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Air Cooling Techniques: Installation AND Buying Tips

This document discusses various air cooling techniques for homes including ceiling fans, window fans, whole house fans, evaporative coolers, and chilled beam systems. It provides details on how each system works and tips for installation and use. Key points covered include that ceiling fans create wind chill to cool rooms, window fans should be placed on the leeward side, whole house fans pull hot air out of the attic, and evaporative coolers lower air temperature through evaporation. Benefits and drawbacks of chilled beam systems are also outlined.

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Air Cooling Techniques: Installation AND Buying Tips

This document discusses various air cooling techniques for homes including ceiling fans, window fans, whole house fans, evaporative coolers, and chilled beam systems. It provides details on how each system works and tips for installation and use. Key points covered include that ceiling fans create wind chill to cool rooms, window fans should be placed on the leeward side, whole house fans pull hot air out of the attic, and evaporative coolers lower air temperature through evaporation. Benefits and drawbacks of chilled beam systems are also outlined.

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AIR COOLING TECHNIQUES

 Getting rid of unwanted heat


 Getting rid of inefficient appliances
 Make cool choices when roofing / painting
 Shading devices

INSTALLATION
AND
BUYING TIPS
T Ceiling fans
 They work to cool by creating a low level wind
Y chill effect throughout a room.
P  Fans should have multiple speed settings so
that air flow can bee reduced at lower
E A temperature.
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F C Window fans
 They are a reasonable option for ventilation.
O They should be located on the leeward (down
O wind) side of the house facing up.
 Interior doors must remain open to allow air
L flow.
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T Whole house fan
Y  It is mounted in a hallway ceiling on the top
floor.
P  The fan sucks air from the house and blows
E A it into the attic.
S I
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O Evaporative Coolers
F C  Also known as swamp coolers, they are less common
than vapor compression air conditioners, but they are a
O practical alternative in very dry areas.
O  They work by pulling fresh outside air through moist
pads where the air is cooled by evaporation.
L  An evaporative cooler can lower the temperature of
I outside air by as much as 30 degrees.
 They can save as much as 75% on cooling costs during
N summers.
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T CHILLED BEAM SYSTEM
Y There are two different types of chilled-beam systems: passive and active.
P Each system has a cooling coil, and supplies cooling by means of
circulating cool water through the coils and inducing room air
E Aacross the cooled coils.
S IBenefits:
 Chilled beams are quieter than VAV systems and are easy to maintain. 
R Fan use is minimized, which saves energy.
 Better air distribution pattern.
O
F CDrawbacks:
 Chilled beams may cost up to 15-percent more than conventional VAV systems
O Many engineers aren't very familiar with this technology.
O There's a limit to how much cooling can be accomplished by a chilled beam.
 Adequate space between the top of the passive beam and the bottom of the structure
L to make sure warm air can rise, turn, and go past the heat exchanger's cooling fins.
I
These systems are better for projects where your air-conditioning system is sized based on heating and cooling loads
Nrather than ventilation.
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