Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Inline fan under whirlybird 2Dec 15, 2022 7:49 am This sounds redundant. Where would the ducting be drawing hot air from? Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Inline fan under whirlybird 4Dec 15, 2022 10:13 am the fundamental principles that the whirly bird works on doesn't require additional air to be directed to it for it to work. Adding fans or ducts to direct more towards it I would imagine would do sweet FA. You would get more value from installing a second and even a third whirly bird if you feel the roof space isn't getting the ventilation it needs. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Inline fan under whirlybird 5Dec 16, 2022 5:26 am We installed a whirlybird over the exhaust fan in a rental property bathroom. We did this not for removing heat but moist air. The bathroom originally had no exhaust The ceiling cavity was very small and the bathroom had a mould issue. This appears to have worked well for the mould issue but as far as cooling down the house i would be very surprised if it helped at all. Re: Inline fan under whirlybird 6Dec 16, 2022 2:37 pm boxhill Noname This sounds redundant. Where would the ducting be drawing hot air from? Good question, have not thought about that. I have air vents under eaves if that makes a difference. those are there so that the colder air comes in via the eaves, while the WB sucks the hot air out. tbh you'd be better off either putting more WBs on, and/or swapping/topping up the ceiling insulation to a higher R value. My home office is hot with computer equipment running virtually 18 hours a day. When it gets unbearably warm I simply step out of my door into the living area which is… 0 5281 Any electricians here please help. 1) Will the Fan need separate switch to ON/OFF/Speed eventhough it comes with Remote 2) how about… 0 1541 I want to build a bigger driveway (without a nature strip) than has been approved under my CDC. I’ve also had a DA approved to build a deck. It looks like I can do this… 0 4929 |