40-Watt Hybrid Solar/Electric Powered Gable Mount Attic Fan with Included Inverter

We have used quite cool fans for our building systems for the last seven years. We have not had one fail as of date. A little bit on the expensive side for what they are but very reliable with a 15 year warranty we highly recommend. You can visit us at T’s Top Notch Builders.

If I’m going to spend this type of money, it better work once you plug it in, but nope, it didn’t. Delivery was on time, but the box was damaged.

This particular fan is very well built with an excellent warranty. So far its working as expected-when the sun is out its pumping out alot of hot air and when the sun is gone the AC backup kicks in and keeps the air moving. I installed the fan under an O'Hagin vent inside my garage and mounted the solar panel on top of the roof side of the same O'Hagin vent-very clean install. It's not the intended application but it works perfectly... J

The attic fan easy to install.started by placing the solar panel sealed on the roof using sealant placing it to the south facing sun.ran the solar cable wire down the roof down side of the house stucco the cutting a small hole on the garage vent the pushing the wire through the vent.next getting a latter placing it against the wall for sturdy placement for the fan to sit on for balance.tine the screws around the fan for flush mounting the fan against the vent and wall.grabed a drill and drill bit and drilled pilot holes first the grabed screwdriver bit and wood screws and drilled in the wood screws into 3 of the four bracket on the fan and it is very secure to the fan.next plugged in the ac plug and solar wire cable to the fan.ran the ac power wire along the wall to a we receptacle outlet using a plug that is grounded to the receptacle and the ac power into it so the ac plug dose not get hot.on sunny days the fan came on automatically.know it makes the garage cooler.

3 car garage with west facing doors would get really hot compared to outside (which can be fairly hot as well). Install went super smooth and will run on solar until about 1/2 hour before sunset. Temps now are at or just about 3 degrees more than outside.

Before fan install: Outside temp ~90F; Attic temp ~120F After fan install: Outside temp ~90F; Attic temp 93.6F My ceiling is also 4-7F cooler now. Both the solar panel & fan work great. Do note: you'll need to order your own solar panel mounting hardware if you have a standing seam metal roof.

Fan arrived well packed. It is very complete with everything you need to get up and running. Has 30' of wire from the panel to plug into the fan. Plug and play. The tough part is getting it into the location, presumably in a hot, uncomfortable space. I almost sent it back but decided to persevere and worked it out. The fan has good power. It's well made and feels solid. It's an exhaust fan. You could mount it reversed for a pull instead but the blades would be exposed. There is no complicated wiring or anything else. But you most likely will have to fab the install. Some 2x4s will probably do the trick. The panel is tiltable once mounted on the roof. I worked on mine for about 3 hours total for 2 days with most of that in the crawlspace. I worked on it at sunup when it was cool. The panel was pretty easy to put on the roof. I just added some clips for routing the wire across the roof. I have a wide ranch with a built in electric roof fan that this will supplement. It has the ability to use AC as a backup but I didn't use it. It does come with the plug and play wiring to make that possible as well. Once running at full speed, it as very quiet. No noise or vibration and I didn't use rubber insulators at all. Just wood screws.

Just installed the unit I’m my garage and loving the solar. First, I had to install a new vent on the gable end that cost about $18. I mounted the unit on a scrap piece of plywood because of the stud spacing in my garage didn’t allow direct attachment to the studs. I attached the solar on my west facing garage roof and pitched the solar to the south. The unit runs for free sun up to sun down. I plugged the cord into a smart plug so I can program a timer for the unit during the night on my smart phone. I have it running for 3 days now and loving the unit.

This was a very easy install for what it is. In my case it was far more time consuming but well worth it. Attics are known to hold the most heat; every time I go up there i instantly feel like I walked into a sauna. Even though there are 2 skylights up there, no breeze usually comes through and therefore the air stays stagnant and humid; with this it always stays plugged in and going. I was surprised that on a 60 degree day it was already running though the thermostat states it only engages at 75! Just goes to show how much hotter it is up there. With cool air coming up from the basement and this in the attic, we might not even need an a/c system; perhaps only on the hottest days. It's been a cold spring but on the hot day this was installed I did notice a slight difference. Make sure you have adequate venting so the air can be pulled through; otherwise the fan won't be as efficient; we have ridge vents, soffit venting, and static vents. The fan is polymer and spins easy. Depending on the way the sun travels, it may be advisable to drill new holes in the brackets to find a more optimum angle for maximum sun exposure. I put mine about half-way up and right at the peak of the roof, waterproofing it all around. It looks very professional; make sure to leave enough wire for a drip-off before entering the house. I like free energy, though if you need to and don't mind paying a little, you can plug the unit in and it will run 24/7; The fan works much stronger when plugged into the electrical outlet. It also slows down on a cloudy day but still works almost as good as in direct sun. I thought it would be like one of those wind-driven pipe fans but no it spins pretty fast, like a house fan on the minimum setting. It might pay itself off in a matter of months depending upon the size of your home and how cool you like it. I'm already telling people about it!

First and foremost, this isn't the easiest thing to install. Also, it's really hot inside of your roof, and you have to battle with insulation, tight spaces, and darkness. So with that being said, get your tools, headlamp and be ready to be at this for a few hours. On the positive, this fan is super quiet, seems like it moves alot of air. It runs on solar, comes with a solar panel, and runs whenever the sun is shining. I haven't taken before and after temperatures, but I am confident that moving hot air out of the roof would have to have a lowering effect on the temperature. This in turn should save money on electricity. I soon found out that my gable vents were merely decorations, and I had alot more work ahead of me to make this fan work. It was about 120 degrees in my roof. After cutting out everything that was blocking the gable vent, I built a frame to mount the fan to out of 2x4s. I was able to attach the whole thing, and then go to the roof to install the solar panel. It was hot on the roof too. I screwed the panel easily to the roof, adjusted it, and fed the cord through another attic vent so I didn't run a cable down the front of my house through the gable vent. This worked well, and looked good too. After all was said and done, I was pretty proud of this installation. It was challenging at times, but I feel that I won. Everything worked as advertised, and it should do it's job moving forward. I may have hired someone to install it in hindsight, but whatever.