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Re:Ask HN: Do I place the fan so that it blows air inwards o... by strawcomb on Monday May 28, 2018 @05:03AM (#17171402)
Fans -> cool human via wind-chill [1]

Air conditioning -> cool human by cooling environment

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_chill

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Re:Ask HN: Do I place the fan so that it blows air inwards o... by cbr on Monday May 28, 2018 @08:19AM (#17172026)
You can also use fans to cool the environment, trading hot inside air for cooler outside air. For example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole-house_fan
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Re:Ask HN: Do I place the fan so that it blows air inwards o... by innocentoldguy on Monday May 28, 2018 @12:35PM (#17173308)
Whole house fans are great. They cool the house, clear out the 150ΒΊ air radiating from the attic, and also take a lot less energy than air-conditioners. I use both, but my air-conditioner runs a lot less since I installed the attic fan.
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Re:Ask HN: Do I place the fan so that it blows air inwards o... by taneq on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @01:41AM (#17185352)
Same. Well, it's an evaporative air conditioning unit but 90% of the time we don't turn on the evap function (which is only really useful on days which are very dry and not too hot) but just run it as a fan in the evenings. Blows all the hot air out of the house and replaces it with cool night air in minutes.
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