Installing My Quiet Cool Whole House Fan (Step By Step)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video, I'm Installing My Quiet Cool Whole House Fan. I'll show you step by step how to install yours. Directions come in the box, too. Several DIY'ers are able to put this in themselves. Especially after watching this how-to video. I'm really happy with the QuietCool units we purchased.
Installing a QuietCool Whole House Fan can seriously help reduce the cost of your electric bill by cooling the attic down in your house in order to give your house a head start on the summer heat. The fan is not noticeable and does a great job cooling down my attic. The ventilation it provides my house is great too in situations where you might need to get rid of cooking smells or smoke.
Attic fans are okay, but all they do is blow the direct hot attic air to the outside air. Whereas, with the quiet cool whole-house fan you're actually pulling cool air in through your windows and drawing it up into the attic where it will ventilate itself directly through the vents.
Installing a QuietCool Whole House Fan can seriously help reduce the cost of your electric bill by cooling the attic down in your house in order to give your house a head start on the summer heat.
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Thank you for this video. It was perfect.
*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.*
Great job! Thank you. FYI most of the 3000 CFM and above are 3 speed motors. Look at the motor name plate to be sure! Pull back the conduit gently from the motor find the extra wire and spend the $125 on the wireless RF controller. Super easy. Not sure why they don’t do it for us! Maybe a marketing thing. Anyways 3 speeds are better than 2… gives more flexibility! Thanks again video was killer!
I've had my es2250 in for almost a year now and I love it. I wired it to a 120 volt thermostat so when its 74deg outside it comes on and it gets partial make up air from the dog door till I open the windows. Saves me from running the ac about 4-5 hours a day in summer and pretty much all spring and fall.
You are absolutely fantastic; You make it look so easy ; so much so that at my age 79 I will try to install one I will let you know the results.
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Great video, I always think about recording my DIY projects, but then I remember I sound like the Dad from A Christmas Story fighting the furnace when I do stuff like this.
ecm motors don't like much moisture and don't like electrical spikes you made the right choice.
Nice neat install ...all square and even ...
Installed my ES 4700, 2 weeks ago and can only say I should've done it years ago.
Did the install by myself in 2.5 hours.
What size breaker does you furnace run on, Do you get any nuance tripping. ?
Next time cut 6"of Romex and two dry wall screws and screw it to the top of the drywall to make a handle so you can pull the piece you cut up to you instead of letting it fall and make a bigger mess. Just my 2 cents.
Good point, thanks!
That the comedy of this video. Nailed the banister.
Nice video! I am trying to figure out if I have to unscrew the intake grill to wipe the dampers. I there an easier way it will pop out if I pull on the grate or do I have to unscrew? Thanks!
Installed our Quitecool fan 2 months ago. Just loving it. Our electric bill dropped from $230 to $128 on the first month. Well see how much this month :)
INDO KEREN awesome!
How is the bill now a days?
Awesome vid. I’m in the market for a whole house fan. Ty.
nice video! those quiet cool whole house fans are fun. I see you got the Veto pack!!
Why do you need both 14/3 and 14/2 wiring?
gotta watch out with chimney vented burners. I don't know how many times I went on a call for smoke in the basement (often with fire dept. there, and of course, Your company just cleaned it!) and the cad cell is melted. and I ask the hysterical homeowner, do you have a whole house Fan? you are pulling air down the chimney
where are you pulling your supply air into the house from? windows open or what?
please show us. do you use a humidistat to control the supply air coming in the house?
what can make the fan stop working.?
I am miscalculating something somehow. How many soffit vents did you add and what kind and size? Thanks
Very Interesting! Would definitely like to see an update comparison on this after some time. Very curious about cost savings or differences in electric bill, comfort, air quality, any various other experiences and such. Excellent Vid!!! Glad to see a new one!!! Also liked the intro footage of Old Sac, downtown etc.... Missed your vids for awhile!! You are one of the best on TH-cam!!! A very Merry Christmas to you and your Family!!
