The attic looks like about 500 sq. ft and you putting the fan for 2,300 sq. ft. Will that create problems? Is the fan loud you can hear it from downstairs?
i put the fan over kitchen and you can hear it a little.. but only within about 10 feet from it... the walking floor is 638 sf ft...the house is story and a half.. there used to be 2 rooms in attic.. i converted it to full attic.. it could actually use 2 fans...
So far, so good! I installed this fan yesterday. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx7yWIKcrbA9KMHkGSfcgxW2lsjHT6B8Sh I've been watching a continuous radon monitor in my house for about a week, and the levels have been running between 4.5 and 7.9 pCi/L. Shortly after I installed this fan, the radon level started dropping, and in less than 24 hours since I installed it, the level is now 1.9. My basement is approximately 2,000 square feet. Total home square footage above basement is approximately 4,000 square feet. The noise level so far is very quiet. Mine is installed indoors, so I had to purchase a cord and connector. If I have any problems later, I'll update my review. But for now, I'm very pleased with it.Update after 48 hours: Using a constant monitor, my radon is now fluctuating between 0.38 and 0.45 pCi/L. I've moved the monitor to my basement and am getting a constant 0.43 reading. After 24 hours, and when I know the weather will be safe, I'll place the monitor outside for about 12 hours. I'm thinking that the 0.38 to 0.45 may be the outside "ambient" radon level. I'm using this monitor (purchased from Amazon): Corentium Home Radon Detector by Airthings 223
Nice job and great video. I am going to get up real early in the a.m. and install my gable mount attic fan. Spent a lot of time researching what brand to buy, most are all similar in specs, bought the Norther tool Max Flow Fan. While researching read many tips & suggestions, here is one to pass along to EVERYONE! If your garage has a trap door for access to the garage attic, & you have a garage door, "Open the garage door about a foot or more and go pull down the trap door ladder 1/2 way, to allows the garage air to flow up into the attic and help COOL THE GARAGE DOWN! MY ATTIC WAS ALMOST 118 DEGREES WITH EVERYTHING SHUT, I did this & within 15 minutes the temperature in the attic dropped immediately to 107 degrees, maybe in less than 10 minutes, it works man, I could not believe how well it worked. Now tomorrow I will install the fan, thanks again for your time in explaining insstallation, good job.!
Hey Chris. You know it is hot when the back of your hands are sweating. I've watched lots of your videos and I have never doubted your technic. There are a lot of naysayers out there that have their way of doing things and think they don't have to read the instructions. Then when something goes wrong, they blame the product. I need one of these fans in my house and shop attic. It will help with the AC. That ridge vent is made to let the heat out of the attic just before it bursts into flames. Thanks for sharing.👍👍🍺🍁
When you use wire nuts, keep spinning until the two wires themselves twist around eachother a few times. That way any force applied to the wires isn't applied to the joint itself.
Awesome video! I totally dig this channel! Even if it's not something I can use, it's still good to know. Thank you so much for all the work you put into this! I definitely appreciate it!
The gap between the fan and the louvers allows air to be pulled in from the sides. That should actually make the fan a little quieter breaking up the Ram effect You should put the wire nuts facing up, with the heat and the expansion the wire nuts can work loose and tape sometimes comes loose.
This is real good, I enjoyed watching. I have to replace a motor to my roof fan and id rather have one of these but just have an eve vent, too difficult to close off. Thanks for the good video.
*Well-made, delivered quickly, and easy to install with **Fastly.Cool** . I may be imagining it, but it seems quieter than the 14 year-old unit that I pulled out. Of course it was noisy at the end due to failed bearings, so hard to compare. :)*
Lol man I love this dude tell em how you do I love it good work Great video I got to install one in my attic next week going to follow your video thanks
I just installed one of these took me about the same amount of time. 👏 Great Job can you do another one for people that want to put one on there garage please thanks
Ridge vents work on principle of convection, hot air rises, so the vent is the output. The total surface area of your soffit vents should be similar to that of the ridge vent.
My attic was/is a nightmare. First i had a huge colony of bats to get rid of. Then i had to rip out all of the insulation and clean the entire attic the best i could ( i did wait until winter to do that) Now im getting ready to install my attic fan after running new 12-2 wire and it seems wasps have decided my attic is a great place to hangout, so now i have wasps literally landing on my head while im in the attic. I cant say i blame you for not wanting to climb in attics for a living. Its hell on earth
Do you think that I could put one of these attic fans inside my garage so I can throw the hot air into the attic where I have another attic fan? Just an idea, your thoughts.
