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First, it's key to know that the attic venting code is primarily designed for moisture removal, not superheated air in a hot climate. Click here to study the UBC code on attic venting. If you are considering the purchase of a solar powered attic fan, I encourage you to read this page completely. Get the facts before you buy any energy conservation product.

The importance of venting your attic cannot be overlooked. In cold climates, improper venting can lead to moisture buildup which causes mold to grow or wood rot in extreme cases. in cold climates, I have even found ice in the attic insulation. During the summer, stagnant, superheated attic air can dry out your trusses, increase your energy costs due to demand on the air conditioning unit, and make your house uncomfortable.

How did we become experts on attic venting? Our patented reflective insulation products reject the infrared heat emitted by hot roofs which in turn builds up in the attic and makes it even hotter. Getting rid of this waste heat then forced us to look at not only how homes are vented, but the US home building codes that dictate what is needed for adequate ventilation. What we found was amazing. Codes for attic venting are the same all over the US regardless of the climate, and are designed for moisture egress, not the removal of hot air. Furthermore, in most homes that do have venting, the vents are plugged with insulation (see photos below).

Let's start with an understanding of basic physics: Hot air rises. But why? Heated air rises due to a differential in density (mass), where cooler, heavier air flows downward. I use the word flow because air is a fluid, which can be a combination of gases and liquids. Like a lava lamp, the colored liquid is heated, rises to the top, cools off (density is increased), then falls back to the bottom.

Think of the force required to raise a hot air balloon off the ground with 10 passengers, the tanks of propane, the weight of the basket and the balloon. Pretty impressive force if you think about it. Should be easy for hot air to rise out of your attic, right? Driven by the density differential, the exhausting of the hot air should bring in fresh air from vents located around the base of the roof (soffits). WRONG! There is no "pressure" that drives hot air out of an attic. The pressure (atmospheric), inside your attic is the same as it is outside (based on a no wind condition). Wind blown across a roof can create a positive pressure on the windward side and a lower pressure on the lee side. Only the differential buoyancy of heated air over the temperature of ambient air is different.

Using a tracer gas and smoke generators, we have documented all types of attic venting, the appropriate sizes that work in hot climates and have posted our findings below. This is not a scientific study but observations made over the study of hundreds of homes in all types of climates.

Our proven field results and recommendations (if using a radiant barrier material and passive vents):

Ridge venting, placed at the peak of the roof while attractive and easy to install does not allow sufficient air to exhaust as this, defies gravity, physics and logic. Hot air rises, this is a law of thermodynamics yet a ridge vent consists of an inverted "V". This creates a thermal check valve which does not allow the hot air to escape properly during the summer and once covered with 2" of snow are rendered useless (check ice dam page for more info). Puffing tracer smoke inside the attic at 2pm just under the opening, shows the air in the attic to be stagnant. We have found through experience that homes with ridge venting are historically the hottest, and correspondence from our customers who have read this site reinforce this over and over.
We get letters/emails like this one every week from home owners all over the country:
Last fall I had a new roof installed. My old roof was shake. My new roof is a TAMKO American Heritage series laminated fiberglass asphalt roof. My old roof had approximately 12 Pot vents. With the shake shingles the attic was hot in the summer, but not 135 degrees like it is now on 100 degree days. Most of my attic is accessible from the inside. My new roof has ridge vents. The old vents were disposed of! My roofer reassured me several times that the new ridge vents would perform better than the pot vents because they had more square footage of opening for heat to dissipate through! Maybe so, but my attic is hotter that it ever was. Asphalt shingles are hotter that shakes. My contractor dismissed this as an issue because of the additional square footage of venting available from the ridge vents.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Doug M
Stay away from solar attic fans. The claims of CFM movement are overrated and not tested by any 3rd party laboratory. Our testing has shown a solar fan with an 11 watt panel, (facing South), moves 315 CFM. That's less than half of what is advertised. Good idea but not enough power. Even if 22 watts moved twice the CFM's, it's still less than half of what a 1400 square foot home needs for active powered venting. The real problem of solar powered fans is simple: when does a solar fan put out the most amount of air? Answer: Solar noon. Question: when does an attic need the most amount of venting? Answer: Between 1pm and 7pm due to the stored heat in the attic insulation and the roof framing. We began R&D on a 140 watt solar fan, plenty of power to move air out of the attic but unless the panel tracks the sun, it's not going to meet your needs when it is needed the most.
Whirlybirds (the aluminum spinning vents) have less than one square foot of roof opening and do not induce air movement while spinning. Aspirate your attic naturally (no power fans) wherever and whenever possible. A well ventilated attic does not need power venting. We suggest using the Aura vent for the best airflow and minimum leak potential.
In cold climates it is imperative that each rafter bay be open to the soffit area and free air allowed to move from the soffit area into the attic. This will keep mold from forming, ice dams at bay and the attic cooler during the summer. (see our ice dam page). It is also imperative in cold climates to keep any attic insulation that is in direct contact with the ceiling from touching the roof as the slope nears the outside walls. This is a very common scenario. Direct contact between the insulation and roof decking creates a "thermal wick" and provides a path of heat that melts the snow on the roof which then travels to the edge of the roof, freezes and can create ice dams and problems.
If you have to use a power fan (tile roofs, inaccessible areas, flat roofs), don't look for one at a home store. They are not made the way they used to be. The older fans (ten years ago), had better motors, better bearings and a thermostat that could be relied upon to control the fan. Having installed hundreds in our radiant barrier applications and replacing most of them (within a year), we were forced to find an alternative to this liability. Our radiant barrier installations rely heavily on the removal of the waste heat generated by our products which has made us venting experts over the last 20 years. We have found a fan made in Germany used as a poultry house exhauster that is awesome: quiet, vibration free, has permanently lubricated bearings (never needs oiling), which we mate with a quality high voltage adjustable thermostat, (scroll down for more info). If you have to use a fan, this is the one to use.

