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Both homes and commercial facilities need adequate and functional duct fans, exhaust fans, and chimney fans. These provide ventilation to closed-in areas. They push dirty, stale, and polluted air out, providing clean, cool air inside.

Regardless of whether you need a chimney fan or a bathroom exhaust fan, it is important to have it installed by a professional to ensure it’s put in correctly and that it’s the right size for the room it’s ventilating.

To figure out the minimum size exhaust fan for a bathroom, you must first find the volume of the bathroom and then divide that number by five. You’ll also need to determine the amount of noise you prefer, because the amount of noise can be determined when choosing and installing the fan. The noise level is measured by the sone rating, which can range from four (the loudest) down to 0.05 (the quietest).

Many homes and business owners choose to install demand ventilation, which turns on and off as needed. This can reduce overall operating expenses by 30 to 50%. These can be fitted with a new installation, but they can also be retrofitted into existing hoods. This makes it an option for everyone.

Kitchen exhaust fans can create a hazard if not cleaned regularly and adequately. Kitchen fans take in a lot of greases, which can build up in the interior walls of the fans, creating a fire hazard. Restaurant exhaust fans should be cleaned at once every three months. While some restaurants wait longer to save money, doing so is a risky decision.

Depending on the facility, some businesses may use ventilation fans that actual recirculate air already in the building. Depending on the space, this can be used in place of fans that push out of the building in order for fresh air to come in.

A chimney fan is essential and not something an individual or business owner can choose to ignore. Maintaining your chimney fan will help decrease operating costs, lengthen its life, and provide consistently fresh air and ventilation.

Proper fan installation is a very important aspect of property ownership. There are many aspects that go into proper centrifugal ventilation that a lot of people are unaware of. From the placement of a chimney exhaust fan, size of an industrial fan, or the overall sone rating, be sure to know these ventilation essentials.

• Industrial exhaust fans can keep air circulating upwards of 300 times per hour. Laminar industrial fans are very popular in hospital buildings.

Fans are a great way to save money on air conditioning costs. Backing off on central cooling by three degrees could trim overall cost down by 15%.

• Sone rating: The amount of noise fans make is determined by its sone rating. A sone rating of four means the fans are going to be extremely loud, and the lowest sone rating is 0.5, which is barely even audible.
• Taking the volume of the entire room and dividing it by five is the formula needed to calculate the minimum size exhaust fan you will need for a bathroom. Bathrooms that have ceilings over eight-feet-tall could require even more ventilation.
• Roof-mounted utility fans are typically used where a lot of static pressure losses exist. These should not directly interfere with the building’s chimney.
• Electronically commutated motor fans that are installed in a freezer can save up to $200 a year.
• If you are dealing with restaurant exhaust systems, it is important to know how often the fans should be cleaned. Typically one time every three months for restaurant fans, but more often than that can’t hurt.

 
It’s important to consult professionals when dealing with the installation and maintenance of ventilation systems. Whether you’re ventilating municipal buildings, schools, hospitals, warehouses, commercial buildings, restaurants, or residential buildings, it’s important to properly install the correct kind of fans and the necessary amount of fan systems.

Knowing proper placement for chimney fans, when to clean restaurant fans, proper inline duct fan maintenance, and how many commercial centrifugal fans are necessary is the property owner’s responsibility. These are very important aspects of any structure.

High-quality, tested, and durable fans and exhaust systems should not be underestimated. They are a necessary part of any building, home, or business.

Owning and maintaining property can be a stressful ordeal for anyone. There are so many things to keep in mind and if any of them are forgotten, it can be very detrimental to the entire building. Proper ventilation is one aspect that needs a lot of attention. No matter what kind of business it is, proper ventilation should not be underestimated. Here are a few things to keep in mind when installing ventilation systems:

