this time i'm thinking of putting in a solar attic fan (this is the one they sell at lowes : lowes - mftr)
i crawled up there today and took some initial measurements, the existing gable extended back into the attic too much so i needed to buy some 2x4s to frame out the gable by another level of 2x4s. this was a few hours of work mainly of me figuring out not to cut 2x4s with a plywood blade on my circular saw. i also had a great idea to pre-nail the boards before crawling back up into the attic with them. only had to make one minor mod in the cramped attic and that was a notch i had to cut in one of the board due to a 2x4 that i didn't take note of.
then i took some more measurements for the plywood backing that will seal up the gable except for the hole for the fan thus forcing the air out from the attic. i spent the rest of the afternoon measuring this out and getting it cut. i figured out the right and wrong way to try and cut a straight line w/ a circular saw, luckily more right than wrong. i still need to do a few more cuts, namely i don't have a jig saw so can't cut the circle and a small notch.
that's where i got today, will post again when i get to work on this again.
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So why are you putting one in? To make it cooler in the attic so you can do other projects?
you know, trying to make my previous project more comfortable :)
Haha that was my same question Logan....why???
in reality this is supposed to make a huge difference in keeping the house cool. actual effect remains to be seen, but in theory by forcing the hot air out instead of relying on natural breezes, the air temp should go way down (wonder if there is a cheap way to measure the before and after of this) and so the ac won't need to run as often to keep the house cool. i'll try to come up with some concrete data to either support or refute my claims.
found this hardware and this software that may let me monitor my attic temp for ~$30, will need to look at it a little more when i get home
Sounds like the fan company should be paying for your research.
rory, why don't you sue the fan company and i'll give you 49% of the take. logan can have 1% for the idea.
Haha, deal. I've been itching to get a piece of the fan industry for a while now. Although I must say, fan law is not my forte.
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