Dear Ellen: Running a whole-house fan will reduce your monthly electric bills during the summer. Even the most powerful models still use only a fraction of the electricity consumed by a typical ...

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 ...

Ah, September. It's the time of year where some days feel like fall, and some days feel like summer. And it's a great time of year to use a whole-house fan, especially on those days that feel ...

I’m in a detached 2-1/2 story house, and wondering if I should consider a whole house fan. I figure it could quickly cool the place on summer nights (at least when it gets cool outside), thus saving ...

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Question: I am considering installing a whole house fan to use in the evening instead of my air conditioner. Will using one really save much electricity overall? What is the best design and features ...

We are planning on installing a whole house fan on a three story brownstone. As several previous posters have observed, almost all whole house fans are designed to vent into the attic. However, given ...

Which attic fan is best? Your attic can get brutally hot in the summer, but if you don’t use it or have any reason to go up there, you might not think it’s a problem. However, properly ventilating ...

Dear Jim: My mortgage payment just shot up and I need to lower expenses. I was wondering if installing and using a whole-house fan, instead of the air-conditioner as much, would save much on my ...