WhisperGreen Select™ Wiring

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  • @calisurfduuuddee8183
    @calisurfduuuddee8183 2 роки тому +27

    Putting a schematic on the product would have saved me a lot of time.
    Professionals need to see diagrams

  • @Sparky_Mark
    @Sparky_Mark 3 роки тому +158

    Who else is on a ladder watching this?

  • @benriker9589
    @benriker9589 6 років тому +6

    Thanks - super helpful! I'm an electrical engineer and I was still scratching my head after reading the Panasonic manual that came with the fan.

    • @kdcarver
      @kdcarver 6 років тому +3

      Agreed. The manual is confusing.

    • @twisterwes
      @twisterwes 4 роки тому +3

      I got even more confused after watching this video. In the end, I just wanted everything together and the whole light plus fan come on from a single switch. I wish I could separate the light and the fan, so the fan can quietly run with the lights off, but I just gave up

    • @brianlutz7813
      @brianlutz7813 Рік тому +2

      That manual is horrendous

    • @smshh33
      @smshh33 2 місяці тому

      @@brianlutz7813 The manual sucks, both in content and format. Just make a booklet with pages that turn, not an unfolding mess in 4 languages.

  • @ryusei323
    @ryusei323 8 місяців тому +2

    It’s rare to get instructionals this helpful. This is perfect.

  • @kdcarver
    @kdcarver 6 років тому +26

    You did not go over how the night light module works and is wired. Can you show this ?

  • @allen7563
    @allen7563 7 років тому +3

    Great! Clears up a lot. Thank you. If that were linked from the Panasonic site it would have saved a lot of grief.

    • @garage2887
      @garage2887 3 роки тому

      LOL we had a sticker with a QR code on the fan that said “scan code for wiring directions”

  • @Ariccio123
    @Ariccio123 7 років тому

    I just noticed a really nice detail while installing mine, they included a ferrite bead on the grounding wire in the junction box - which will help keep internally generated noise out of the house wiring, and externally generated noise out of the fan electronics!

  • @rezamehralian2537
    @rezamehralian2537 8 років тому +37

    I wish you'd stop this background music while speaking on such an important matter. We are not here to be entertained. . The background music is noisy, distracting and annoying. Just trying to be helpful.

    • @ShakespeareCafe
      @ShakespeareCafe 4 роки тому +1

      agree...it"s distracting and unnecessary...they don't have a editor who could point this out, well, now they do

  • @gregglind
    @gregglind 3 місяці тому

    In wiring 1 ("spot"), would connecting the red wires override the 20 minute automatic shutoff timer?

  • @mikelangieri6602
    @mikelangieri6602 6 років тому +4

    Just installed this fan with the optional Night Light Module. The video does not cover the use of the Night Light Module, so I left the RED wires capped individually. Turning on the fan, the night light goes on, but the fan doesn't. That would suggest power is there, but some part of the circuit is incomplete. There are no instructions in the provided instruction sheet for using the Night Light Module. Would it be safe to assume that if I connected the two red wires, the fan would work? The Night Light Module is supposed to be automatic sensing so if its set to a bright environment it won't go on unless the room reaches a certain darkness level. I'd rather not have to snake wires down to a switch since I bought the module thinking it _was_ automatic as a night light and didn't have to be switched on and off. Hope somebody can clarify why the night light works and the fan doesn't and answers the question about the red wires. TIA-Mike

  • @frankbelgiovine3767
    @frankbelgiovine3767 4 місяці тому

    We're planning to purchase several bath fans and are considering the Panasonic-FV-0511VKS2. Can anyone tell me what the unit come with as a standard and what options are available to add on?

  • @tailgunner2
    @tailgunner2 10 місяців тому

    When the timer module times out, what's the fan motor suppose to do? Turn off? Run at a lower cfm?

  • @stephengribble5997
    @stephengribble5997 Рік тому

    First wiring method as instructed, but when I flip the switch, nothing. Occasionally when I flip it back off the fan spins ever like a 1/16 of a turn like it got power for just a second?

  • @jackspencer8290
    @jackspencer8290 2 роки тому +11

    In summary, there are about 57 different ways to wire this thing.

  • @psychobill4562
    @psychobill4562 7 років тому +41

    Electrician here! Just put a damn wire diagram in/on the box. I don't want to spend time looking for a diagram. Go grab my personal phone. Download an app I won't use again. Then watch a video.

