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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Mark Tyson

Noctua pitches its PC fans as home heating boosters — active fans beat natural convection

Noctua fans in the home.

Noctua appears to be attempting to break out of its PC DIY niche with a recently penned blog post about efficient home heating. In an article dubbed What is active radiator ventilation and why you should consider it? the Austrian thermal specialist claims that dotting its fans around your home (mostly on or around heat sources) is "a win-win for you and the environment." As it isn't April 1, the idea is worth a closer look, but the images it shares in the blog make us pine for the long-delayed chromax.white fan series.

Heating a home through winter is expensive. Moreover, much of Europe got used to cheap Russian gas in the years leading up to the Ukraine war. The onset of that war would have fast yet significant impacts on fossil fuel pricing, particularly gas used to heat homes and fire power stations. Fuel price pain has meant homeowners are turning down the thermostat a little more and/or seeking heating efficiencies from tech like heat pumps, better insulation, and other measures.

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