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- This video demonstrates what a Whole House Fan looks like in an older home. Our house was built in 1958 and this was probably a pretty standard feature. It works great to cool your entire house to save on the energy cost of running an A/C unit. We have A/C but have not needed it because this fan is so great! It is about 95 outside right now but this is cooling the house to about 78. I love this fan!!!
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I grew up in a house with one of these right outside my bedroom in the hall. Opening the windows in the evening and turning it on used to put me to sleep every single time.
They have a 10hr. Video of attic fan sounds on you tube
Same. I miss our house fan.
Same thing here. Only thing was about after 6 months of us living there something got caught in it and it stopped functioning
You're like me, same experience in my childhood house as well.
Same here. I grew up in the south and on a humid day, right after a thunderstorm, you open up the windows and turn on the fan to suck the cool fresh air throughout the house. It felt so good.
I installed one in my 100+ year old two story house, back in 1980.
We didn't have much money.
I positioned it in the hallway at the top of the stairs. I had to install two large vents in the attic on both ends.
It will only move as much air as the vent sizes in the attic allow...so make them big!
It worked EXTEMEMLY WELL.
It will bring the entire house down to outside temp at night, in a minute or two.
We lived in a valley in the town, and it often had no wind.
When on during the day, the moving air through the attic, creates an insulation against heat building up in the attic and radiating down.
Mine came with a 3 way switch
I could....
1) leave in on.
2) set it on a timer,
3) set it to turn off when the house gets down to a set temp.
I HIGHLY recommend it.
Important to open your windows before turning it on.
Also need plenty of roof vents to move the air out of the attic.
I installed one many years ago and it still does the job of sucking the cool night air into the house.
With my whole house fan that’s 74 years old I need to open the 2 attic windows then come down to main level and open the windows just a few turn on fan and the breeze is amazing
*Well-made, delivered quickly, and easy to install with **Fastly.Cool** . I may be imagining it, but it seems quieter than the 14 year-old unit that I pulled out. Of course it was noisy at the end due to failed bearings, so hard to compare.*
A friend of mine has a similar older belt driven fan like this. They're still made but aren't as good as these older units.
Be sure to oil the motor and if the bell needs replacement be sure that you use a fractional horsepower belt. A regular automotive belt will burn out the motor.
I was at a friend's house back in the 80s when I was a kid and there was a room upstairs that I wanted to play in but you had to walk under one of these giant fans to get to that room and as a kid I was scared by these so I had it shut off and then I could go in the room and play. Nowadays I say crank it up and stay cool.
Lol same here we had a drop ceiling installed but they still kept the attic fan, it still works but the air current beating when walking under it is annoying.
@@SubaruB4RSK Kinda wished I had one of these fans now but i'm not sure where I'd put it.
They r extremely popular in the south where my family is from
my Parents home was built in the 50's and they had one of these that was installed when the house was built.
there is a pocket door leading from the dining room to the hall where the fan was. as a kid i used to close the pocket door and turn on the hall light and fan and pretend it was a elevator LOL weird things we did as kids!
DUSTERDUDE238 great memories you made.
We have one in our house too but don't use it often because we keep it sealed up most the time. In the summer tons of heat comes through there and in the winter cold comes through. We just tape an insulated cover over the vent and it definitely helps
If you run the attic fan (which is what EVERYONE called them before 20__, especially in the South); even for a 2-3 minutes-windows open or not, the heat will be pulled out of your attic & your central air won't have to work as hard to cool your house on the hottest of days. You can even have one window open, it will still air out your house-even none at all for short periods. It pulls through light switches, attic vents, or any opening in your house & will pull musty odors from your home in Winter or Summer. Of course in Winter you wouldn't run for more than a few minutes to air out the house but it works.
My house was built in 1971. Unfortunately, I need either a replacement or more oil in it because it's no longer working. I'll have to get someone to crawl up the ramp in my walk-in attic leading to the attic fan to check on it because it's still getting power. I sure do miss it because my walk-in attic & the bedroom adjacent to it are so much hotter without it.
Great Video! : - )
Close....Best set up is mounting that fan at the peek where there's screened off openings to the outside. Flip the switch and louvers open up by forced air pulled threw them from air drawn in from throughout the houses open windows pulling in cool air and having the fan at the peek pulls not only the cool air throughout the house but immediately sucks out the hot air from the attic as well. Also if the wife burns something while cooking... Lol... And there's lots of smoke, just flip that switch and all the smoke is gone instantly. Just make sure a couples windows are open a lil at least.
I have one of these in my house... When I moved in I turned it on without cracking open windows... Sucked my pilot lights out lol... Lesson learned and I just replaced a 52 inch belt on it and love turning it on when it's cool in the evening. Crack those windows open! Lol
We never use the one in our place. It was already installed when we moved in. I hear you can still use it with the AC on, is that true? We only have one AC unit, which cools the first floor only. The second floor gets really warm, so I've been thinking about turning it on.
@@dmcdaniel665You can, just make sure you have your windows open so they don’t create any strange negative pressures. Those fans are pretty powerful
@@fourleggedbus Thanks!
