A typical attic fan installation costs $624, but homeowners can expect to spend between $369 and $913. The type of fan and related materials, labor rates, and the attic size are some of the main ...

Q: What can you share about whole-house fans and attic fans? Do they really work to cool an attic space? If a person has air conditioning, should they consider a fan? What's required to allow them to ...

Q. Tim, what can you tell me about whole-house fans and attic fans? Do they really work to cool an attic space? I’m not sure which one I should consider one since I have air conditioning. What’s ...

Whole house fans (AKA attic fans) were first used in the U.S. a century ago, but fell out of favor as air conditioning became common. Now homeowners are taking a second look at this method of home ...

Dear Ken: We have a 2,500-square-foot house and want to put in an attic fan. What should we look for and what are the things we should know? — Tim Answer: This is a wonderful system for our area. The ...

The benefits of whole-house fans for home cooling are widely known, but some do-it-yourselfers aren`t sure how and where a fan should be installed. One reader wrote to say that he wanted to install a ...

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I have to say that my experience with whole-house fans has not always been positive. I remember almost 20 years ago, my husband and I went to dinner at a friend's house near Detroit. The living room ...

I’ve been conducting an experiment over the last couple of weeks at my house to see how hot the attic gets in the daytime. I was somewhat surprised to see temperatures routinely in the 120s and 130s ...

Whole house fans (AKA attic fans) were first used in the U.S. a century ago, but fell out of favor as air conditioning became common. Now homeowners are taking a second look at this method of home ...