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Old 07-31-2019, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Robbie0723 View Post
Toymeister, I'd be interested to learn more from you once I'm transplanted.
I'll give you the answer now in three parts:

The hours and time the fans run

The cost of operation and how the fan choice impacts the operate cost

How you can use this data relative to solar fans

I operate the fan by remote bulb thermostat. On at 120 degrees off at 117.

It operated 49 hours in July
34 June
59 May
April to November no operation
30 October
28 September
60 August

The attic temp has a delayed effect. It gets hot after solar noon and cools rapidly with any rainfall. The typical start time is 1:00 pm and runs 3-4 hours, the fan cools it fairly quickly.

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