How to install an attic gable fan. QuietCool AFG SMT ES 3.0 

It’s just amazing how very close your next door neighbors are, I couldn’t imagine your back yard all your neighbors looking in.

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I have an older model of this fan. Mine does not have the smart App connectivity feature. After 7 years of operation, it stopped working. My unit has a 15-year warranty. I'm about to request for a replacement. Overall, I had been very happy with this attic fan. Hopefully, the newer, updated model will have a longer life span.

Without the fan "sealed" onto the gable vent, would it just draw air from outside through the frames around it rather than from the other end of the attic? My old fan is dead, and its just mounted in space behind a large triangular gable vent. I need to get a new fan, and im kinda rhinking i need to board up the rest if the gable vent around the fan. Is that necessary/advisable?

What state you live in? How old is this house? The soffits look different unfinished like that. I've never seen the rafters just bare and painted. I'm guessing it monopoly house construction?

My attic has only one gable vent, and the rest are soffit vents under eaves. It’s a metal roof, should I do the same installation as you did? Will it work?

Should you wire mesh on the vent to keep out critters?

Thank you, I have a whole house fan from 1950 I thought I had a manual for it but unable to find. I went to attic and saw the belt probably original I never changed it I’m here since 1991, went on line tried to find original it’s a Vernco, 28274DF where could I find that? Also where on the motor is the oil port. I believe back 30 yrs ago I use to oil it but my memory is shot. The motor is from St Louie Mo, USA. Model number K55RXRL-8033. Serial Num 30052. Any suggestions Ty

Im also from California (central California 90+ days every summer). How has this helped lower your home temperature/electrical bills?

so how has it been doing? Have you seen a difference in temperture in the attic ? Is it pulling hot air out of the attic and is one fan be OK for a small attic?

I've installed one attic fan on the north side of the house. It's working okay. I'm thinking of adding another fan on the south side for extra cooling. My attic is 1,000 sq ft. Are there any drawbacks to doing this?

The instructions say the attic fan needs to be installed in front of a vent. My house is old with slits instead of vents. Is the vent necessary? The way I see it, the fan will blow out hot air whether there is a vent of not.

i live in california and where i live the humidity is pretty bad here gets about 58-68 percent humidty. Will this fan be OK to get rid of dampness and heat from the attic? Im currently having mold issues in the ceiling

I'm curious. One gable is on the northern side of my house which gets shade from a persimmon tree from about 1pm - 2pm onward. The southern gable is just above a metal carport roof. My gables are triangular, and I really don't want to box one gable in to get a "perfect" seal so to speak. I was wondering if mounting one of these fans in the middle of the attic, pulling cool air in from the northern side, pushing the hot air out the southern side would work? Granted it wouldn't be the most efficient in doing so, but my thoughts are with a high enough CFM, in theory, it should work. My house is just 1,000sq ft. and the roof is relatively low pitch, so the attic isn't that large. When it's cool enough in the evening, I use a 20" high velocity fan (5,000CFM I think) in one window, and open the others, works like a charm. I just need something to push out the attic heat when I can't open my windows. Thoughts?

I’m not crazy about it having an app to operate it. Apps always fail after a few years.

adding a outlet doesn't make it a dedicated circuit by any means...you would need to go straight to the panel

Not going to work properly the way you have set up. Vent is much larger then fan. When fan runs as you have set it up it will not pull air from other vents but will pull air from vent you have it mounted the exhaust fan . Short circuit in another words. Must mount fan on plywood that completely covers vent not allowing air to be sucked in from that vent it was mounted on . Must cut hole on plywood size of fan and seal it to plywood with tape avoid any bypass. I couldn’t believe that you mounted as you did You never mentioned any of this only talking about mounting it. You do mention using shields that’s what they are for but need to cover entire vent to seal it around the vent.

I read a report that these fans increase you electricity bills. Fans draw cold air from the home due to leaks causing the AC to start. A home attic must be sealed for air gaps before you attempt to play engineer.

Rats.? Not mice..Rats in your attic..Much bigger problem .$$$ To fix that first..😢😢