Installation of an Air Vent Whole House Fan

Installation of an Air Vent 54301 (WH242MLX) Whole House Fan. 24" Direct Drive model. Modified installation to frame a box in the attic, so it sits higher up in the attic rather than on top of a ceiling joist for reduced noise in the home. Also, used velcro to attach shutter to ceiling, so it is removable.

[venturavaca]

*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.*

[adriang]

Great video. I just bought one of these from HD . I am planning the project while I wait for the fan to be dleivered in a few days. Watching your install is helping me to hopefully avoid some issues. Thanks for sharing.

[thephotokitchen]

Exactly what I wanted to know with the exact fan I'm thinking of buying! Thank you for this!!!!

[renesilva]

Thank you very much for your advise. I have to install one and I was just scratching my head, no idea how to do it. Thank you again. God bless you

[ykam]

Impressive how quiet it is for a direct drive, even on high speed.

[vienduc]

Thanks for sharing some great ideas! I would install the hinges between the Fan and the 2x6 frame. That way, you can swing it open to the side when you want to access the attic.

[heroknaderi]

I appreciate it and enjoyed your installation 😮👍😎😎😎 I’m planning on getting one too

[roundart]

Thank you so much! This was really helpful. I wouldn't have thought to add the extra 6 inches of height and I also would not have thought to supply the foam insulation. (Now I have to figure out the wiring)

[afatherofmany]

this is an exceptional video and reading the comments was highly beneficial thank you for creating a great video

[globaljg]

Great instructional video - very professional and thorough -thanks!

[renepalma]

great video and tutorial. awesome tips. thank you

[markjulius]

Good video. Nice job on your project. What was the main reason for not securing the fan on top of the box? Vibration could eventually shift the fan over. Using industrial velcro tape would be better than not securing it at all. Just a thought. Good job and it looks good too. Thumbs up. 🙂

[beheuer]

Really nice video, I was wondering what options there were between removing a section of the ceiling truss or building on top of it. I just bought a 30” fan and hope to install it next week when the weather cools off.

[rickt]

Good video and alteration to further isolate the fan noise.
Q1, How has the Velcro holding the vent cover?
Q2. The house warm air is now vented in to the attic, is the hot air in the attic naturally evaporated out (or do you have another fan on the roof to suction the attic hot air out) through the roof?

[oldhandyluke]

Great video but I wouldn't trust holding up the luvors up with just velcro.

[jayG]

What did you do to prevent hot air in the attic from entering the house?

[bfruchter]

A belt-driven model, such as the Air Vent 54506 (30"), has the motor to the side and a pulley with a belt. I'm not an expert, but I understand that over time the pulley tension may require adjustment, the belt may crack and eventually break, and I believe I read somewhere it may require periodic lubrication (not sure).

[peger]

6:35 It may be a good idea to use a wireless switch.
Make sure your attic is well ventilated

[schutendohkji]

Yes. I like ur idea about moving the fan up w 2 x 6 (1.5" T x 5.5" W actual) to make it quieter.
I c u also used steel angles at the corner joints as angle nailing/screwing the lumber joints
are not that strong.

So, where did u get the long drill that flexes?

[devinmanning]

What does this do vent the attic, or take hot air out of the home? If the ac is running wouldn't it not be wise to run the fan as it sucks the cold air out of the interior of the home?