  • @Science__Politics
    @Science__Politics 16 днів тому

    Timestamps::
    Standard "spot" single pole switch: 1:52
    Automatic motion sensor/ humidity condensation sensor: 3:09
    Wall switch with extra modules: 3:42
    PS Don't forget to set the fan speed based on the cubic feet per second on the fan itself.

  • @dwaraki
    @dwaraki 3 роки тому +1

    Can you kindly clarify the 3rd wiring method. The two red wires gets connected to a Third Switch/Junction Box since it cannot have any power? If not where do I connect the two red wires in the Fan Switch Junction Box. Thanks.

    • @jakeparrish4673
      @jakeparrish4673 3 роки тому

      In the 3rd video they are finding another power source in the attic to send constant power to the unit. Then they are using the existing wiring for the old fan to use as signal wires. You would tie those to the red wires in the fan junction box

  • @Rocky-xx2zg
    @Rocky-xx2zg 4 роки тому

    Thank you. Can you show or Reply with the wiring from the Whisper Contol FV -WCCS2 to the Panasonic Fan FV-1115VKL2 Junction Box?

  • @michaelc9248
    @michaelc9248 2 роки тому

    I'm just looking for a way to wire a fan on and off with a switch and have the humidity sensor control the fan if the switch is off. Does panasonic make a fan like this with no light

    • @ArtOfTheWeld
      @ArtOfTheWeld Рік тому

      did you figure this out?

    • @Mnommie
      @Mnommie Рік тому

      panasonic whisper thin rg-t810ha Sounds like the model you’re looking for.
      My interpretation is to use the wall switch with the red wires and have the hot and neutral permanently connected in the box. A separate low voltage wire for the reds should be fine.

  • @MartinezRE1
    @MartinezRE1 Рік тому

    Thank you for this video

  • @TrueDuckFan
    @TrueDuckFan Рік тому

    So it seems like everywhere. I search both Google and UA-cam and contacting all of my distributors who sell the Panasonic SV04 E1 fresh air ERV fan cannot give me any information on an available controller how to wire this damn thing nor can I find tech-support for Panasonic we had our electrician wire the fan in the ceiling just like a normal fan and then we ran a three wire control wire down to a box for a future control off of the fan using the three leads provided and I have yet to find a control for it. Please help!!

  • @jakeilowiecki7073
    @jakeilowiecki7073 Рік тому

    Does this need to be run on a 20 or 15A circuit and should the circuit be dedicated?

  • @dwaraki
    @dwaraki 3 роки тому +2

    Clarification to my earlier comment: The two red wires gets connected to a separate Switch/Junction box which will have no Power? Hope this helps!

  • @edwardwilliams9667
    @edwardwilliams9667 3 роки тому

    I connected the wires as per the 3rd wiring option with only the FV-CSVK module installed. Turning on the manual switch turns the fan on but when I turn the switch off the fan keeps running. Why is that?

    • @Virtualmix
      @Virtualmix 3 роки тому

      Maybe the sensor override the wall switch?

  • @ervet2001
    @ervet2001 9 років тому +5

    I am retrofitting a bathroom that currently has a single light over the shower. I want to use the existing wiring for a combo fan / light. Can anyone explain why they recommend separate circuits for the fan and light even when operated together? Why not simply combine the 2 sets of black wires and 2 sets of white wires at the fans junction box?

    • @baldtwit
      @baldtwit 9 років тому +2

      +Michael Barlia - You can do that. It's wiring method #1 in the video with the light tied in. The light is independent of the fan, so you need switched power to turn it on/off. I suppose they could have made it possible to tie the light into the controller so the red "signal" wires would turn it on, but they didn't. Wouldn't help you anyway.
      if you are retrofitting an install that just has switched power and you don't want to run more wire, your only option is tying all the blacks and all the whites together, and leave the reds alone.

    • @jeremyjedynak
      @jeremyjedynak 10 місяців тому

      ​​@@baldtwit Or two sets of control pairs could have been built into the units with lights: 2x red for the fan, and 2x orange for the light.

  • @baretgrigorian5337
    @baretgrigorian5337 Рік тому

    Which Model has the 2 red conductor wires? I am looking for a panasonic fan with no light.

