Homemade Attic Fan

It was a simple project and saved a lot of money.

Homemade attic fan.

How to make an inexpensive whole house attic fan using an old box fan and a piece of plywood. What s a whole house attic fan. Put ice cubes inside the bottles and turn on your fan. I picked up a shop type fan and installed it in a 3 4 inch piece of plywood cut to fit the attic door.

Broan surface mount solar powered attic ventilator the broan is an excellent option for anyone looking. Home depot 1600 cfm gable fan 25 feet of flex air duct and a wooden box. I haven t personally done this in my home but i did to my potting shed. Creating your own whole house fan cover is possible with the right tools and directions.

It essentially becomes a big hole in your roof through which heated air from your living space escapes into the attic. This is my whole house fan. Natural light solar attic. How to cool without a c by building a cheap homemade whole house fan if you are looking to cool your whole house without the aid of air conditioning then the video below will help you achieve this with relatively little work.

While working on it i could not believe the heat coming down through the ceiling grate for the fan. Follow these steps for an easy diy fan cover project. Iliving gable mount attic ventilator fan if you ve got access to your attic s gables. Whole house fans with intake ventilation can help reduce attic mold and mildew.

It is best to use these types of fans to quickly remove over heated air from homes into attics. These fans bring cool fresh air into the home from the outside. The concept is simple and actually works a like a charm. This american designed fan is designed to reduce attic temperatures and remove destructive moisture thus making your home more comfortable and reducing the load on your hvac system and lowering your electricity bills.

I got online to look for an economical and easy solution. Best bang for the buck. I think i spent around 30 for the fan and used a piece of scrap plywood. Lift the bottom of the bottle up so you can fit ice cubes inside the cut.

The best part of the blog is the images and the explanation of every single image. In case you re not familiar this fan is mounted on the ceiling joists in the attic after a hole. The solution to this is a cover. As soon as i turned it on i felt a.

Fill the bottle to just below the holes. I added two handles to make it easier to remove the fan door and access the attic. In the winter your whole house fan can go from being an asset to a liability. The remington solar ventilation attic fan is completely the remington solar ventilation attic fan is completely powered by free solar energy.

Turn your fan on high and point it towards the area you want to cool down. The pull chain switch in my whole house attic fan broke and i ended up replacing it on a fairly hot day.