subject: Solar Powered Window Fans Will Slash Your Electric Bill [print this page] Placing a few solar powered window fans at strategic places can dramatically reduce your energy bill. Solar fans are a huge asset when trying to slash that electric bill, plus once installed correctly will create comfort as well.
Many people know that placing a few gable attic fans in the attic will reduce the cooling costs of your home, but what helps almost as much is having a few well placed windw fans. We found we could keep our home well within the comfort level even in the hot August months.
There are a few tricks to doing this and we soon discovered that EVEN ONE NIGHT of missing a few important and key steps resulted in a hot house for a day until we could get it cooled back down.
And all you need is a few fans, and if you really want to cut costs, then you will want to use solar powered window fans.
If you are using solar already and have a few solar panels attached to your roof then you will be all set but even if this is the first solar powered anything you try, there are some really simple solar powered fan units available on Amazon for pretty reasonable.
Tip #1: You will need one window fan blowing hot air OUT and the other fan blowing cool air IN.
Tip #2: Important! The fan blowing cool air IN will need to be at the part of the house that gets the most shade.
Tip #3: The fan blowing the hot air OUT needs to be running all night. If it is cool in the morning, wear a jacket. You will not be sorry you cooled it down when the afternoon rolls around.
Tip#4: CLOSE your windows first thing in the morning and trap the cool air inside for as long as you can. Once the warm air starts forcing it's way in then go back to running your solar powered window fans.