    • @gregglind
      @gregglind 3 місяці тому

      Any panasonic with control modules will have red wires.
      (In other words, NOT a VF1, or VFL)
      VFC

  • @aarongranger
    @aarongranger 8 років тому +4

    I just installed one of these, replacing an old fan/light combo that was undersized for the room. I was wiring the simplest method... one switch running a black/white/ground line up to the fan. I wired the 2 white lines from the fan to the white wire of my home, the two black wires from the fan to the black wire of my home and the green wire to the ground of my home (bare copper wire). I capped off the 2 red wires from the fan (not using any of the fancy stuff) and the switch now turns on the light and the fan together (well... the fan comes on after a 30 second delay. Why, I'm not sure, but it is as designed per the reviews on Amazon).
    It is VERY quiet (quieter than the smaller, lower flow fan it replaced) and the LED lights are very bright.

    • @spartyboucher
      @spartyboucher 7 років тому +1

      I have the same install. Did you cap off the two red wires together or separately? I have them capped off separately now and the light will come on, but the fan does not come on.

    • @matthewshapiro1676
      @matthewshapiro1676 4 роки тому +2

      With the wires capped separately you are effectively toggling between OFF and "Sensor" mode for the fan. The delay is the time it takes for the sensors to power up and start actively monitoring. If you want to have the fan run anytime the switch is on, bypassing the sensors, then either remove the sensor modules or jumper the two red wires.

    • @aarongranger
      @aarongranger 4 роки тому +2

      With a recent reply to this long lost thread, I thought I'd post an update. The fan is now 4 years old per UA-cam (makes sense at we have been in the home about 4.5 years) and this fan is still SUPER quiet and functions well. If I replace other fans in the house, I'll be doing it w/ these. SO much nicer than the average builder-grade bathroom fan.
      I've actually grown to like the fan delay of 30 seconds as it lets me pop into the bathroom to grab something quickly without spooling up the fan every single time.

  • @luv2wakeboard33
    @luv2wakeboard33 8 років тому +1

    I have the FV-05-11VKSL1. I want the light on its own switch, and I want the fan to run for the time delay after turning the light off. Is this possible and what wiring do I need? My old fan and light were on separate circuits, so I do have 2 switches available for each the light and fan.

    • @stonebuzzalini2049
      @stonebuzzalini2049 4 роки тому

      Sounds like some custom work is needed there thatd probably be out of code and void your warranty since youd have to bypass shit and cross circuits good luck

  • @brianlutz7813
    @brianlutz7813 Рік тому +1

    FYI, continuous run module is universally hated. Customers hate it. I explain it. They understand the benefit. They say yes. I come back 2 weeks later and switch it back to a simple on/off. Sound sensitivity is a thing.

  • @jeremyjedynak
    @jeremyjedynak 10 місяців тому

    This video captures very important information at the tail end of the 3m30s to 4m43s section that is unfortunately missing from the installation manual, regarding how the unit operates when the "control switch" is in the on or off position.
    The control switch only causes the unit to be in "on" or "standby" mode, and cannot cause the unit to be "off" if the sensor built into the unit tells the unit to run. This is great news.
    The only way to force the unit into "off" mode, is to use the "service switch", which is likely to be the breaker.
    This important detail from this ~9 year old video should be clearly stated in the installation manual!

  • @dervodevelopers3656
    @dervodevelopers3656 3 роки тому

    Can this fan be mounted vertically?

  • @DrWenChannel
    @DrWenChannel 4 роки тому

    If we already have a Nutone LPN 80 LoProfile Bathroom Fan installed, can it be easily replaced with a Panasonic FV-0810VSS1 Fan? What would be the labor involved? Thanks!

  • @stevechristensen2351
    @stevechristensen2351 6 років тому

    I want the ability to completely cut power to the fan. Can I put a single pole switch on the black lead wire that goes to the fan?

    • @brettw3907
      @brettw3907 5 років тому

      yes.

    • @stonebuzzalini2049
      @stonebuzzalini2049 4 роки тому +1

      If youre doing that theres no reason to pay more for the green select you could just get a regular fan with light.

    • @stevechristensen2351
      @stevechristensen2351 4 роки тому +1

      @@stonebuzzalini2049 I guess i wasn't clear on what i was looking for. I wanted the option to cut the low speed fan for the times when continuous whole house ventilation is not needed (spring and fall basically). Brett W.'s response gave me the answer i was looking for.

