Fans are an important part of every home when it comes to air quality, comfort and energy efficiency. Ceiling, Bathroom, Attic, and Kitchen Exhaust fans — all keep the air moving and serve important home purposes.
The Spin On Ceiling Fans
Fans look stylish in a room and can even provide a duel purpose providing lighting. But, fans also can lower your electric bill by up to 40 percent.
While they don’t actually cool the air, they provide enough air movement to make the room feel cooler. That makes it possible to inch that thermostat up a bit and save on air conditioning costs. Conversely, when it’s chilly outside, run the blades clockwise to push warm air downward without creating a draft.
Outdoor ceiling fans can make an exterior porch space more enjoyable too as long as you make sure to use a fan rated for outside. An indoor ceiling fan should never be installed outside. Even if the area is screened or enclosed, indoor fans are not rated or approved for any form of moisture. Indoor ceiling fans can cause an electrical fire from a short caused by the elements.
Check with a Walter Electric professional to make sure your fan is installed correctly and rated properly for its use.
Bathroom Fans – More Than An Odor Eater
You may think your bathroom fan’s main job is to help eliminate odor by drawing it outside. True- but it’s actually a fan’s number two job.
The main purpose of a bathroom exhaust fan is to remove moisture from the bathroom. It uses ducting to draw out moisture (not to mention odor) outdoors to improve the air quality in the bathroom. That moisture is what can make that musty smell, encourage mold growth and contribute to a breakdown of wallboard, peeling paint and warped interior doors. Many local building codes require them.
A bathroom fan can be installed in a toilet room or in the center of a bathroom. Your Walter professional will suggest the best place for optimum performance.
Cooking Up Clean Air
No matter if you are Chef Julia Child or Chef Boyardee, a kitchen fan can help keep the smell of tonight’s dinner from seeping into your sheets at night.
Kitchen exhaust fans help remove the air, smoke, steam and smells that come with home cooking. The fans pull air out of the kitchen through exterior vents helping to ventilate the room and provide a better air quality in the home. Steam and grease in the air can settle onto walls and cooking utensils but a properly installed and powered fan can pull it out of the room before it has a chance.
Attic Fans
Attic fans are key during the hottest part of the day to reduce attic heat build up and to draw hot air out of the house. Attic soffit vents need to be sealed property or the fan will pull the cool air from the rest of the house into the attic.
The attic fan is often controlled by a thermostat and hardwired into an electric circuit.