Sturdy window fan

 Hi,

I would like to purchase a window fan for one of two windows (24" x 24"
or 35" w x 21" h) but have been surprised by the poor quality of fans I
see in stores. Can anyone recommend a model with perhaps three speeds
and of build that will last more than a few years?

We will use the fan to help cool a small 1100 sq ft house off in the
summer after the sun has gone down (we are in southern California).

Steve

  I'm in the La Crescenta area so I understand the need for a fan. Take
a look at www.vermontcountrystore.com and look for item 17602. It's
all all metal dual. Not cheap!

Harry


steverossiter@sbcglobal.net wrote:

 

My brother had a larger house (1350SF) that he cooled with a combination of
10K BTU window A/C unit, centrally located, and a dehumidifier with a (I
think it was 5 gallon) collection tank.  He paid a little over a hundred
bucks for the dehumidifier, and the A/C was used, so cost next to nothing.
It worked surprisingly well.  The A/C wasn't strong enough to dehumidify the
whole house (humidity is what makes a house uncomfortable, not heat), but
the dehumidifier was.  The A/C WAS strong enough to keep the house cool
(~74F, which feels cold at low humidity).  Central air conditioning!
Install it yourself!  Supposedly, his electric bill didn't go up too much,
either.  -Dave

 

That's a BAD idea, with the dehumidifier dumping heat indoors.

Nick

 

I don't know about that.  It felt pretty comfortable in his house in
mid-August when they had several days in the 90s with high humidity.  It
must not dump that much heat indoors . . . the 10K window a/c took care of
it nicely.   -Dave