    • @stonebuzzalini2049
      @stonebuzzalini2049 4 роки тому

      Yeah i thought about that but from my experience people dont like it because it requires the owner and their geusts to understand the fans operation. They just want to hit a button

    • @kev5782
      @kev5782 4 роки тому

      @@stevechristensen2351 hopefully you can help: I want method 3, using a wall switch where 'On' switches the fan to run the selected CFM and 'Off' switches the fan to use the condensation sensor module to automatically run the fan if/when humidity is high.
      I ALSO want to be able to cut power off to the fan entirely in seasons where the fan is unnecessary (if unoccupied, or when it's warm we open windows etc). I'd like to have this ability near the unit, rather than flipping a breaker.
      I think we were looking for the same thing. Did you accomplish this with a second switch? Or?

  • @dyllanthompson8558
    @dyllanthompson8558 3 роки тому

    How many amps does the regular fan draw?

  • @keysersoze3777
    @keysersoze3777 Рік тому

    Confusing video and explanation.
    I want one switch for the light, one for the fan, one for the nigh light and one for the control with the red wires. I am using two doble switches for my two gang box and I am running two sets of three-wire from the switch box to the fan, I mma use one white wire for the neutral and the other one as a return to the night light.

  • @infringinator
    @infringinator 6 років тому

    led can lights flash off for a second then turn right back on after turning exhaust fan off. Is it the DC motor or something else?

  • @joeluong6347
    @joeluong6347 8 років тому +1

    Maybe I am missing something... On the third wiring method, there are two red wires that come along with the power supply wires (bulk/why/Cu). I missed where you may have mentioned where these two red wires coming from. Those that connect to the two red wires of the fan? Please advise!
    Thank you.

    • @400080vikkash
      @400080vikkash 4 роки тому +2

      You still being power from panel 12/2 or 14/2 whichever awg your using. Then from the switch you run a 12/2/2 or 14/2/2 wire to the fan that will have an extra white/red stripes and a solid red wire. The power black/white/green bypass the switch and wire up sight to the fan the solid red and white with red stripes goes on the switch, no particular order. And on the fan side also the two extra wires will wire up to the to Red signal wires in no particular order.

  • @idledriftgm
    @idledriftgm 10 років тому

    Hi
    What does it mean when the red led on the pick-a-flow switch is lit up?

  • @MikeekiM6
    @MikeekiM6 2 роки тому

    CFM SWITCH NOT WORKING - Anyone from Panasonic Support monitoring these comments?
    My Panasonic FV-0511VQC1 fan was recently installed and the CFM selector does not work. It's stuck on the fastest (110CFM) speed, regardless of what I set the CFM selector to. Is this potentially just a wiring problem? Or a CFM module that can be swapped out under warranty without removing and replacing the entire fan assembly?
    I have sent a message to Panasonic support from their website form and have received no response. I can't find a support phone number to connect with a human agent to help me. Any help or recommendations would be much appreciated... If I can just buy the CFM selection module myself and DIY it, I would be willing to do that too...
    Thanks!

  • @ironkey34
    @ironkey34 Місяць тому

    Holy hell just print a wiring diagram on the unit! As an electrical contractor, I'll never buy this fan again. I don't have time to waste, let alone my guys, to walk around with the cover trying to get phone service so they can scan the damn QR just to watch a UA-cam video!

  • @YaTTaf
    @YaTTaf 5 років тому

    Hi, I just watched your video in the youtube on how the Panasonic bathroom fan works.
    However, i still have a problem;
    when I turn the switch ON, the Fan does not run until 17 seconds with the timer and CFM in zero position. any idea why I am having a delay On the start.
    Can you also send me the Manual. I am not sure do I have an electrical issue or this is how its works.

    • @matthewshapiro1676
      @matthewshapiro1676 4 роки тому

      Because you aren't turning the fan on -- you're turning on the sensors, which then decide if/when to run the fan. You need the power the fan directly, then switch on the red wire.

  • @bryancummings3001
    @bryancummings3001 3 роки тому +5

    All I wanted was a wiring diagram

  • @mud_shrimp
    @mud_shrimp 2 роки тому +5

    Skipped through 2:30 of bull crap just to get to wiring. Put a diagram on the product so professionals don't waste time.

  • @jaradearley
    @jaradearley 10 років тому +2

    in video for wiring fan with light using a double pole single switch, it only shows connecting one of the red wires, what happens to the second red wire?

