The idea of letting hot summer air into your home to help keep it cool sounds crazy, but some parts of your house need to be well ventilated both in summer and winter. Regardless of the outdoor temperature ventilation is key to keeping your home comfortable. During the summer the whole-house fans Denver residence use pull cool, outside air through the entire house and reduce the amount you spend on air conditioning. Ceiling fans also circulate air. They circulate the air within a room and can help to cool that room. These fans work by pulling air up from the floor on hot days and pushing hot air down on cool days.
The whole-house fan Denver home owners can install draw in cool air through open doors and windows and exhaust it through the attic during warm months. Make sure to turn off whole house fans when you close the windows and doors (during summer) because the fan motor will strain to pull air through closed windows and could burn out its motor.
Ventilation is also helpful in the winter months. Attics tend to gather warm wet air when the weather is cooler. If this air stays in the attic the humidity will cause the moisture to condense and the joists insulation and rafters will be subjected to a tropical-like environment reducing their effectiveness and shortening their life-span. Keeping the attic space cool will also help protect against ice dams. Ice dams are the build up of ice found near the eaves of a poorly ventilated roof. Ice damns can severely damage your roof and even cause leaks. Keeping the roof at a uniformly cool temperature will prevent uneven snow melt and ice dams.
Keeping your home comfortable and energy bills lower is made easier after installing a whole house fan.
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