemme see – around 32C a lovely summer’s day here in Australia. What’s wrong with you guys… girls?

Around 35C-38C is getting hot. 46C (114F+) got a bit difficult for some days last summer. But 32C… sheesh!

By: HowardG

HowardG — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:01:00 +0000

90F … lemme see – around 32C a lovely summer’s day here in Australia. What’s wrong with you guys… girls?

Around 35C-38C is getting hot. 46C (114F+) got a bit difficult for some days last summer. But 32C… sheesh!

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:40:04 +0000

I had a whole house fan when I rented a duplex. It was pretty good at cooling during most of an Ohio summer but once it got really humid/got up to 90 degrees in late July onward it was time to turn on the air conditioner or everything melted.

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:40:00 +0000

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:10:36 +0000

In northern states I bet this would be great but in FL I don’t think this would help too much. The nights and mornings are still in the 80’s right now and very humid. We have turned to geothermal air conditioning which costs a little more to install but the energy savings plus the tax credit make it worth it! Here is an article about it if you want to check it out…

http://parthenonenergy.greenpress.com/geothermal-energy/geothermal-air-conditioning-an-interview-with-jay-egg-of-egg-systems/

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:10:00 +0000

http://parthenonenergy.greenpress.com/geothermal-energy/geothermal-air-conditioning-an-interview-with-jay-egg-of-egg-systems/

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:00:51 +0000

I love my whole house fan! I still have A/C for really hot days, but for most days this summer it has been great! I also have attic fans that are on thermostats and when the attic gets too hot they turn on to pull the air out. The big fan helps create really nice breezes. They can be loud though.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:00:00 +0000

By: name

name — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:02:11 +0000

You mentioned Michigan, but I should note that this idea won’t work there very well.

Michigan tends to be very humid, and during hot times like the 90 degrees you mentioned, the night does not get very cool. At least, that is my experience having lived there n the west side for quite a while.

It’s a system best used in dry places with very high temperature drops during the night. Like in a desert.

By: name

name — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:02:00 +0000

You mentioned Michigan, but I should note that this idea won’t work there very well.

It’s a system best used in dry places with very high temperature drops during the night. Like in a desert.