Now it does not matter whether you run the bathroom fan or not some of the warm air will always escape into the duct.
Inline fan blowing into attic noise.
The outlet on the discharge side of panasonic fans is as wide as the blower wheel.
Giving air a greater access to the blower wheel cuts down on noise and makes the ventilation process more efficient.
Because they are located within the ducting inside the attic space they aren t close to the room that they are being used for.
Runs smooth and quiet.
This setup requires an in line centrifugal fan mounted in the attic drawing air simultaneously from both bathrooms see photo.
This seems like a different issue to me.
The duct should be smooth and straight with as few bends as possible.
Every extractor fan has a damper or valve.
The fan s installation instructions should specify the diameter of the duct.
Using a fan to blow hot air out of the attic doesn t address the radiant heat flow from the roof to the attic floor.
If the attic fan isn t turning on it could be an electrical issue a problem with the thermostat or the motor of the fan that s not working.
The kitchen vent fan must exhaust directly to the outside not into an attic crawlspace or a space between floors.
Thanks john that s what i pointed out when he was considering an exhaust fan hence the bad idea part of my original question.
My idea is to vent the build up of hot air that has risen to the ceiling in the hotspot rooms into the attic so that air from cooler parts of the house can move in.
Low cfm similar to a bathroom vent 300cfm and only in the hot spots basically by adding an inline ducting fan to the return ducts for the hotspot rooms.
Much of that heat then conducts downward and finds its way into the house.
You d often blow air from one bathroom into the other and local building inspectors wouldn t approve it.
Keeping the exhaust outlet at the same width as the blower wheel means less turbulent airflow as it enters the duct and less noise.
But technically that damper can t prevent the warm air from escaping into the ducting.
But in reference to your response i m not sure how creating positive pressure in the attic via a fan blowing in would allow conditioned air to spill into the attic.
For those with well insulated roofs the noise will almost become non existent.
But with inline duct fans noise is no longer an issue.
Fine tuned for minimum vibration with a sturdy vegan leather cover that further muffles any sound or.
But while you can t have two fans with one vent you can make one fan and one vent serve two bathrooms.
Small diameter ducts could trap grease creating a fire hazard.
Powerful fan puts out only 50 db noise level.
This significantly decreases the noise level of the fan.
Your attic fan may not be turning on because of an electrical problem like a tripped circuit breaker a blown fuse or a bad connection.
Heavy hitting blower with a fan speed of 2450 rpm for an air flow of 440 cfm.
