A. Pismo Clam wrote:

Hello All,

Since we do not have the room in our attic [or our hallway] to mount a
whole house fan, we have decieded that we should go with one of these
fans. Since we are doing this ourselves and very new to this, we are
asking for your help, please! Today, we are about 104 degrees by our
outdoor thermometer.

Our home faces north. As a consequence the east side of the house gets
the sun first. We have two static attic vents, one at each end of the
home as well as several vents at the eaves. So here are my questions:

[here's the link]
http://www.bvc.com/products/cool/gablemount/cx1600.html

When we mount one of these attic fans should we place it on the east
end of the house, bringing in cool air from the west side of the house,
or should we mount the fan on the west side of the house, thereby
exhausting the hot air already in the attic?

By the way, they have a 2.1 amp PSC attic fan that really sounds great.
However, what does "PSC" mean.

Many thanks for taking the time to respond!

Norm & Loretta


A gable mount fan can do a lot to reduce attic temps where sun exposure
is a big problem. That reduces the heat transmission into the interior.

While static venting is great, you probably don't have the luxury
right now to experiment with it.

Personally, I would mount it to exhaust the hot air.
Be sure that all inlets are screened as well as the gable outlet
to keep bugs out.

PSC fan is "permanent split capacitor". Refers to the
type of motor. They run more efficiently, esp when run at
reduced speeds.

You'll need to pick the time you work up in the attic
carefully; if hot up there you put yourself at risk working.

Jim