Old Fashioned Attic Fans

The unit is simple but stylish with an old fashioned feel and can work with a variety of room decors.

Old fashioned attic fans.

Back in the 1970s people would call the old fashioned helicopter whole house fans an attic fan. There is a thermostat. The reclaimed wood finish on the motor housing and fan guard with the white etched glass shades and chestnut blades can add a romantic feel. I got the blades to run free though albiet bent i am sure.

Box only vintage toastmaster 20 window floor fan 3 speeds model 5319 w hang tag. Cooler outdoor air enters through open windows lowering the indoor temperature. The remington solar ventilation attic fan is completely the remington solar ventilation attic fan is completely powered by free solar energy. Then noticed there is no on off switch.

Solar fans are a joke. In the late evening or early morning the fan is turned on to exhaust hot air from the house. It has a reversible switch for reversing the blades for the winter and summer months. Includes a hand held remote with 3 fan speed settings and light control.

General reversible windolator fan vintage attic window fan model 74 mid century. Found an old attic fan installed leslie locke model pt6. Don t be fooled by the claims. A mini sized ceiling fan perfectly suited to smaller spaces the alsace caged fan is a unique addition to your home porch or gazebo.

Chicken farmers use massive fans in the summer. Whole house fans and attic fans are often misconceived as the same type of fan and while they may share some similarities they have entirely different purposes. Not your grandfathers house fan. You can use powered attic fans that attach to thermostats.

The motor does turn on. Open your windows before you turn on the fan. A whole house fan is usually installed on the attic floor near the center of your house. The blades were all bent and tangled with the screen in the fans hood.

Attic ventilation requires a vast amonut of air moving through an attic space. The hot attic air is pushed out the attic vents so you get a cooler attic as well as a cooler house. These fans regularly clear the hot air from the attic to allow cooler air in. You can also use turbine vents.

When the fan is turned on it pulls the cool air in from open windows or doors and takes the hot air out of the house and blows it into the attic. Even on scorching summer days the air outside your house is nowhere near as hot as the air trapped inside the attic. Attic venting fans are also called attic fans attic ventilators and attic exhaust fans. This is a very common misconception.

The fan includes a fan light with a remote option as well which i had not tried on any other fans before but this is something i will definitely look for. Moved into old house.