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QuietCool 1945 CFM Smart App Controlled 2-Speed Gable Mount Electric Attic Fan
$16
$159.00
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Select Home Depot Stores (link for reference only) have QuietCool 1945 CFM Smart App Controlled 2-Speed Gable Mount Electric Attic Fan (AFG SMT PRO-2.0) for $16 (In-Store Only).
Thanks to Community Member TealLeopard348 for finding this deal.
Note: In-store availability and price will vary.
Features:
Energy-efficient 2-speed PSC motor
Smart app control with integrated thermostat and humidistat
Built-in mounting tabs with anti-vibration pads
Mounts directly to your existing gable vents in your attic
I went into Home Depot today to relieve myself, the bathroom being in the roofing section. When I come out, I see the bright yellow tag on the shelf across from the. Naturally, I had to check to see what it was. It was a smart attic fan! I happened to need two attic fans, and low and behold two were there! Marked down from $156, it was fate for this beautiful piece of machinery and myself. that being said, it appears there are sprinkles of these gems all around the country. Happy hunting.
I have 3 of these that I got from Amazon at full price. It's a nice fan, if you're an attic fan believer then you'll like it. If you're an attic fan hater then you'll comment below about how attic fans are bad because they suck cool air out of the house and make your AC work harder. To each their own
That is the whole house fan you are referring to
That is all variable by your location's day and night temp swings, humidity, etc.. Sometimes used for just the attic though. The thought being the sun baking the roof all day heats up the attic air and removing that superheated air actually helps the AC cool the conditioned areas of the house.
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You realize these are installed to EXHAUST hot attic air? It's not sucking air from the outside into the attic.
You realize your attic can't PRODUCE air right? If you're blowing it out with an exhaust fan it's going to be pulling it in from the outside, either through your soffit vents, ridge vents or vents on the opposite gable. Regardless it's going to be pulling all that pollen in with it. At least you better hope you have vents to do that, otherwise it's going to be pulling climate controlled air through every leaky fixture between your roof and living space and then you'll REALLY be in trouble.
Powered gable vents generally went away when builders started properly designing passive roof ventilation. Ridge vent at the top the entire length of the roof, Soffit vents front/rear at your roof overhangs. The hot air rises and goes out the ridge vent, pulling cooler air in through the soffits. When we re-did our roof we installed far more soffit vents and a full length ridge vent then disconnected the old powered gable vent. Running a powered gable vent when you already have soffit and ridge vents breaks the whole system of convection.
I have 3 of these that I got from Amazon at full price. It's a nice fan, if you're an attic fan believer then you'll like it. If you're an attic fan hater then you'll comment below about how attic fans are bad because they suck cool air out of the house and make your AC work harder. To each their own
Well the attic should be a naturally vented space. If you install one of these from scratch, and you don't have soffit, hip, ridge or gable vents (e.g. the attic is otherwise more or less sealed), then the makeup air has to come from somewhere. Really though, the interior space should be sealed like a drum from the attic with tons of insulation, that's the core issue if you complain about your AC working harder.
The hot air it exhaust does come from outer space…. Thanks sun and law of thermodynamics.
Heat rises, the attic is the top point of the house, and the suns rays radiate through the roofing system. All which turns the attic into an oven that is often 30+ over outside ambient. Yes, I understand that it will pull an intake of air to circulate as result, which is a basic function of a roofing system anyway. If the soffits, ridge vents, etc did a good enough job, you wouldn't need anything like this to begin with.
In all the attics I go in for work, I never see any issue with an attic fan being responsible for distributing outdoor pollen, etc. What I do see is that they can lower attic temps 10,15, 20 degrees which is great for attic air handlers and the actual roofing system. This is all east coast with pollen seasons.
Even with proper soffit, ridge ventilation and insulation, the summer sun is going to bake the roof and these really help exhaust the heat.
We bought an older (1987) home a couple years ago that had 2 roof fans, one just plain was broken and the other motor was seized up. Never mind to activate them you had to walk up in the attic and flip a switch. Anyway, one of my first orders of business was to get those working, and also get them on a tstat to come on automatically. Some Amazoning later, it works, but here in CT even in a mid 80's day with the tstat set at 105 (I think), the fans will basically run all day. That shows how much a dark roof just absolutely absorbs sunlight and turns the attic into an oven.
At any rate, last year I had a new roof put on, which actually now has a ridge vent (there were 2 layers on the old roof), and about half the roof is now covered in solar panels (which actually act as partial shade due to the ~ 6" or whatever gap to the roof deck) AND the tstat controlled vent fans. I also added another R30 batting to the existing insulation in the attic in December, so hopefully I'll see all that pay back this upcoming summer in reduced AC bills.
