I live in South Florida and am trying to cool a room without air circulation adjacent to a room with an air conditioning vent. Would the fan help?
1144861
Well, I live on the other end of the diagonal - in the Pacific Northwest. I have used these fans very successfully to move heat through walls to rooms adjacent a large slow combustion fireplace that comes equipped to circulate the air in the main room only. They work extremely well. The rooms next door are really snug and the air circulates back via connecting doors. One thing I did was to change the electric power cabling so it runs inside the wall cavities to standard wall switches with timers and all that fancy stuff. But the basic answer is - yes they are good news. - Colin
1144862
my only answer to your question is, it depends...if the room that you're moving air FROM is cooler (air conditioned) there will be a slight change in the temperature and air quality in the "non-vented" room, although, you'll have to remember this fan will only move about 200 cubic feet of air per minute and any benefit of comfort you receive in the non-vented room, will be at the expense of the air conditioned room.
1144863
it might, the problem is if you are putting air through a wall, the air from one side has to be replaced with air from somewhere else, and the air going into the other room has to displace air in that room, so if you have doors/hallways/etc. that will allow air to "circulate". Kind of hard to explain but in my situation I had a similar instance where I had a dehumidifier in a room and I wanted that air to go into the room next to it, so I installed this fan in the wall that separates the two rooms. I leave the door open in the room with the dehumidifier and the door open in the room where I want the air to go to, this allows air to travel back to the room where the dehumidifier is located, the fan helps to create circulation of air between the rooms. Hopefully this makes some sense, if you have two completely sealed off rooms the trick will be to get air that can flow back to the room where the fan is pulling from. I ramble, good luck, my fan is working great and runs 24 hours to help with my dehumidification in my basement rooms.
1144864
The fan is not quiet, but would pull some cool air from room to room. But cool air will seek a lower section of a room, so fan should be placed low to pull cool air.
1177492
Contrary to what many seem to believe, fans don't actually "cool" the air. The reason fans make the air feel "cooler" is because of the air flow they cause, which increases convection heat loss. Essentially the wind is causing moisture on your skin to evaporate, which helps you eliminate body heat. That being said, there is no sense in leaving a fan on when you are not in the room, it is merely wasting energy, and the electricity required to run it, actually produces heat!
1533328
Sort of. If it is placed by an open window it will draw in air that is cooled and the fan spreads the cooled air. We use ours as an humidifier, and it still cools. But remember, this is an evaporative cooler -- buy for the size of room.
1493179
It will work to keep the air in the room a pretty constant temperature by mixing the air. It is also quite capable of moving a lot of air and will create quite a breeze in a room. The vortices created by the fan might help bring air in from the outside, but that isn;t what its designed to do. Mainlt designed to miz the air inside a room or area. Still, if you have cooler air coming in from a window, it will mix it with the warmer air in the house and help create overall cooling temp.
1568451
It will help a little, but it won't cool the whole floor to an acceptable level. Only the room you have it in will get acceptably cool. The other 3 rooms will feel like there isn't much cooling going on(even if you close all the windows).
1120140
The purpose of the fan is to remove the heat from the enclosed environment by forcing air out which causes cooler air to be drawn in. If you simply place the fan inside of the enclosed area, it will only serve to circulate the warm air and thus never provide any cooling at all. Do not install it without having a hole for the fans to be mounted to as well as an equally sized hole on the opposite side of the enclosure to allow for cooler air to come in. This is a great question to ask though.
726266
No. Not at all. I use mine to keep air flowing in my South Florida bedroom. In the winter my windows are open, but in the summer I use it with the windows closed and AC on and it works wonderfully. I often use it lying on it's back - pointing up at the ceiling - just to keep the air moving throughout the room.
549443
I believe so, we live in Virginia Beach, Hot and Humid summers and it works great here in cooling a room and those in it. The moisture coming out of the fan I believe would work for the dry desert heat also.
909992
Thank you for your inquiry. The Air King 9166 fan will not cool your home if it hotter outside than inside. It can cool your home when it's cooler outside than inside.
1538149
It depends on the size of the room, but it really should do a pretty good job, regardless. Our family room isn't connected to our central heating system so I use my 630 Mid-size Whole Room Vornado Fan to move air from the kitchen, which has a vent, into the family room, which does not. I have run it on the middle setting and find that it does a pretty good job without blowing stuff all over the place, but the distance involved is only about 10'. If I went to the highest setting, my guess is that it would circulate air in a much larger space, although there might be some noise issues in that case, and a stiff breeze near the fan. Strong little fan!
1441329
It works pretty well in a small room. It exchanges the air over a period of time. I don't think it works well when there is lots of humidity outside. This is not a high velocity fan!
2056337
This fan does not cool the air. It moves air well, allowing for a warmer setter on the AC control, because it feels cooler when the air is moving.
649343
While it may be what you're looking for, I wouldn't recommend it. This fan is not weatherproof and is also not sealed. It would allow both bugs and airflow to come in through the gaps even when it's not running. Plus many exterior walls are too thick for this fans maximum thickness setting. Good luck though.
321023
I doubt it it sounds like you need an air conditioner if it's "very hot". If you had some cross ventilation it might help, but even with two windows a fan isn't the answer in really hot weather.
1010216
Not a problem. It is definitely safe to do this. No, it doesn't have a fan, but the heat dissipates because your hard drive is not enclosed. You'll be fine as long as you're in a climate-controlled room. There is also an on-off switch if you do choose to turn it off to save energy when not in use.
143862
Only if you want to use the internal blower( which does not move very much air). I use a extra regular fan to circulate air in the garage.
1975264
Yes. As well as I use ceiling fans. I have an old home with a lot of walls and it cools the entire downstairs.