Actually, I never use inward-facing fans at all. I use my fans on the downwind-side windows, all facing outward. Having an inward-facing fan stirring up the air seems counter-productive, so I just let the exhaust fans pull all the hot air out, while cooler air flows steadily and smoothly in through all the other windows. I've cooled my place this way for, oh, 35 years? Something like that. It works like a charm.
Also, if I run a fan during the day, when the house is shut up tight (a very rare occurrence) I arrange it to blow past me but not directly at me. That way, I don't feel like I'm suffocating if I have to walk away from the fan for whatever reason. *g*
Oh, and I do all my cooking at night with an exhaust fan in the kitchen window, and package up the meals in plastic containers or dishes. Then during the day, I can just microwave things and which doesn't heat up the kitchen the way the stove would.
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Date: 2011-07-21 06:50 pm (UTC)Also, if I run a fan during the day, when the house is shut up tight (a very rare occurrence) I arrange it to blow past me but not directly at me. That way, I don't feel like I'm suffocating if I have to walk away from the fan for whatever reason. *g*
Oh, and I do all my cooking at night with an exhaust fan in the kitchen window, and package up the meals in plastic containers or dishes. Then during the day, I can just microwave things and which doesn't heat up the kitchen the way the stove would.