From: "Otto Mation (Caroline Freisen)" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Fan doesn't cool loft
Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 22:17:07 GMT

On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 17:47:52 -0400, "Howard Kaikow"
 wrote:

>"Otto Mation (Caroline Freisen)"  wrote in message
>news:bjvua29ttm4l25kjt106iu55sfg5h38oin@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 13:53:46 -0400, "Howard Kaikow"
>>  wrote:
>>
>> >The loft is full sized with the roof forming a cathedral ceiling.
>> >
>> >We are restricted as to what we could do.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Yeah, condos are the world's most complicated way to avoid having to
>> mow your own lawn.  '-)
>>
>> Your CC&Rs probably have you hamstrung on all possibilities, but... is
>> there any chance you could get the "board" to agree to allowing you to
>> put an "attic vent" type of turbine on your roof?  There is one on the
>> web that is photovoltaic operated, meaning free electricity, for about
>> a hundred or so bucks.  You'd have to cut a hole in the ceiling/roof
>> and finish off the inside, then install some sort of attactive
>> grillwork to mask it in the ceiling, but this might be a good solution
>> since Florida's winters aren't likely to feeze you out. You can put a
>> cut-off switch in it so you can stop it from "ventilating" the loft
>> when its not needed.  You just have to convince the condo committee...
>
>
>Haven't been to Florida in 15+ years.
>


Sorry!  My bad.  Thought you said you live in Florida.    Too
many threads, not enough spools.

CF