Case study in simple office cooling

Hot Office Problem
It's not uncommon to have a south-facing window, and as much as we like the view from our office, there is a problem. In summer as the morning progresses we can feel the heat gain through our south-facing window as the sun reaches its zenith. For the rest of the day the office remains hot and can become stifling. Work rate decreases. Mistakes increase :-x

Office Cooling Solution Step 1
Rather than get an air conditioner to rattle away in the corner, we decided to lower the window blind before mid morning on the big window in the office and to use natural ventilation. So we opened the windows. Both windows are on the south side so whilst it was an improvement the air movement through the windows was limited :-|

Office Cooling Solution Step 2
The office has its access door from outside on the east side of the building. So we opened it and held it open with a bungee. Soon we had doors and windows banging shut as air rushed in or out of the office. Whilst the canister of bungees was out, it seemed like a good idea to use some more bits of hooked elastic to hold the internal doors and the toilet window open. Great. No more banging windows or doors and reasonable air flow though the office. With only a slight breeze outside we get outside air (which is always cooler than inside air,) flowing through the office :-)

But There Is Still A Problem
The recent hot weather has been from a 'blocking high'. It's because the jet stream is well above the UK that there is a large area of high pressure sitting over the British Isles. Not only does this high pressure give us clear blue skies and hot weather, it also means that there is precious little wind or even a light breeze. It means that our office does not have enough air moving through even with doors and windows open :-(

Office Cooling Solution Step 3
Seeing that a small part of our business is the supply of wall mounted fans it seemed like a good idea to use one of these fans in the office. It was the clever placement that made it really work. The office is long and narrow and the fan was mounted at one end near the door. With the oscillation function switched off it was left set at an angle which helps to pull air though the doorway from outside and blow the air through the length of the office. Bliss - fresh relatively cool air flowing through the office even when there is no breeze outside :-)

And here is a plan view of our office complete with 'cheap as chips' office cooling...

Effective office cooling with natural ventilation and a wall mounted oscillating fan....Genius!

You to could probably work wonders cooling your work place with a wall mounted fan. Heres the line up that we offer...

The Cyclone 45T-W 18"Ø wall mounted oscillating fan

The Cyclone 50W 20" Ø oscillating wall mounted fan

The Cyclone 650T-W 26"Ø oscillating wall mounted fan

The Cyclone 750W 30"Ø wall mounted oscillating fan