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An attic fan installed underneath a roof. A powered attic ventilator, or attic fan, is a ventilation fan that regulates the heat level of a building's attic by exhausting hot air. A thermostat is used to automatically turn the fan off and on, while sometimes a manual switch is used. An attic fan can be gable mounted or roof mounted. Additional ...
A sewer pipe is normally at neutral air pressure compared to the surrounding atmosphere.When a column of waste water flows through a pipe, it compresses air ahead of it in the system, creating a positive pressure that must be released so it does not push back on the waste stream and downstream traps, slow drainage, and induce potential clogs.
A typical whole-house fan, with louvers closed when not operating. A whole house fan is a type of fan, commonly venting into a building's attic, designed to circulate air in an entire house or other building. The fan removes hot air from the building and draws in cooler outdoor air through windows and other openings.
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The house opens onto a central atrium with an impluvium (open to the sky); the evaporative cooling of the water causes a cross-draft from atrium to garden. Primitive ventilation systems were found at the Pločnik archeological site (belonging to the Vinča culture ) in Serbia and were built into early copper smelting furnaces.
(Reuters) - The Washington Post said on Tuesday it would lay off about 4% of its workforce or less than 100 employees in a bid to cut costs, as the storied newspaper grapples with growing losses.
Garrett is signed for two more seasons with the Browns. But the team has gone 53–76 in seven years since Cleveland drafted him No. 1 overall out of Texas A&M, including this season's 3–12 ...
U.S. President Joe Biden said he remained undecided on whether to issue pre-emptive pardons to protect some public figures who have been threatened with retaliation by his Republican successor ...