IMPORTANT OPERATING TIPS
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Only use it when the outdoor air is cooler than your indoor air.
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Make sure your A/C is off when you run the fan or you’ll be blowing expensive conditioned air
right out of your house!
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We recommend running your AirScape all night long.
Here’s why: The goal is to cool your entire house down, not just the air. It takes time to pull the
heat out of the structure and contents of a house. By ventilating all through the night, the house
starts the next day cooler so you can delay or eliminate running air conditioning the next day.
AirScape Whole House Fans are very energy efficient so running on low speed through the night
will only cost pennies.
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Use high speed to quickly cool down the house and low speed to run quietly through the night.
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Never operate the unit without opening a window – this can create negative pressure in the house
and cause dangerous back drafting with gas appliances.
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You can control where the cooling effect is focused by which windows you open. Visualize
the path the air will take between the open windows and the unit. Generally, the longer the path,
the more overall cooling effect.
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If your home has a basement, extra cooling effect can be achieved by drawing air in through the
basement windows.
MAINTENANCE
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There is no routine maintenance required for the 2.5/2.5e WHF other than to make sure that the
fan blades and damper are kept clean of any possible build up of lint or other debris.
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Blocking the fan discharge during operation could cause premature fan failure if internal
temperatures rise to a very high level. Ensure that no items are placed within 2 feet of the fan
discharge path.
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A re-settable circuit breaker is located on the control box to protect the control board from power
surges. To reset, simply push the button back in.
TIMECLOCKS – AUTOMATED CONTROLS
Please contact AirScape at 866.448.4187 or by email
for information on
using a timeclock or other automated device with an AirScape Whole House Fan.
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