On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:41:17 GMT, (sPoNiX) wrote:

My house is very hot, especially upstairs. Even with the windows open
and a fan blowing it gets hot as the fans just blow the heat round and
round the room. What's needed is somewhere for the heat to go.

I was thinking, could I fit small unducted extractor fans in the
upstairs ceilings such that they blow the heat directly into the loft?
Cooler air would then be drawn in via the windows making the room
cooler.

Is there any problem with blowing air directly into the loft in this
way? Would it cool the upstairs rooms or make additional problems?

Hi,

How about getting a box fan, something like:

http://www.ehs-intl.co.uk/eshop/products/Prem_I_Air_Air_Circulators_And_Drum_Fans.htm

and putting it in a window in another room blowing air out. Then open
the window in your bedroom etc and you will get a cool breeze coming
in.

If you can seal off the rest of the window with a blind or something
it will help. Alternatively a floor fan is quieter and would shift
more air but being round some air will escape back in.

cheers,
Pete.