Thanks so much! We got really busy there for a while. Had to hire another person just for administrative purposes. It's a good thing though! Now we can grow again. More to come for sure!
Nice job Greg!
Hello, thank you for the video. We have an AC and you can run the fan without the AC. We are discussing whether to install a quiet cool system. I am not clear how this is different to just running the fan we already have instead of the AC. Can you clarify? Thanks
Normally with the fan on your air handler (indoor unit) you wouldn't open the windows to let the active breeze come into the house. QC fans you HAVE TO open your windows because so much air gets moved.
@@foxfamilyheatingandaircond4696 Thanks for your reply. We do open the windows when we run the fan. Does this not cool the attic?
@@mahagebara7394 That's one of the benefit. It pulls the cooler air from the outside through your open windows and across your house, then up through the attic. This evacuate the stale hot air out of the attic through the attic vents. With the attic air cool, it acts as a buffer and take longer before the radiant heat from the roof makes it through into your house.
Think of it as opening all the windows in your car that's park on a sunny day. It only takes a min or so and all the hot air gets removed. Even faster if the car is in motion. That's kindda the premise on how the whole house fan works.
How much space is required from roof to ceiling? I have very little head space
Great install Greg. Do these fans require a certain amount of make up air?
As much air as you are pushing out, otherwise you'll be sucking it through your water heater exhaust if you have gas water heater
I saw a Veto tool pac. which one do you use and why do you like it?
I work at quiet cool and put these fans together for 8 hours a day. Youd probably be shocked by how easy they are to construct and how little material they take.
Hi Dylan, I thought about making my own version, the only issue I have is with the damper box, not sure if I can find that online, or better yet some variety in the damper box dimensions. Let me know if you know a place to look for that.
Thank you Dylan for your comment. I have an old school belt drive 30" fan that's installed in a hallway at the sleeping end of the house. I wanted to move the fan to the other end of the house and liked the QuietCool design. Today, I look at purchasing one and Holy Cow what a market up! Damn, I understand making a profit, but that is excessive. Honestly, the whole fan concept isn't a winning solution in every climate zone. They lost my interest after $400
Cool stuff. Nice install.
Nice. Hmm, within 6' of access. 300,314,320,334 and..don't forget to get some mouse to staple the NM in the finished wall within 8" of box. LOL> + 46" above that...
Is it possible to vent that to the outside to roof vent?
Putting my first one in tomorrow. Helping do one I should say. Looks pretty basic. Sketchy part is cutting a big hole and hoping there's no mistakes. Also summer attic heat and tight spaces make it harder.
Haha! Yes. Hey good luck! It's not that bad
Nice video... great it sucking up the whole house but I think there is something wrong may be, the fan should be installed on the wall roof vent blowing air outside the house not just hunging around inside the attic, blowing air inside the attic it could be disturbed the insulations small particles are flying around inside attic and it might be going back inside the house. correct me if i'm wrong thanks
It pulls cool air into the house the air inside the house gets exhausted into the attic pushing the hot air in the attic out the vents of the attic. It’s actually working double. It’s cooling your house and cooling the attic at the same time.
Do all all house fans vent in the attic? ... I don't have an attic lolI have like a 2.5 feet area with a ridge vent
Good video!! 👍👍👍
Years later what is the outcome? Cooler home? My master bedroom is a zillion degrees in the summer.
I live in Arizona where it is 130 degrees in summer, will this work or not?
I have one, but only use it when the outdoor temperature that you would be bringing in is below what you can handle inside. I like it around 72-75 in my house, so only if it's cooler than that will I use my WHF. I hope that makes sense.
Question: El Dorado County is permit required?
Technically anytime you alter the electrical in the house you should pull the permit. On whole house fans, does it always happen? No.
So the fan doesn't blow around the insulation at all?
Also, are there any practical considerations for placement of the vent? Half of my ceiling is vaulted and thr othet half is the two upstairs bedrooms
What size is the template
What’s the max temp in the attic to do the work
About 140 is the hottest I've been in
So is the fan sucking up or blowing out
Sucking up
@@foxfamilyheatingandaircond4696 aren't you going to be robbing the cold air inside?
