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 Message 1190 
 TOM WALKER to MARK HOFMANN 
 Re: Hey! 
 18 Jul 12 08:55:00 
 
MH>TW> My older house did not have roof peak vents so I instaled tow of the
MH>TW> wind turbing vents. Seems to do the job quite wel of venting attic heat
MH>TW> in the summer. Not having Air I also increased the Attic insulation
MH>TW> from R-8 to about R-35

MH>I have also heard of people installing "whole house fans" that pulls all the
MH>heat up through the house and out through the attic.  Some people still swea
MH>by them, but I still can't live without my A/C.

MH>You can always get warmer, but there is a limit when trying to get cooler.

Fortunatly I can fairly well tollerate dry heat. But I did consider a
whole house fan some time back.
And being a semi deseret area where I live it cools down nicely after
the sun sets
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