My friends parents had one I slept there one summer night. We didn’t need the AC on it kept the whole house cool they worked great
VERY COOL . We had one installed in our house, to pull the cool air from the basement, but when we turned it on high, our German Shepard , and calico cat disappeared, we later found them trapped in the attic. Also, we noticed that our small 3 yr old son, would practically levitate when walking around, and had to install seat belts on all of our furniture and mattresses. He now has to wear winter mud boots to keep him in the floor ! P.S awesome video , full thumbs up ! cheers! we one and love it Quiet Cool model
I have one in my house built in 1953. I needed to replace the the baring for less noise. Works great. open all the windows in the house and get a great breeze. nice feature to the house.
You’re house has asbestos then
@@fluffymacaw933 that's correct
@@youtubejunkie6625 yikes
@@fluffymacaw933I love how everybody freaks out over asbestos as long as you don't disturb it its actually very good material. Also many different kinds.
@@youtubejunkie6625 Can structure shifting from rain disturb the asbestos?
These fans are great for reasons other comments stated but you also have to be sure that a good number of windows are open and that the screens are in good shape, as it will also suck in insects, dust, pollen, or whatever may be floating in the air or near the window while fan is running. Larger insects/debris may get stuck to screens so they may need more frequent cleaning. If you have a fireplace, make sure it's clean of all ashes and any other light weight items are secure or moved. Do not use candles or open flame appliances nearby. In our 1959 house, the fan was in the main hall and our only attic access was a very small scuttle hole above the basement steps 🤔so we opted to remove the fan and use that opening for better attic access. FYI- Those older fans are HEAVY and would need to be taken apart in order to remove from attic. Ours is still up there. 😅
You would not want to install this pulling air from a hot attic into your house. Unless you have a duct running to & sealed up to the fan cage (from an access point to the cool air outside).
I’m doing the opposite where you install with the fan on the inside of house pulling air from slightly opened windows throughout the house.
I checked the temp of air pulled by the fan into my bedroom. Showed 74 degrees last night. My 2 dome style roof turbines should do fine sending the warmer air up out of the attic.
Not an attic fan!! Whole house fan! They're amazing! I want to put one in my home.
I have one. Great for negating moisture in the house
I remember that in my uncles old house when I was young it was hot like the sun so I want to switch it on and went to switch on the air conditioner system
I installed the same fan. Bought it at Lowes.
What’s the name of yours how much it cost
It's the 36 inch at Lowes.
www.lowes.com/pd/Air-Vent-36-in-Aluminum-Single-Belt-Drive-Whole-House-Fan/1000045077
I've had it about 13 years. Recently replaced the vent.
Can you give me ur contact number ihave to install may poultry farm
@@tiffanysgottimetoday4589 Mine's Air Vent Inc
you dont see these anymore because in the event of a house fire, the entire house became a blast furnace.
78? I wish my room was like that when it’s 95+ out. My room got up to 87 with AC. It was ridiculous.
You said “attic fan” at the beginning of this video. An attic fan is a fan which is mounted to the roof of the house and is used to push hot air in your attic outside through the roof. The fan in this video is called a whole house fan, and, you are correct, it creates negative pressure inside the house which will force outside air in through the windows.
Yeah, I have the same thing.
If you have a fireplace and that gets turned on without any windows open, it will suck ashes out of the fireplace and make a big ass mess. Even better if there's a fire going and it's accidentally turned on. Smoke fills the house.
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i have one of those but the vent doesn't open but the fan works good but issue is the vent door doesn't open
My uncle jimmy walked under mine and it sucked off his toupe.
LOL dammm powerfull
They are very powerful. My mom's house has one.
Mark Millers Well it could’ve been worse. I remember when I was a kid I got a balloon sucked into it damn near burnt the house down
HAHAHA _zzZWOUP_ “hey where’s my hair!”
we are PVC shutters for exhaust fan, you are this kind of field expert, so is there any chance for each other to get the win win business ?
Looks kinda scary
I thought I was the only one who has anxiety when I look at range fans or these! Is this a real thing?
L00PdeL00P's Channel Yes it's very real. This was my childhood fear growing up. I'm 32 and these things still send chills down my spine anytime I see one.
I don’t necessarily fear getting a limb chopped off.... They just make me very uneasy and sweaty and anxious? I need to research this phenomenon.
L00PdeL00P's Channel I'm trying to look into it myself. That's exactly how I feel when they're on. When I was a kid I lived in an apartment with one and there was something about the way the air hit me when I passed through it that bothered me and that set the whole thing in motion. Thinking back the way the air hit and its appearance when it was on it's like the ceiling grew a mouth and it was breathing on me. The noise didn't help either.
Ashley Miller I have a hypothesis; Certain larger fans can in some cases produce infrasound. Infrasound is so low it’s impossible to hear but the frequencies can still affect you by resonating with your eyes or teeth or even skull. Among other things this can cause visual hallucinations, nausea, and, what I bet it is, fear. I never had a whole house fan, but I did have an old range fan above the stovetop. It was noisy and made me get the sweats. It was a small fan though so I don’t know if it was really the infrasound..
Yours has speeds? Mine is just one speed. You flip a switch on the wall to turn it on or off. Mine was installed in 1959 when the house was built though.
