This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a quick and clever way to keep a home cool. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Tom helped a homeowner reduce his air-conditioning costs by installing a whole-house fan. Mounted in the floor of the attic, the fan pushes hot air out of the attic and draws cooler air into the house through downstairs windows.
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plunge router [https://amzn.to/2kW4YT4] fitted with flush-cutting bit and guide bushing, used to cut the fan hole in the attic floor
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Tom installed a whole-house fan (model number HV1600-GDR) manufactured by Tamarack Technologies, Inc. [https://www.tamtech.com/]
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Good luck with all that humidity
Whats wrong old man? Someone forgot how to use a tape and a saw? Gotts bust out the router lol
0:12 Woh, what is he stepping on? Is that board fastened from below?
Why did this start without an introduction of why he wanted the fan and what it's supposed to do?
Attic envy
My dad had a whole house fan too, it had 6’. Blades.
The box frame for it in the walk up attic was about 3’ high and 7’ square.
We used to set our slot car track up on the top cover during the winter.
Boy did that sucker draw air, The curtains on the first and second floor would suck inward and the curtains in the attic windows would blow out the window.
It was a dust free home
Now you will pull all the dirty air with pollen into the house. Go with clean central air.
What kind of cheap bullshit hammer is that ?! Get an Estwing man !
Wouldn't the whole house fan blow all the dust into the attic in the long run? I suppose there's a filter in the bottom but some dust will eventually get through. Also, the airflow will stir up the dust in the attic too, no?
Is this suppose to cool your house in extremely hot (90's) and humid summer weather without AC?