Hi - going to do this soon as well. Was wondering what direction that side of your attic is facing? My attic has similar openings one facing south other north. So been wondering which side to put the fan on.
It’s to isolate the fan. If you mount it tight against your wall or vent you’ll hear the vibrations and rattling from the fan traveling through your house. It’s kinda common sense
This is true, I wasn’t talking towards you, I appreciate the fact you study the directions, I can’t tell you how much stuff I get called for to fix DIY Install. I was more directing that comment along with you point about people stating what’s the point of installing it with a space.
Do you hear vibration or the fan on the wood? Getting ready to put two of these in my attic, figured to be safe and add a rubber washer or two between the fan mount and the wood.
Nice job on the construction and the install work. My question is........... Shouldn't the thermostat on all these fans be mounted in the highest point of the attic?
Thanks for sharing this, is the fan still working good 3 years on? Also, did you wire it to a single breaker or piggy back off something else ? thanks for any info
@@chriscraft77022 Wow not good for over 105 plus you should get one that handle higher temps to keep it cool at all times are you going to find one like that and upgrade and if you do will there be a video ?
DUDE! Thank you! And yes it’s summer here in Arizona. Said I was gonna do it this winter and blow in new insulation. . . . But it was cold. So fuck, here I am attempting in a crawl space a third the height of yours.
Chris, doesn't this suck in rain on stormy days, possibly wetting all the insulation? I'm a bit of a DIY'er so I'm legit asking this question. Thanks for all you do on this channel as I have just found you through your alternator wiring vids.
it is an exhaust fan it blows to the outside .. it is only for extreme hot so if rain was a concern put thermo around 95.. it is worth doing but insulating the attic better is what is going to make the biggest difference
@@chriscraft77022 understood, Chris, but I was on the thought that you had another vent on the other side where the rain might be pulled in. Thanks for that-
I work building OFF RIDGE VENTS and I can't tell you how many times people come in bitching about those tiny ridge vents. Get yourself the OFF RIDGE VENTS. They circulate more air than those tiny ridge vents.
you have to mount it where I did.. that’s how it is designed.. the wind is hot and doesn’t shut it off... you just put it on 90 degrees and it will NOT shut off until it is like 85 at night
Years ago they would take your Man Card for reading the instructions, But things today are so much more complicated and well engineered that you are foolish for reading the instructions. I learned that in the Army when I had to repair Armored and tracked vehicles….I could fix any vehicle with a well written repair manual.
Reason you're not getting any air in thru your ridge vent it's because you're not supposed to You're supposed to get air in thru your soffit vents and out your ridge vent If you don't have enough air coming in your soffit then that's the reason your attic it's so hot
The attic looks like about 500 sq. ft and you putting the fan for 2,300 sq. ft. Will that create problems? Is the fan loud you can hear it from downstairs?
I just search Flixzone on UA-cam and it is all about scamming people
You have to go by cubic feet, not square feet.
i put the fan over kitchen and you can hear it a little.. but only within about 10 feet from it... the walking floor is 638 sf ft...the house is story and a half.. there used to be 2 rooms in attic.. i converted it to full attic.. it could actually use 2 fans...