• Fan Volume — Keeping an eye on the overall volume of fans and exhaust systems is often cast aside in the building ventilation process, but it’s something to keep in mind. You don’t want fans that are uncomfortably loud, and you don’t want fans that are so weak they barely even make a sound. The sone rating of a fan determines the sound level, which ranges from 0.4 to four.
• Food Industry — Conventional ventilation in restaurants is extremely important, because if not properly installed, the entire business could fail. If fans and exhaust systems aren’t installed properly in certain areas — like walk-in freezers — the damage will be irreversible. Having professionals install electronically commuted motors (ECM) can save about $200 a fan per year for walk-in freezers. Keeping up with cleaning and maintenance is just as important as keeping up with the cleaning and maintenance of the rest of the restaurant. Typically, restaurant exhaust systems are cleaned once every three months, but proper cleanings more often could be beneficial.
• Hygiene Rooms — Large hygiene rooms, as well as any bathroom in a building, needs correct installation as well. Finding the volume of the room and then dividing that number by five will calculate the minimum size exhaust fan you will need for any size hygiene room. If the height of the ceiling is over eight feet, however, additional venting may be required.
• Large Buildings — Properly ventilating large buildings like hospitals obviously needs to be strategically handled. An industrial-size laminar fan is a great way to ventilate a large area with clean air. The centrifugal force will make the air circulate up to 300 times an hour with a laminar fan. Successful ventilation can lower air conditioning costs as well, by lowering central cooling only three degrees.

 
Spending time planning out a building’s ventilation system should be every property manager’s priority. Don’t have big problems return to haunt you just because you weren’t careful during the ventilation planning process.

Water vapors can cause your home to suffer from mildew, mold, peeling wallpaper, condensation on windows, and rot. Worse, the bathroom isn’t the only place affected by water vapor, either. Any area where you can get water in your home is at risk. The washer. The sink. Even the stove.

Fortunately, an exhaust fan will eliminate water vapor, in turn preventing the issues mentioned. If you properly ventilate your home so that the moisture is sent outside through the exhaust fan, you can save yourself a lot of trouble.

Here’s what you need to know about exhaust fans.

Types of Exhaust Fans
Fans come in many sizes, types, and shapes. It’s hard to say which fan would be best for your home, which is why you should speak to an expert to find out which would benefit the particular rooms in our home. Different rooms will call for different types depending on how big it is and how much moisture is typically absorbed. If you take the volume of the room and divided by five, you’ll find the size of the smallest exhaust fan that you’ll need. However, you can trust a professional to tell you which size would be an exact match for your needs.

Maintenance
The amount of upkeep needed on an exhaust system can also very. Places like restaurants usually clean out their systems every three months or more. Industrial fans are usually cleaned out every month. You could probably get away with less in a residence, but how much less is really up to the same expert that you would talk to about the size. A safe bet for a home is a semi-annual cleaning.

Extra ventilation
Keep in mind that rooms with tall ceilings, specifically over eight-feet, may need additional venting. If you do have an exhaust fan and find that it isn’t doing a good enough job, it may be that the room is too big. Another reason, believe it or not, is under use. If the fan is not used often enough, it can begin to deteriorate. To avoid this, try hooking the light to the fan, so when the light is switched on, the fan automatically starts working as well.

Fan Installation
Installing an exhaust fan is probably not something you should try to do yourself, even if you’re normally pretty handy around the house. There are certain aspects of the installation that only an expert would know about, such as the height that the fan needs to be at, the proximity to other objects in the room, its general location, and venting to the exterior.

Fixing or Replacing the Fan
If you find that there was actually something wrong with your fan that needs to be fixed or replaced, your best bet is to purchase a new one. Once a fan has been misused or broken, there will be constant problems until the resident finally gives up and buys a new one. Save yourself the time, money, and headache, and start fresh.

From restaurant kitchens to warehouses, we’ve learned how essential industrial exhaust fans are to the protection of air quality, safety, and integrity of a business’s products and food. The same ideas also apply in residential settings. Residential bathrooms, for example, should have at least one air duct in order to promote the circulation of quality air and to prevent mold spores and dust from accumulating and growing. People determine the fan size needed by taking the volume of their bathroom and dividing it by 5, and for bathrooms with ceilings higher than eight feet, residential homes will need two exhaust fans.

However, your bathroom isn’t the only place you need a fan. Did you know that another important place in your home requiring ventilation is your kitchen, which actually requires more than just a basic exhaust hood?

For many, the residential kitchen is a sanctuary. It is a place where we make multiple meals a day, feed our family, laugh, cry, and create a lifetime of memories. And while most respectable individuals take it upon themselves to clean their kitchens regularly, people hardly think about the potential gases, bacteria, and other residual molecules floating around the air.

Since there aren’t any formal environmental protection regulations presiding in home kitchens, our lungs, skin, and digestive system are exposed to many a noxious gas, such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, fine and ultra fine particles, and many other pollutants that are a result of meal preparation. In commercial kitchens, exhaust systems are cleaned at least once every three months or more, but residential kitchens often go unchecked for far too long. Consequently, they become a breeding ground for unwanted and unhealthy pollutants.