Where did you get a damper box like that? I cant find one at my local stores.
MrSchmo it comes with the quietcool fan in the box
How crucial is the fan placement? Would it work in ranch style houses?
Brian Fassett Can be placed virtually anywhere. You just have to open the right combination of windows and it’ll clear out your entire house within minutes. Love my WHF; only regret is not doing it sooner!
Rocket Dog what area of the country do you live in. I’m looking to install one where the temps in the summer are triple digits and wondering if it would be if useful or not.
The whole house fan in my house works well, in North Carolina.
My father-in-law installed one in a ranch style home in the early seventies boy that hallway that are would blow you down in the hallway
What do you do turn on and then open your windows?
Yes, you open the windows to draw in cool air from outside, to cool the house
Open your windows FIRST. If not, the fan will pull air in from the chimney, dog doors, electrical plates in the wall or wherever it can get it. If that is the chimney, it can make a mess.
What does this fans actually do ?
Ariel Hernandez check out QuietCool's website. it's very informative.
like video your
What about in the winter? How to you not loose all your heat into the attic????
Jer Bear why would yu need to use it in winter lol
There are dampers inside where the grill is, that blocks the movement of air. When the fan is not running, the dampers are closed. The dampers are insulated. In colder climates, you can add additional insulation in front of the dampers.
" got approval from the boss " = I lost all respect for you... lol ( don't tell my wife tho )
is it pulling conditioned air into the attic or pulling attic air into the house? and why would you want to do either? I don't really understand the concept I guess
jason Inman what we're trying to do is draw in fresh air through open windows on nice days. the object on hot summer days is 2 cool your attic off with room temperature air which will give your attic and your house and Head Start as it starts heating up throughout the day hopefully requiring less air conditioning usage saving the customer money
But is it pushing air in or pulling out and up?
Pulling it out of the house, and pushing it into the attic, which pushes the attic heat out the gable end vents, etc..
The house fan draws fresh outside air into your home, then up the fan, into the attic, and finally out your attic vents. This is most effective at sunset when the temp outside is cooler than the inside of your home. Your attic can be 50 degrees hotter than the inside of your house. That heat stays trapped in your attic and radiates from your ceiling. I know because my house feels like an oven when I try to go to bed during the summer nights.
After an hour or so of running the fan, your house should feel as cool inside as it does outside.
Hot air rises cool air is closer to the ground so you're pulling the hot air out of your house forcing it up out the holes in your attic are Fourier drawing cool air in through your windows
Im so confused... why would one want to pull all of the cool air out of the house and into the attic? I'm not trying to be funny or troll, I just genuinely don't get it.
It’s mostly used in the morning and evening, to bring in colder air, to cool the house. It’s to cut down on the use or elimination of the need for AC. Useful depending upon where you live. Not useful in humid south
But there was a day last week, in the afternoon, I was running my portable AC. I hadn’t been outside. I didn’t realize it had cooled off like 8-10 degrees. I could’ve cooled off my whole house quickly with this fan, instead of only cooling the bedroom with my AC
@@ghiagoo Im in Florida... LOL I think that's why it seems like such a foreign concept to me. Here this would just make the house 90 degrees in 10mins. Seriously, i have to run my AC at 67 to keep it under 74 or so during the hottest parts of the day (it was 98 yesterday with a heat index of 115 and 90% humidity.). My attic legit reaches temps of 140 at 2-4pm and my house is only 14yrs old... needs new insulation though and the windows and doors suck too.
@@boss350z5 I don't think a whole house fan would work for you. However, you should check out the Quiet Cool website on their attic fans. They can be set to go on automatically when the temperature and/or humidity reach a certain point, and exhaust up to 3000 ft.³ per minute out of your attic. The kicker on that is you need to have soffit or eave vents that will supply the makeup air for whatever amount of air you're sucking out. You will replace the 140°F attic air with 90°F outside air.
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