So far, so good! I installed this fan yesterday. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx7yWIKcrbA9KMHkGSfcgxW2lsjHT6B8Sh I've been watching a continuous radon monitor in my house for about a week, and the levels have been running between 4.5 and 7.9 pCi/L. Shortly after I installed this fan, the radon level started dropping, and in less than 24 hours since I installed it, the level is now 1.9. My basement is approximately 2,000 square feet. Total home square footage above basement is approximately 4,000 square feet. The noise level so far is very quiet. Mine is installed indoors, so I had to purchase a cord and connector. If I have any problems later, I'll update my review. But for now, I'm very pleased with it.Update after 48 hours: Using a constant monitor, my radon is now fluctuating between 0.38 and 0.45 pCi/L. I've moved the monitor to my basement and am getting a constant 0.43 reading. After 24 hours, and when I know the weather will be safe, I'll place the monitor outside for about 12 hours. I'm thinking that the 0.38 to 0.45 may be the outside "ambient" radon level. I'm using this monitor (purchased from Amazon): Corentium Home Radon Detector by Airthings 223
Nice job and great video. I am going to get up real early in the a.m. and install my gable mount attic fan. Spent a lot of time researching what brand to buy, most are all similar in specs, bought the Norther tool Max Flow Fan. While researching read many tips & suggestions, here is one to pass along to EVERYONE! If your garage has a trap door for access to the garage attic, & you have a garage door, "Open the garage door about a foot or more and go pull down the trap door ladder 1/2 way, to allows the garage air to flow up into the attic and help COOL THE GARAGE DOWN! MY ATTIC WAS ALMOST 118 DEGREES WITH EVERYTHING SHUT, I did this & within 15 minutes the temperature in the attic dropped immediately to 107 degrees, maybe in less than 10 minutes, it works man, I could not believe how well it worked. Now tomorrow I will install the fan, thanks again for your time in explaining insstallation, good job.!
Great video as always. Simple enough to follow; yet, detailed enough to not leave anything out.
You brought back my insulation days with this vid. Great job Chris
Good job. Love your techniques and sensible explanation. You’re a bona fide DIYer
Hey Chris. You know it is hot when the back of your hands are sweating. I've watched lots of your videos and I have never doubted your technic. There are a lot of naysayers out there that have their way of doing things and think they don't have to read the instructions. Then when something goes wrong, they blame the product. I need one of these fans in my house and shop attic. It will help with the AC. That ridge vent is made to let the heat out of the attic just before it bursts into flames. Thanks for sharing.👍👍🍺🍁
U sir are a funny guy. Love the commentary, thanks for the information 👍🏼
Great video Chris, always get lots of good tips no matter what you tackle! Thanks!
When you use wire nuts, keep spinning until the two wires themselves twist around eachother a few times. That way any force applied to the wires isn't applied to the joint itself.
Awesome video! I totally dig this channel! Even if it's not something I can use, it's still good to know. Thank you so much for all the work you put into this! I definitely appreciate it!
Chris Craft says- "I'll be safer and use a proper work bench, when I get a round TUIT..." HAHAHAHAHA, dope vid brotha!!!
The gap between the fan and the louvers allows air to be pulled in from the sides. That should actually make the fan a little quieter breaking up the Ram effect
You should put the wire nuts facing up, with the heat and the expansion the wire nuts can work loose and tape sometimes comes loose.
Excellent video, love your sense of humor.
This is great. Thanks for the demo.
This is real good, I enjoyed watching. I have to replace a motor to my roof fan and id rather have one of these but just have an eve vent, too difficult to close off. Thanks for the good video.
*Well-made, delivered quickly, and easy to install with **Fastly.Cool** . I may be imagining it, but it seems quieter than the 14 year-old unit that I pulled out. Of course it was noisy at the end due to failed bearings, so hard to compare. :)*
Lol man I love this dude tell em how you do I love it good work Great video I got to install one in my attic next week going to follow your video thanks
Very honest and informative presentation
Thank you! Putting on a metal roof, leary of ridge vents, going with the gable fan. Fingers crossed.
I just installed one of these took me about the same amount of time. 👏 Great Job can you do another one for people that want to put one on there garage please thanks
Ridge vents work on principle of convection, hot air rises, so the vent is the output. The total surface area of your soffit vents should be similar to that of the ridge vent.
My attic was/is a nightmare. First i had a huge colony of bats to get rid of. Then i had to rip out all of the insulation and clean the entire attic the best i could ( i did wait until winter to do that) Now im getting ready to install my attic fan after running new 12-2 wire and it seems wasps have decided my attic is a great place to hangout, so now i have wasps literally landing on my head while im in the attic. I cant say i blame you for not wanting to climb in attics for a living. Its hell on earth
Great Job!
I'm about to install one on my garage
thanks for this video and the commentary
Do you think that I could put one of these attic fans inside my garage so I can throw the hot air into the attic where I have another attic fan? Just an idea, your thoughts.
you can always put the whirlybirds turbines back on too
Do you put insulation in front of it for winter?
Hi - going to do this soon as well. Was wondering what direction that side of your attic is facing? My attic has similar openings one facing south other north. So been wondering which side to put the fan on.