If you have a gas stove, you need to get the right kitchen exhaust fan. It’s an essential part of keeping the air clean of harmful pollutants. As a rule of thumb, experts recommend that the hood of your kitchen exhaust system be wider than the stove by a few inches on either side. Additionally, the fan should be as close as possible. If it’s more than 30 inches away, you might be a bigger fan.

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In business, the little details are incredibly important, especially when it comes to running a business that caters to consumers in your building. Restaurants, hospitals, and shops, for example, need to make sure that their locations are suitable not only for their employees, but also for their consumers.

This is how you build your business, by making sure that everyone in your organization is taken care of. Ensuring that there are fans and air blowers to move air is also important detail, but may often get lost in the fray when starting a business. When you choose fans, you cannot overlook certain details if you want them to last. Here are three questions you should ask yourself before you make a new purchase.

How Will It Be Used?
You need to first think about the purpose of the fan you’re purchasing. For example, a small shop doesn’t need to have industrial fans. Are you looking for simple exhaust fans for a bathroom? A window fan for a small shop? A few standing fans for an office space? All of these factors will influence your decision. Knowing exactly what you need before you search will help you narrow down your search. You’ll avoid a headache and a lot of wasted time.

How Often Will It Be Used?
How often you’ll be using the fans you purchase will dictate brands, speeds, etc. This is because you need to consider durability. A lower end fan should be okay if it’s for seasonal use, or is only necessary a few days a week. However, if it’s something that will run everyday for long periods of time, you will need to invest in a higher end, longer lasting fan. Durability absolutely must be considered before you settle on a purchase.

Where Will It Be Used?
The right type of fan will depend a lot on the location you need it for. Not only will it differ for each business type, but it will also differ from each room and even the dimensions of the room you place it in. For example, hospitals often need laminar fans, which are able to circulate air 300 times each hour. In addition, choosing something like a fan for a bathroom has requirements. To choose one that works for the space, you need to take the volume of the room and divide by five, and if the ceiling is over eight feet, you’ll need more venting or air blowers in addition to the exhaust fan.

Will you be investing in air blowers and fans anytime soon? What will you be taking into consideration in your investments?

Fans are an essential part of many businesses, and require some occasional maintenance to ensure they continue running efficiently. However, factories and plants need to maintain their fans not only to make sure production stays on track, but to also ensure everyone’s safety, as old fans can pose a fire hazard. Aside from those very serious dangers, other businesses benefit from fans simply because they make things more comfortable. Here are just a few ways they can make businesses better.

Hospitals
Hospitals are known for their crisp, clean air, and a lot of that is down to their circulations. A popular type of fan in hospitals, in fact, is the laminar fan, because it keeps air circulating at about 300 times per hour. In addition to keeping things more comfortable, fans can also save energy. Cutting central by just three degrees F may trim AC costs by about 12 to 15%, a cooling difference that fans can make up for.

Factories and Plants
These buildings feel the biggest benefit of industrial fans. In places like plants and factories, there are a lot of machines running all at once in a confined space, not to mention a ton of people helping run those machines. Consequently, the amount of heat in these buildings can be high enough to start a fire, hurting or killing the employees inside if there were not fans to cool the area down. These building need not only industrial fans on the outside, but small fans inside each machine as well. Otherwise, they may overheat.

Restaurants
The fans most often used in restaurants are called utility fans, and are usually mounted on the roof, with inlets and outlets 90 degrees from each other. They’re normally used in places where high static pressure loss happens. Restaurants simply could not function without the help of Pennbarry fans. With the amount of cooking and the human capacity in these establishments, the heat would be unbearable if it wasn’t for fans.

Are you or your business thinking about investing in Pennbarry fans’ products? How will air blowers benefit your workplace? We would love to hear!

Breathing is second nature, something we do without much thought. But have you taken the time to think about the things that you’re breathing in? Whether you realize it or not, indoor air can often contain a plethora of pollutants, allergens, and excess moisture, and dust particles. For individuals with bronchial conditions or allergies, this can be especially troubling.

