On Aug 10, 1:00*pm, Ron wrote:
On Aug 10, 2:39*pm, Harry K wrote:





On Aug 10, 7:33*am, Ron wrote:

On Aug 10, 12:26*am, Harry K wrote:

On Aug 9, 9:28*am, Ron wrote:

On Aug 9, 12:14*am, Harry K wrote:

On Aug 8, 7:25*pm, Ron wrote:

On Aug 8, 8:03*pm, Teredo wrote:

On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:56:18 -0700, Ron wrote:
On Aug 8, 2:21*pm, notbob wrote:
On 2010-08-08, jimmy wrote:

I recently *had a conversation with an insurance adjuster who told me
one of the causes of fires in a home are these box fans...do you have
any info regarding this??

He's a lying sack of sh*t!

Tell that to the mobile home that I was renting back in the early 80's
that burnt to the ground after I left a box fan running while I was at
the grocery store.

So you don't use a box fan now?

Nope. Ceiling fans.

Which just stir inside air.

Harry K

Ever heard of wind chill?

Yep, I use it all summer long. *Turn on the furnace fan and let it run
keeps the AC from kicking in for hours. *Much more effective than my
ceiling fan. *Then the 20" box fan blowing down the hall sucks in the
evening cool air.

Harry K

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So you ignore the part that works for me and you think you made a
point? *FWIW I spent years in Texas and a couple of summers in the
humid, hot DC area. *Box fans were a survival tool at night.

Glad to hear that you are convinced that overhead fans are the only
thing that is useable.

Harry K

Ceiling fans are what *I* prefer along with central AC. Box fans are
*loud*, unattractive, inconvenient and only blow to centralized spot.
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Depends on how the box fan is positioned. Mine hangs from the hallway
ceiling and blows down a hallway towards an open window. Much more
effective to 'exhaust' air than to 'input' it...or sumpin like that.
My technique on warm day is

Turn on furnace fan.
If the AC kicks on and is sufficient that is it.
If still uncomfortable in big room, turn on overhead fan.

Ending with:

When outside temp drops to comfortable level, open window and turn on
box fan.
Most times it never gets to the box fan except for short periods.

Harry K