| We all want to feel as calm and comfortable as | | | | the increase in your electric bill to deal with. These |
| possible when we are home. It's our castle, our inner | | | | fans are further, somewhat limited because the |
| sanctum. That level of comfort is not always possible. | | | | thermostats that they are equipped with have a high |
| Little projects keep cropping up or long neglected | | | | temperature setting. Essentially, they do not run |
| issues rear their ugly head at the worst possible time. | | | | often enough to do a great job. Solar attic fans |
| The best thing that you can do is to try and head | | | | conquer both of these obstacles. Once installed they |
| these issues off. Solar attic fans can help you by | | | | will not cost you a dime on your energy bill and |
| preventing one of the most insidious of home | | | | installation is easy. Just put the new fan in the same |
| invaders: mold. | | | | hole that your old one was in. Your energy bill will not |
| Solar attic fans play an important role in the long | | | | increase in the slightest. Solar fans also have a lower |
| term maintenance and and healthy environment of | | | | setting on their thermostats, because of that, they |
| your home by eliminating the things that promote the | | | | run more often and keep your attic cooler and drier |
| growth of mold. Mold can only grow if you allow it. | | | | year round. A cooler, drier attic leads to another |
| There are three important ingredients for mold | | | | energy savings. In the summer your air conditioning |
| growth: heat, moisture, and darkness. Solar fans | | | | will not have to work as hard to cool your home. If |
| remove two of the three. Every time you take a | | | | your attic is cool, not as much of the chilled air will be |
| shower, do dishes, or wash the laundry, moisture is | | | | leached into the attic; saving you money on those |
| released into the air. This moisture eventually rises | | | | dreaded summer cooling bills. |
| into your attic and settles in the insulation and on the | | | | Add lower energy bills and savings on installation to |
| framework of your roof. The same thing happens as | | | | the impact that you will have on the future of our |
| your home warms up. Heat rises and gets trapped in | | | | environment when you install solar attic fans. It has |
| the attic. It is already dark up there, so mold and | | | | been estimated that if everyone could lower the |
| mildew have everything that they need to grow. | | | | settings on their thermostat by one degree, we |
| Passive vents help, but do not provide the air flow | | | | could eliminate our dependence on foreign oil in just |
| needed to provide a cool and dry attic space. Electric | | | | 10 years. That means greater freedom for future |
| attic fans are an improvement, but then you have | | | | generations. |