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An apparatus which may be used year-round for dehumidifying air in the enclosed space of a building to comfortably allow a higher temperature during summer conditions and for exchanging air in the enclosed space year-round with fresh air to provide a more healthful environment within the building. T

An apparatus which may be used year-round for dehumidifying air in the enclosed space of a building to comfortably allow a higher temperature during summer conditions and for exchanging air in the enclosed space year-round with fresh air to provide a more healthful environment within the building. The apparatus includes a fan mounted on or otherwise adjacent the basement floor or other bottom floor and a conduit connecting the fan outlet to an opening in an outside wall for removing stale relatively damp air from the bottom floor level and discharging it out of the building. Vents as needed are provided in upper floors for circulating relatively dry air downwardly toward the bottom floor. The air extracted is replaced by fresh air through cracks or the like in the building or by an opening provided in an outside wall at an upper level of the building.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In combination with a building having an enclosed space, a bottom floor, and an outside wall having an opening above ground level, said wall opening having a cross-sectional area, apparatus for year-round conditioning air within the enclosed space, the apparatus comprisin

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In combination with a building having an enclosed space, a bottom floor, and an outside wall having an opening above ground level, said wall opening having a cross-sectional area, apparatus for year-round conditioning air within the enclosed space, the apparatus comprising conduit means having an air outlet and connected to said wall opening for discharging air through said wall opening to the exterior of the building and further having an air inlet end, said air outlet having a cross-sectional area substantially equal to the cross-sectional area of said wall opening, a fan means adjacent the bottom floor and connected to said air inlet end of said conduit means for removing air from the bottom floor level and discharging the air through said conduit means and the wall opening to the exterior of the building.