Piggyback question on freezing.

Mike Corazzi

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I don't have a bunch of trees like some of you do. MOST of them are on racks under a house overhang. South exposure. The overhang moderates chill somewhat.
The overhang has a couple ceiling fans.
Thus the question:
Would you run the fans at night? I know orchards use wind propellers and I'm just curious if you think it would be good to run the fans or not.
Thanks.
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Fans only help under specific conditions (inversion). I doubt normal fans would even work properly even in the appropriate conditions.

A large percentage of heat loss is often radiative loss so the good news is that in marginal conditions the awning is providing shielding from the coldness of space.
 
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