How Long Has This Form Of Home Cooling Been Used?

Before there was air conditioning, people used fans to cool their homes. Whole house fans have been used in the United States for a very long time. Within the last 15 years, fan designs and efficiencies have changed dramatically for the better.

Will Your Whole House Fans Affect The Blown-In Insulation In My Attic?

By virtue of design, our fans will have a minimal impact on attic insulation.

When Should I Use My Fan?

Typically the evening and early morning hours. Anytime the outdoor temperature is cooler than inside your home.

Are Whole House Fans Healthy?

by George Karonis May 30, 2022

If you know what a whole house fan is, you may know of all the benefits of owning one. Whole house fans allow you to cool down your entire home while using significantly less energy than an air conditioner. Therefore, whole house fans are budget-friendly and environmentally friendly. Although whole house fans sound great, you may be asking yourself, are they healthy? The short answer is yes. Below, we will discuss why and how whole house fans can make your home a healthier environment.

How Are Whole House Fans Healthy?
Besides being able to efficiently cool down your home in the warmer months, whole house fans can improve the indoor air quality of your home. They accomplish this by replacing the stale, polluted indoor air with fresh, clean outdoor air.

Properly ventilating your home can reduce indoor air contaminants, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including Covid-19 and other viruses.

Besides protecting yourself and your family from viruses, whole house fans also remove indoor air pollutants. When you think of air pollution you may think of smog in big cities created by millions of cars and factories with smokestacks, but air pollution happens right in the home too. Plus, if you think about it, you spend most of your time at home sleeping, eating, relaxing, and maybe working too. So if your home has polluted air, you’re getting a lot of exposure to those pollutants.

Luckily, whole house fans are extremely effective at removing indoor air pollutants. They cycle indoor air outside and replace it with fresh outdoor air, removing trapped pollutants from your home.

What Are Common Types of Indoor Air Pollutants in the Home?

You may wonder what could possibly be polluting your home, but you may be surprised to learn that indoor air pollutants are pretty much unavoidable. Common indoor air pollutants include:

Pet dander, dust, bacteria, viruses, allergens, moisture, smoke (from candles, incense, or cooking), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

VOCs get into the air from different chemicals in the home, and some of them can impact your health. There are thousands of different VOCs, but in the home, they are usually household products. Common sources of VOCs include:

Paints, turpentine, other solvents, wood preservatives, cleaning products, aerosol sprays, air fresheners, fuel (like gas), dry-cleaned clothing, pesticides, office equipment, adhesives, cooking, and much more.

Takeaway
Using whole house fans to ventilate is not only a good way to cool your home and save money on electricity, they are also an effective way to improve the air quality of your home by removing indoor air pollutants, thereby keeping you and your family healthy.

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Are Whole House Fans Healthy?

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