My Attic Fan Is Constantly Running

I m wondering if my powered attic fan should be disabled in winter.

My attic fan is constantly running.

An attic fan with a few blades may pick up a humming noise as it runs on a high speed setting. If your attic fan seems to be running constantly it would be a good idea to bring in a professional to check it out and make sure it s still working properly. Bathroom vents go through the roof and furnace gases go through a brand new flue in the chimney. Read more about why attic fans are a bad idea in my post on attic ventilation.

I just bought my house and i didn t have an attic fan in the last place i lived. It seems to me that there is no drop in temp up in the attic and the fan just stays on continuously as it never can drop below 120f. The best solution is to add a continuous ridge and soffit ventilation system. A new roof was installed in 2004.

House was built 1922 located in the st. You may have such a switch you need to look at the incoming power cable to see if it goes through a temperature switch. Is this soemthing that has an on off switch and it s running up my power bill or am i losing heat in the winter time because it s running. Fan shudders and rattles.

Attic fan running in winter. I hear it constantly running. The only way to get rid of this hum is to continually operate the fan on a low setting or replace the fan with a newer one with more blades. The fan is set to the highest setting of 120f and i checked it several times.

New first time homeowner here. Since it is quiet i can t hear it from any rooms so that s good but i have to go up multiple times to verify it s running. If your attic fan seems to be constantly running it would be a good idea to bring in a professional to check it out and make sure it s still working properly. If your attic fan seems to be running constantly it would be a good idea to bring in a professional to check it out and make sure it s still working properly.

If the switch on temperature is set too low you can bet that the fan will run all summer long and create a noisy disturbance. If the switch on temperature is set too low you can bet that the fan will run all summer long and create a noisy disturbance. Floor has deep cellulose insulation. Sometimes the fan has a manual turnoff switch.