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Old 10-26-13, 11:11 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Xringer View Post
One thing surprised me. Even when the sun was dim, sucking the air
out of the attic, didn't really drop the temperature up there very much..
I had expected to see a pretty rapid drop in air temp (in the peak area)
when the blower started moving 200cfm downstairs..

But, that wasn't the case. The temp drop was pretty slow.
I think the main reason it dropped below the set-point,
was due to the lack of solar..
Yep, I've found this to be the case too. This is why I've recommended and plan on adding additional fans to harvest more heat. I've had my fans going after 10pm sometimes...
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