re: Whole house fan opinions

We had one growing up also and about the only time it was run was early fall and when mother burned something in the kitchen. That sucker would clear smoke out of the house quick too.

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we suffered because his depression era arse barely used the A/C and we were not allowed to touch the thermostat.

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Same here. I didn't know how to use a thermostat until I moved out of my parents' house.

Mr Dupre, my daddy's Podna, had one at his camp on Bayou Sale. It worked really good. But it was a camp. I wouldn't put one In a house down south. A shed or camp would be fine.

Panasonic makes something called the ERV 100, and I think thatbis the model fan that will eliminate the humidity problem. There’s one for dry and one for wet air.

It doesn’t do the entire house on one unit but just a main location like bedroom hallways, living room, or kitchen. I also think it has a heat exchanger in them.

Thanks all for the replies. I’ve been away from Louisiana for about 16 years, so I forgot that it doesn’t cool down much at night in the summer. Where I’m at, it’s dry and typically cool at night, so I may look into one.