I am now a believer in powered attic ventilation.
Sizing an attic fan.
A whole house attic fan is installed in the ceiling between the top floor and the attic as a supplement to air conditioning.
Cfm cubic feet per minute is a measure of the amount of air the fan moves in a minute.
Attic fan size calculation attic fan size cfm 0 7 x sq ft area of the attic formula 1 the size of an attic fan is calculated in terms of cfm.
A fan sized using the above formula would cause 10 to 30 air exchanges per hour depending on the height of the attic more than the recommendation for a steam filled bathroom.
How to size a whole house attic fan.
A whole house fan sucks warm house.
Help determine optimal sizing of solar attic fans.
However i think the fan sizing above is excessive.
The formula above gives an approximate.
This attic ventilation calculator computes the size and number of solar powered attic fans to achieve the proper ventilation for your attic.