Stephani Stephenson on wed 3 feb 10
Thanks Patty , I have definitely been looking into attic fans the house a=
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just to take the hot air out of the u pper portion
I have been looking at those turbine fans..( i think of them as 'turban' =
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fans, because they=3D20
have a sort of turban like profile) the passive, non powered fans you se=
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rather than powered fans , but=3D20
will check out the solar..p.s.=3D20
anyone have a comparison on how these 2 work?
am also thinking about whether a 'mister' for damp cabinets. i have som=
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bowls of water in damp cabinets, but some of the area misters they have m=
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nocely...anyone tried this? solar powered misters maybe?
Steph
Patty wrote:
Costco is selling a solar attic fan for under $300. We put two on the
house, two in the woodworking shop and one in the pottery studio (300 sq
ft). All structures without ceilings, (open beams or rafters). They rea=
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lly
suck the heat out when the sun shines.
Stephani Stephenson on wed 3 feb 10
Kathy, re the ceiling fan issue and dust...
These attic style fans would exhaust air,rather than blow air
though certainly swamp coolers introduce air, as do open windows etc,=3D20
introduce currents of air...
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i cannot imagine a studio without active air circulation , especially one=
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temperature and comfort level will depend on it.
i think it takes very little to set clay/dust particles into motion. so i=
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am thinking better to=3D20
1.keep it clean 2. cotinue to wear a respirator when needed
3. take some of that activity outside
and 2. get those microscopic particles at least flowing out rather than =
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hanging about...
also the evaporative cooler would tend to introduce moisture, which would=
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possibly carry=3D20
the little buggers back down...in the same way a rainstorm cleans the ai=
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r... i have done=3D20
this occasionally when i have set particles in motion working with dry =
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though i wear a mask,=3D20
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dry materials are put into a container sometimes you see a little cloud e=
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container...i'll take a spray bottle and spritz the air over and around =
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the container, to=3D20
clear the air=3D20
just my thoughts as i mull over this very valid question.
thanks for the thoughts
stephani
Stephani Stephenson on wed 3 feb 10
Snail
thanks for the recommendation re swamp cooler...
and your mist-er
i like your=3D20
innovation and resourcefulness, as always!
Stephani
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