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With record high electric bills going ever higher, with promised rate hikes at the same time that our dependence on foreign oil grows greater, we all need to adopt an ethic of conservation to protect our future.
One easy way to do that at home is to install a "whole-house" fan to reduce summer power usage.
If you have a well-vented attic above your home, you probably can reduce your hot weather electric bills by 30 percent and stay just as comfortable by using a whole-house fan instead of air conditioning during the evening.
With the flip of a switch, a whole-house fan can pull cooler outside air through open windows and send hot indoor air out through the attic. It can lower the temperature in your home by five degrees in just a few minutes.
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There are a number of reasons why many people choose to have ceiling fans installed in their homes. The main function of a ceiling fan is to provide more air circulation inside the house but if you understand how a ceiling fan works and follow some basic cooling tips, such as when to reverse the motion of the blades, ceiling fans can also prove to be an essential part of your home energy saving plan. During colder months when you need to heat
your home, you can set the fan to rotate in the up mode so it pulls air upward toward the ceiling. The warm air will be compressed and forced to flow down the walls, mixing with the cooler air and providing a more uniform room temperature. This can help prevent cold floors or hot and cold areas in a room.
During the summer, switching the fan so the blades run in the down position will have just the opposite effect. Air is blown down creating a draft and as with any fan this draft helps in cooling us down. A ceiling fan alone used during the summer to circulate air can provide some relief on a hot day but a ceiling fan used in addition to an air conditioner can increase your energy saving ability simply by reducing your need to run the air conditioning unit as much.
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