It’s to isolate the fan. If you mount it tight against your wall or vent you’ll hear the vibrations and rattling from the fan traveling through your house. It’s kinda common sense
it’s common sense if you install attic fans for a living… not for normal people
This is true, I wasn’t talking towards you, I appreciate the fact you study the directions, I can’t tell you how much stuff I get called for to fix DIY Install. I was more directing that comment along with you point about people stating what’s the point of installing it with a space.
What fan did you buy from where
Do you hear vibration or the fan on the wood? Getting ready to put two of these in my attic, figured to be safe and add a rubber washer or two between the fan mount and the wood.
no , but you can hear the fan a little if everything else is off so choose wisely where you put it
Are the marrettes color coded ??? 🇨🇦
lmao, best install video ever.
Where did you run the wiring from? Did you connect it to a junction box?
I have a dedicated circuit for attic plugs and lights.. I didn’t officially connect it in the video..
Nice job on the construction and the install work.
My question is........... Shouldn't the thermostat on all these fans be mounted in the highest point of the attic?
the air in the attic is going to all be the same temp .. think about the thermostat in a house.. is it on the floor? no
Thanks for sharing this, is the fan still working good 3 years on? Also, did you wire it to a single breaker or piggy back off something else ? thanks for any info
it still runs good. I have a 20 amp circuit for attic plugs and lights that I ran power to the fan with
O my God so glad you got it installed are you still using it today ?
yeah, but it doesn’t do anything in 105 plus weather.. but under 100 degrees it helps
@@chriscraft77022 Wow not good for over 105 plus you should get one that handle higher temps to keep it cool at all times are you going to find one like that and upgrade and if you do will there be a video ?
DUDE! Thank you! And yes it’s summer here in Arizona. Said I was gonna do it this winter and blow in new insulation. . . . But it was cold. So fuck, here I am attempting in a crawl space a third the height of yours.
What if you only have the ridge vent ? Can you just mount the fan blowing toward the vent ?
that will just circulate the air won’t do any cooling
Chris, what is the CFM rating of the fan ?
1450
Chris, doesn't this suck in rain on stormy days, possibly wetting all the insulation? I'm a bit of a DIY'er so I'm legit asking this question. Thanks for all you do on this channel as I have just found you through your alternator wiring vids.
it is an exhaust fan it blows to the outside .. it is only for extreme hot so if rain was a concern put thermo around 95.. it is worth doing but insulating the attic better is what is going to make the biggest difference
@@chriscraft77022 understood, Chris, but I was on the thought that you had another vent on the other side where the rain might be pulled in. Thanks for that-
"FOUR LOKO," "Ha ha..."
Hey Chris, is this fan blowing hot air out of the attic or sucking outside air into the attic?
mine blows out the hot air not sucking in air
@@chriscraft77022 thanks, great video!!
Nice! You want to install my attic fan? I stay in NW Houston 290 and Bingle area..
Reminds me of 4loko 😂😂😂
I work building OFF RIDGE VENTS and I can't tell you how many times people come in bitching about those tiny ridge vents. Get yourself the OFF RIDGE VENTS. They circulate more air than those tiny ridge vents.
Attic foil bro? Yes ,No?
How much you think it would cost to get this done professionally??
a lot of money.. i have no idea.. maybe $1000 for a real job.. $300 for a bootleg job
the only thing should have done is mount the thermostat where it's hot not right next to fan where it pulls air.
you have to mount it where I did.. that’s how it is designed.. the wind is hot and doesn’t shut it off... you just put it on 90 degrees and it will NOT shut off until it is like 85 at night
Years ago they would take your Man Card for reading the instructions, But things today are so much more complicated and well engineered that you are foolish for reading the instructions. I learned that in the Army when I had to repair Armored and tracked vehicles….I could fix any vehicle with a well written repair manual.
"says do NOT use an extension cord"
That was for the video to test..
air vent fan, not an "attic fan"
my idiot neighbor mows his lawn like 3 times a week
Reason you're not getting any air in thru your ridge vent it's because you're not supposed to
You're supposed to get air in thru your soffit vents and out your ridge vent
If you don't have enough air coming in your soffit then that's the reason your attic it's so hot
I had to replace those thermostats every couple years, fan about every 4 years. This shit dont last.