Willie B. Hardigan mine has speeds, PLUS a timer. So convenient.
Yes high and low speeds.
Can these fans be used to cool the 2nd floor only if a home has only one AC unit that cools the first floor?
Perhaps....if you (only) open 2nd story windows for air intake, making sure all first story air intake is sealed off.
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@Erica H i thought these would've been something like smoke exhaust fans where it would suck steam out or even smoke
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I'd like to put a predator or honda clone 212cc or even a 420cc on one of those big vintage whole-house fans. lol
I wonder if it's potentially dangerous in that the fan blades might come apart from the high rpm?
I would also probably make the belt really tight and add on a strong belt tensioner like from a car to prevent slippage.
LOL, I have a bunch of crazy project ideas.
How they're built the blades would go flying in every direction if the spindle bearing doesn't seize up first
Mine isn't working, and I only have one level. Any help to figure it out
DDapa 1980 gotta open three or four windows. If it’s still not working, you may not have adequate ventilation in your attic.
My 1958 Robbins & Myers whole house fan works great but the belt (Hunter, V Belt, [BV3642 whatever that means] with about a 70" circumference, wore out). Does anyone know how to get a replacement (car engine belts do not work).
Most hardware stores especially the locally owned ones usually have a good selection of fan belts, just take your old one in and they'll match it up to a new one, I use the Bates green belts because they have enough give they won't ruin the bearings
Interesting
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How do we turn it on wanna know
Mine when i turn it on create a tornado inside 😄
can I use this with the AC?
No.
Che bello
Check it out Quite Cool fan.
I have one as well and sounds just like that is that normal or is their any quiet ones? I would love to leave it on all night but its just to loud.
It’s probably normal, I have one too and it’s just as loud
Pretty normal, find a good vintage one to replace it they're usually quieter
Air conditioning all the way its cool concept
Yeah the issue with the whole house fan especially if you live in a area that gets to 110 degrees is the fan can't be used at the actual hottest part of the day .
Keep the pet bird away from this thing😂
How can i order like this i need many
Is this loud
Belt driven whole house fan. Does this fan have 4 blades?
NVHSChadSheppard1 yes it does
How much does it cost to run one of those? And do you have to run it all the time?
It costs peanuts to run and no you do not run it all the time. Only at night when its cooler outside and you only need to run it for half an hour or so.
So it pushes air down rather than pulling hot air up?
No. It pulls it up thru the attic.
No it does the opposite. It pulls air up into the attic. You have to open some windows. The idea is to pull fresh outside air into your house while at the same time, cooling the hot attic. They work well but not on high humidity days.
It pulls air up and out of the attic. The attic is normally insanely hot so the idea is if you pull cooler air up there it cools the attic down too thereby cooling house from attic heat. We love our whole house fan!!
@@nickv4073 more like hot humid days they will not work.
If you're sucking 95 degree air into your house, where does it turn into 78 degree air? That just doesn't make sense.
my friend uses one to help his 5000 BTU air conditioner cool the house
Brett Duffy wouldn't that be much less effective and actually cost much more money, because doesn't an attic fan exchange air from the inside of the house to the outside of the house, and back in again, in a circulatory pattern, effectively removing all the cooled air from the cycle of movement?
IM SO SCARED OF THESE
Why would you be scared of a fan in the ceiling?
Me too
So am I
Me too
Same here
what is the brand name?
Air vent 30"
Jenny...
it also sucks in virus and germs
God hope you have a filter on the lung killer that is pulling more stuff out of attic than u can imagine
They pull air from the house into the attic, they don't push air from the attic into the house. The idea is that with the windows open, outdoor air is pulled in through the windows, through the house, and up and out the attic through vents in the attic. They're actually quite effective at cleaning air in the home by removing stale, polluted air (dust, dander, smoke, etc.) from the house and replacing it with fresh outdoor air.
@@SilentGloves Thank u for info i need to be more educated before I assume
Um, yeah, no. It’s not sucking air from the attic INTO OUR HOUSE! It’s the opposite. It’s taking the same air you breathe 24/7 from your outside your windows and pushing it out through the attic. It also cools your attic down thereby cooling the whole house.
@@hebehouseSorry for the assume I'm looking for same set up thank you for the info 👍
@@paulherndon8306 no worries! I know they sell these at Lowe's and Home Depot and then if you have a handyman you can get it installed really easily. Our handyman charged us $200 for the install and the fan was $500...so $700 all up. Great deal considering what we save on our electric bills now. I did an estimate for the 1st year we had the WHF and we saved $1500 by not running the a/c as much and relying on the WHF more. So it already paid for itself 2x over! :)
Scary
This is not an attic fan
Noisy fan
Things loud as fffuuuuucccckkkk
Well you don’t run it 24/7! You run it for an hour here or there and once you’ve cooled the house you turn it off.
@@hebehouse We used to run ours all night in NC, grandparents in SC did too.
Women Jesus Christ
It’s ugly
u know what's uglier? 95f inside the house
It’s not ugly at all! It’s in the ceiling where no one even notices it. It’s not running 24/7!
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