Luckily, we have means of combating indoor air pollution, in just about every indoor space possible. Check out 4 different ways exhaust fans are used to filter air and regulate its quality:

Hospitals
In hospitals, air quality matters a great deal. With people’s lives and health at stake, it’s important to ensure that indoor pollutants and allergies are kept at bay. This keeps patients’ health at an optimal level and promotes further healing where necessary. To keep air quality up to snuff, hospitals utilize powerful laminar exhaust fans that circulate air up to 300 times per hour.

Factories and Warehouses
In industrial settings, machinery can get hot. In order to keep products cool and dry and to keep production standards satisfactory, warehouses utilize commercial exhaust fans, helping to de-fumigate and cool down the workspace. In warehouses that produce food items, these fans can be especially important.

Kitchens
From commercial kitchens to home kitchens, exhaust fans are important to clear the air of smoke, odors, and grease using the fan’s air blower. Because commercial, restaurant kitchens have such a high volume of customers each day, their commercial exhaust fans have to be cleaned once every three months.

Bathrooms
Bathroom exhaust fans are among the most common out there. They are used to rid the bathroom of odors and excess moisture that can build up and cause mold spores. However, when a bathroom ceiling is more than eight feet high, more than one exhaust fan vent is typically needed.

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When running a business, the expenses accrued in operation costs are endless and relentless. Because of this, finding more cost-efficient processes can lead to substantial increases in profits. One important factor for any company, is the regulation of indoor temperatures and air quality to ensure the reliability of products.

Between moderating temperature and circulating the air, a lot of power is expended by these systems. Even though temperature can have a large effect on production, minute variations are not usually enough to cause any harm. Just a few degree difference can have a substantial impact on energy bills.

Even just easing back on central cooling by only three degrees Fahrenheit can cut down on air conditioning costs by 12 to 15%. Industrial exhaust fans can circulate air and keep it cool in the absence of the extra power needed from a cooling system while still remaining more cost efficient than those three degrees.

While some areas can do with lowering interior temperature by a few degrees, other systems that require precise temperatures can still benefit from industrial fans. Because any company dealing with food or perishables must ensure the safety of their inventory, freezers are essential for keeping them from spoiling.

However, without adequate power, there is no guarantee that the freezers will be able to keep cool enough without draining large amounts of electricity. But installing efficient industrial exhaust fan motors, specifically of the “electronically commutated” (ECM) variety, on a small, two-fan walk-in freezer can save up to around $200 a year per fan on energy costs.

If these options are not quite enough to adequately decrease energy consumption, a demand ventilation control system can prevent a cooling or heating system from overexerting themselves. Because these controls can automatically adjust temperature by increasing power or shutting down when the ideal temperature is reached at any given time without the need for manual supervision, they can actually reduce the costs to operate industrial exhaust fan systems anywhere from 30 to 50%. These demand control systems can be setup on new installations, as well as retrofitted to existing hoods.

High operation costs can easily fly under the radar, but effectively reducing them can lead to considerable savings.

While the damage wasn’t significant, one Wisconsin business was left to clean up the centrifugal cooking vat and chimney fans after a fire broke out inside Kettle Foods Potato Chip Factory on the morning of Monday, Nov. 2. The City of Beloit Fire Department responded at 8:50 a.m. to the factory located in Beloit, WI, according to the Madison-area NBC affiliate NBC15.com.

When firefighters arrived on the scene they saw smoke coming out of the chimney exhaust fans on the roof of the building, located at 3150 Kettle Way. Fortunately, all of the employees were able to escape the factory safely and the fire department had the blaze under control within about 30 minutes.

Additionally, fire officials said the fire only ended up doing about $170 worth of damage. The fire itself didn’t do any real damage to the structure of the building as it was contained to one of the centrifugal cooking vats, according to Beloit Fire Department Deputy Chief Joseph Murray.

The direct cause of the fire is still under investigation.

It’s unclear if the factory has any sort of demand ventilation controls, which typically reduce the cost to operate an exhaust system by anywhere from 30 to 50% and can be installed on either new installations or retrofitted to existing hoods. It’s also unclear if they had any utility fans, which are normally roof-mounted with the inlet and outlet 90 degrees from each other and are typically used where high-static pressure losses exist.

While the centrifugal cooking vat is believed to have been at the center of the problem, it’s also possible the issue could have stemmed from a lack of sufficient cleaning. On average, restaurant exhaust systems are typically cleaned at least once every three months, but sometimes more. It has yet to be determined if regular maintenance of the factory’s exhaust fans were properly adhered to.