You realize these are installed to EXHAUST hot attic air? It's not sucking air from the outside into the attic.
Uhh actually it is sucking in air from the outside... Where do you think the air is coming from that this fan is "exhausting"?? It's not pulling a vacuum... Stupid... Stupid..
Shows 159 here. I actually had 2 installed about 6 months ago and one randomly died.
The BT seems somewhat of a gimmick since I would guess most homeowners aren't going up in their attic to install these so not sure how they would pair them with their phone unless they just always broadcast for easy pairing. Also when I was researching these originally there were complaints about them constantly having to be paired again.
First pairing is you going up to the attic to set it to pair.
For anything after that, you can pair up to 3 devices.
If you have one of the connected device, you can go into the QuietCool app > Connect to your fan > Settings > Enter Pair Mode. This will put it in pair mode so you can connect to it on another phone.
If you don't have any devices paired to it anymore and need to pair a new one, up the attic you go.
It kinda sucks anyways. Bluetooth range doesn't go that far so you have to be relatively near the fan to even connect.
Uhh actually it is sucking in air from the outside... Where do you think the air is coming from that this fan is "exhausting"?? It's not pulling a vacuum... Stupid... Stupid..
This link is to help you understand how these fans work .
I have 3 of these that I got from Amazon at full price. It's a nice fan, if you're an attic fan believer then you'll like it. If you're an attic fan hater then you'll comment below about how attic fans are bad because they suck cool air out of the house and make your AC work harder. To each their own
I think that depends on the roof style too. Some have soffit vents and Ridge vent, which vents naturally, but if you put a gable fan in, it can create some issues with pressures and draw air in instead.
I have 3 of these that I got from Amazon at full price. It's a nice fan, if you're an attic fan believer then you'll like it. If you're an attic fan hater then you'll comment below about how attic fans are bad because they suck cool air out of the house and make your AC work harder. To each their own
There are vents around your rafts with mesh so most of the air will be sucked in that way with gable attic fan. You can always turn on the attic fan, cracks open a window and check for airflow. The absence of inbound air flow means you have a leak somewhere else or the air predominantly travels through raft vents, harder problem to diagnose. If you crack a window and observe air flowing in while the attic fan is on then attic fan is not for you.
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Powered gable vents generally went away when builders started properly designing passive roof ventilation. Ridge vent at the top the entire length of the roof, Soffit vents front/rear at your roof overhangs. The hot air rises and goes out the ridge vent, pulling cooler air in through the soffits. When we re-did our roof we installed far more soffit vents and a full length ridge vent then disconnected the old powered gable vent. Running a powered gable vent when you already have soffit and ridge vents breaks the whole system of convection.
Heat rises, the attic is the top point of the house, and the suns rays radiate through the roofing system. All which turns the attic into an oven that is often 30+ over outside ambient. Yes, I understand that it will pull an intake of air to circulate as result, which is a basic function of a roofing system anyway. If the soffits, ridge vents, etc did a good enough job, you wouldn't need anything like this to begin with.
In all the attics I go in for work, I never see any issue with an attic fan being responsible for distributing outdoor pollen, etc. What I do see is that they can lower attic temps 10,15, 20 degrees which is great for attic air handlers and the actual roofing system. This is all east coast with pollen seasons.
Even with proper soffit, ridge ventilation and insulation, the summer sun is going to bake the roof and these really help exhaust the heat.
At any rate, last year I had a new roof put on, which actually now has a ridge vent (there were 2 layers on the old roof), and about half the roof is now covered in solar panels (which actually act as partial shade due to the ~ 6" or whatever gap to the roof deck) AND the tstat controlled vent fans. I also added another R30 batting to the existing insulation in the attic in December, so hopefully I'll see all that pay back this upcoming summer in reduced AC bills.
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The BT seems somewhat of a gimmick since I would guess most homeowners aren't going up in their attic to install these so not sure how they would pair them with their phone unless they just always broadcast for easy pairing. Also when I was researching these originally there were complaints about them constantly having to be paired again.
For anything after that, you can pair up to 3 devices.
If you have one of the connected device, you can go into the QuietCool app > Connect to your fan > Settings > Enter Pair Mode. This will put it in pair mode so you can connect to it on another phone.
If you don't have any devices paired to it anymore and need to pair a new one, up the attic you go.
It kinda sucks anyways. Bluetooth range doesn't go that far so you have to be relatively near the fan to even connect.
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I think that depends on the roof style too. Some have soffit vents and Ridge vent, which vents naturally, but if you put a gable fan in, it can create some issues with pressures and draw air in instead.
To each his own!
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