How to install a gable mount attic fan in the midst of a global pandemic
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- In today's episode, I install a gable mount attic ventilation van.
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Great video. You'll get better air pull from the attic if you seal off the open areas around the side of the fan.
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Thank you for the video. You probably should seal the gable vent area around your fan. By doing this you will draw air from the opposite gable vent and through the attic. The way that you have it installed now it may be drawing air from outside next to the fan and blowing it right back out.
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This is definitely a great point. I had thought about it beforehand but decided to leave the same basic setup that was there before. However, over the weekend I placed a box up there and it was *really* hot. I will probably be covering up more of that vent area soon to draw more cool air across the attic.
I wondered that too when I watched this because I had used plywood. The plywood did cover most of the gable vent. It is tightly mounted to the wood as is the vent to the plywood. However, the whole wall picks up the noise vibration (low base sound) and sound from the motor. Btw, the version I bought is same brand except it does 1900 sq ft. I felt air movement as soon as I turned it on so that is good. Today I'm going to add some cushion between the mount and wood. I'm hoping that reduces the noise significantly. It's right over our bedroom. May have to move to other side.
Yes very true...you need to seal up d opening around exhaust fan to ensure proper ventilation to d attic
I disagree because you should always have attic venalation and what happens when the fan is not on night or winter months ?
@@tomgreen1721 If the fan is not on then its basically just an open gable vent. The air will flow right through it and vent out.
Of all the videos I watch .... I really like yours, easy, fun and closer to real life ... thanks for sharing
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These actually work very well in the winter to prevent ice dams on a roof.
Thank you so much for this educational video. U explained it so simple & easy.
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I watched, listened, and appreciate your time and knowledge.
Hey! Great video. Here in the UK, we done have any gable or attic fans, but still have the same problem. 40 Degrees C in the day, 20 at night. I don't know why the UK hasn't got any ventilation in attics, but hey! I have an industrial kitchen exhaust, so I'll be using that
Try that with 20" of space between the ridge line and the bare floor (only rafters showing). No light. Old cloth wrapped wiring on ceramic post insulators, no junction box.
All in 150 degree heat.
Oh and no stairs - use ladder to squeeze through a SMALL opening into the attic.
Not for the chubby folks.
Great video. Very helpful.
The Fellow below is correct. You need to cover all that screen (except fan hole) with plywood. Otherwise the fan just draws air from a few inches away. Put cardboard over it an you will see the difference. Good luck.
LOL! You DID wing it!! The box that it came in has a template on the back that you could’ve used to mount the fan to wood. Also, you mounted it upside down. On the black plastic frame it is molded which way the motor/fan..should be oriented.. Otherwise, it works.....sorta..for now.
Very helpful video bro , thank you 🙏🏽
Thank you 🙏🏽 easy to follow video! Will be watching your video in the attic very soon lol
Good video, but two points. First, flexible metal armor conduit IS a ground path and an additional wire is using a belt with your suspenders. Second, the old fan appears to be some sort of PSC motor. Try starting with a fan push from a long screwdriver. IF it starts add a heavy duty capacitor into the circuit. The fan will last five more years. It is likely that an old capacitor can just be replaced.
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I really would of just made sure to close of the vent around the fan so that it’s venting the attic and not sucking up the air it’s already blown out since air does travel through the least resistance but other than that good job
You had it easy, the electrical box was already installed.
I stumbled across this because I’m thinking about putting a Gable vent fan in . LoL
This guy have easy access to the attic very well lighten and still complaints 😢
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how do you keep bugs and mosquitoes out? does netting interfer with the fan operation?
What does a global pandemic have to do with an attic fan?
Nothing and neither did flattening the curve.
Expert said attic/gable fan suck out the cold air below the house & causes the AC run more & more, no? I tended to experience that in my house.
When you mount the tstat box adjacent to the junction box like you did here, do you need grounding pigtails in both?
Good video, very detailed. I've run into a snag and I am unsure of next step. There is only wire in the attic. The live wire from the circuit breaker runs to a light switch in a closet. Then from the light switch runs a wire for a light fixture. I ran the 14/2 wire from the vent fan to the junction box for the light. I connected all the black wires, all the white wires. The light fixture doesn't have a ground wire.
I made a pigtail for the black and white wires. I connected the black and white wires to the light fixture.
The fan runs fine, but the light will not turn on.
Is there a step I am missing for the light or did I do the wiring wrong for the light?
I'm trying to picture what you have described. From what it sounds like, your attic fan is only going to run when the light switch is turned on. That's my first concern. Second, it sounds like the light *should* work assuming everything is connected. That said, I am not a licensed electrician and am by no means the best source of advice for electrical work. I wish you the best of luck!
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Did you check the capacitor on the old fan motor?🤔
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What settings for thermostat?
You should have closed the vend beside it lol.
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