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Hank:

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.. if the ‘squitoes and langao are already in house .. it appeals to my common sense that disrupting the air will whip these bugs around big time and keep them from entering. From the sanitation, disease transmitted/Dengue point of view this solution appeals to me. Of course the house has to be screened to support it’s effectiveness. On Amazon, they can be had for around $250.00  Question is, why isn’t this devise more widely used there?


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Regarding dengue, your door fan suggestion might seem a reasonable idea anyway. But, perhaps one reason why fans are not more widely used might be that in a country of a hundred million, in most provinces the dengue infection rates are only eleven cases per day over the first six months this year. (<2,000 cases). Also, except for one or two areas, the death rate from dengue is less that 30 people per province over the full half year. I guess people think it's worth the risk anyway?

For example ...

Mannymalistic:
Nice map. It would seem like the odds are fairly low in Luzon, relative to the Visayas. It seems like the door fan would still be desirable to keep out flies.  Theyre just nasty little guys that contaminate everything they land on. 

Peter:

--- Quote from: Mannymalistic on August 05, 2019, 12:13:56 AM --- ..... On Amazon, they can be had for around $250.00  Question is, why isn’t this devise more widely used there?

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Unsure of what device you are referencing, but I assume it is a door fan of some description, as this is the subject matter.

The Philippines has one of the highest, if not the highest, electricity tariffs in east Asia, as well as extreme poverty. So that, IMHO, may be the primary reasons for the procurement and operation of door fans being beyond the reach of most 'Juan sa kalye'.

Some companies or individuals may have them installed in their premises, but in the last 10 years we've been here, I've only seen two installed. One in a high end restaurant entrance, the other in a warehouse.

Not to say there aren't others, but we haven't come across them (yet?).

Peter

Edit. I should have mentioned that in both instances the fans were installed in an enclosed space, between the entrance door and the door to the premises proper and I can't remember if they were "suck in" or "blow out",   :-[ :-[ :-[

Peter

Mannymalistic:
Just to clarify, the fan I refer to is a long squirrel cage type above and at the width of the door frame.  It blows a “curtain” of air downwards thus creating a barrier of wind that prevents bug entry.  The devise neither adds pressure nor vacuum to the interior of the house.  For home use, it would turn on when the door is opened to enter and turns off once you’re through the door or screen that just closed behind you., all of about 7 second maybe?  Although electricity is very expensive there, I would think that the short run time would add minimal cost relative to the current draw of other home appliances like an A/C for example. Of course affordability would be prioritized accordingly.

Peter:

--- Quote from: Mannymalistic on August 10, 2019, 03:28:54 PM ---Just to clarify, the fan I refer to is a long squirrel cage type above and at the width of the door frame.  It blows a “curtain” of air downwards thus creating a barrier of wind that prevents bug entry.  ................................



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Thanks for the equipment clarification, Manny.

Most families in our Barangay, have monthly electricity bills of around PhP 1,700.00 to 2,300.00 (according to the wife) when running just one or two fans in conjunction with lights, a fridge and a TV. The running cost of an additional large fan set above an entrance door, would be hard to justify. If they could afford the US$ 250.00 or so, procurement price that is.

Most Filipino homes I've been in, do not have A/Cs, although we have them fitted in all 4 bedrooms in our home. The price of a single 0.75 HP A/C is around PhP 13,000.00 and the monthly individual running cost is about PhP 1,500 for 12 hours nightly use.
A purchasing price that is probably out of reach of an average worker, let alone the operating costs..

As our Barangay is typical of the Bataan/Pampanga area, I would hazard a guess that other areas will be similar in cost of living and employment remuneration.

Of course, as we are all rich millionaire foreigners,  ;) ;) then we would be able to afford it! Or not LOL!

Peter

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