    • @diqster
      @diqster 9 років тому

      Jarad Earley I'll preface this response with I'm Not An Electrician. That said, he said to use a Double Pole Single Throw switch, which is two separate circuits controlled by a single mechanism (here, a toggle switch). Each side is effectively it's own circuit. That said, you'd bring the two red wires to one side of the switch and the line wires for the light to the other. I don't actually own this vent yet, I'm just doing research. But that's what I can deduce from the wiring diagrams. The red wires are not to carry any current.

    • @diqster
      @diqster 8 років тому +1

      If you're pairing the humidity sensor with a variable speed module, you wire utility power unswitched to the fan and run the red wires to a switch. The fan will always have power in case it needs to start because of humidity. The switch operates a manual override. If the humidity is low and the switch is off, the fan won't spin (if variable speed set to 0 or no variable speed -- it will spin on lower speeds if variable speed set). Best bet is to wire it all up with a lampcord and verify everything works as you want. People have different preferences it's just a matter of doing what you want. He goes through every possibility in the video. Just find the scenario you want and follow what he says.

  • @JCThomasmedia
    @JCThomasmedia 2 роки тому +1

    Can you change the QR code to take me to pdf. Who has time for this video!?!

  • @greggroos2271
    @greggroos2271 5 років тому

    Thanks very clear

  • @SWEEToPETESoPUB
    @SWEEToPETESoPUB 2 роки тому +2

    When you get to the point of understanding the purpose of the signal wires, and decide you’d like to set up your fan using them, you still may be a bit confused about how to make that happen. I think it’s funny they rather glossed over this point. Note, their installation uses a conduit through which any combination of wires may be pulled, given sizing restrictions of course. Most of us will be running Romex, or shielded cable. there is no example of these that comes with two red wires. You may purchase 4-wire Romex, which has a red and blue wire, and those can be used to complete the signal circuit at a standard single pole switch. You could also pull 2 x 2-wire Romex. Since it is clear that the signal wire’s purpose is simply to prove continuity, I’m not concerned about wire size. For my part, I’ll pull a separate low-voltage wire (cat 5e) and place a cardboard divider in the junction box to mimic NEC requirements regarding mixing low-voltage in line voltage wires.

  • @derekgusoff6768
    @derekgusoff6768 Рік тому

    I love how those red wires just show up out of nowhere on the third method.

  • @patron_4
    @patron_4 6 місяців тому

    If any of you are here because fan doesn’t start. It takes around 8 seconds. At least the one I was installing

  • @jenniferfigueroa694
    @jenniferfigueroa694 2 роки тому

    thank you

  • @CR67
    @CR67 4 роки тому +8

    Please, Panasonic, just print a simple wiring diagram instead of sending me to fascist UA-cam. I will understand the diagram in milliseconds whereas the video took me 2:32 to get to what I needed. That's time I can't get back.

  • @aaronraufman8092
    @aaronraufman8092 5 місяців тому

    All you need to know... 3:26

  • @DK-vx5co
    @DK-vx5co 4 роки тому +4

    Crap!!! They carefully explain the simplest wirings, and gloss over the complicated one we have. WTH???!!! I waited on hold for 45 minutes while a DB kept telling me how important my call was, while making me listen to cheap porno music. I was worried I'd succumb to the porno music and a fat, gravelly voice would interrupt my pure thoughts. One shitty bumfungle after another. 1/5 stars. 1 for the product and -4 for customer service.

  • @lec1212
    @lec1212 5 років тому +17

    40 years as a General Contractor in Calif, doing hundreds of 110, and 220v modifications with Building Permits, this video is horrible.

  • @landonkirk5706
    @landonkirk5706 Рік тому +1

    They better not start doing this stupid QR bull. I’m a paper wire diagram guy. This guy just told me what to do. I’m the only one that tells me what to do. So I hooked the white to the black.

  • @discus0
    @discus0 4 роки тому +2

    He needs to slow down when you're showing the diagram. Talked to fast!

  • @ThatOneGuyFuss
    @ThatOneGuyFuss 23 дні тому

    GET A LINE DIAGRAM!!! HOLY HELL MAN!!!!

  • @ian5780
    @ian5780 3 роки тому +2

    This is the worst fan I've ever encountered. Dumbest wiring options ever.

  • @TheAncient11545
    @TheAncient11545 15 днів тому

    Panasonic makes some great products, but their user manuals are the worst. One or more people need to be fired and publicly shamed for their incompetence.