What works, what doesn't:
CONTINUOUS SOFFIT VENTING
Continuous soffit venting is typically a 2" or 3" slot cut into the soffit into which is placed on a manufactured venting system made from plastic or metal.   The plastic is typically molded with thousands of small holes (1/32" in diameter), to keep bugs out. Great idea, easy to install but falls short of offering sufficient net free area to allow enough air to move.

Another popular type is an aluminum strip with small louvers pressed into them.
BENEFITS: Easy to install and attractive.
PROBLEMS: The holes are too small (see photo below), to pass sufficient air preventing the attic from aspirating naturally. Most often these are covered with insulation or partially plugged over time with dust/pollen/spider webs .
   See our formula below for how many to add per square foot of attic area.

This vinyl soffit covering is very popular as it completely eliminates the need for painting and/or maintenance on your home. Great idea! Unfortunately, it starves the attic for air and costs you higher utility bills and comfort.
SOLUTION: Cut in larger openings (8" x 16"), in the soffit and cover with a screened, louvered grill available on our online energy store! Click here.

WHIRLYBIRDS
The correct term is "air motor", also called roof turbines. It is thought that the spinning turbine creates some sort of suction which induces air movement. This has not been proven. They are often used in large commercial applications for venting smoke and fumes from a manufacturing plant. The wind spins the turbine which is connected by a shaft to a fan blade below which spins and pulls the air from the building. Turbines used in the residential market do not have these fans and therefore can exhaust only what the roof opening dictates. Mathematically, Pi times the radius squared equals the area, (A=3.14 x r x r) A 10" unit offers 78.5" of free net area, a 12" unit offers 113" square inches. Venting an attic using natural aspiration is based on net free area. Use this to calculate the size of intake vents (soffit) and exhaust vents (at the top of the roof). We recommend Aura Vents for natural venting. Whirlybirds are better than most vents but in my opinion, make a house look like an industrial building. Despite the small area of these vents, the vertical stack of this vent allows for the fastest flow of air from a hot attic. For best performance, these vents should be placed as close to the peak of the roof as possible.

O'Hagen Vents (typically for tile roofs): Somehow meet code, but attics with these vents that we smoke tested, showed little to no air movement.

"Pop" Vents: Better than nothing, but the openings are not big enough for air to efficiently move out of them.

Ridge Vents: Totally useless unless you live where the wind is consistently blowing. If there is no wind, a ridge vent is useless.

Since our reflective attic insulation products increase attic temperature by rejection instead of absorbing infrared heat, attic venting plays an important part of our system. Getting rid of this waste heat is essential to reduce energy consumption and increase interior comfort. If your home is like most and severely under vented, the most effective and cost effective way to increase venting is using our imported German attic fan. Install it in the hottest side of the house (South or West), so it will draw the coolest air possible (East or North side), into the attic.

VENTING IMAGES

If you see these balls of sap boiled out of your rafters, your attic has inadequate venting. This makes your home hot, dries out your structural framing and is an indication your may be spending too much to maintain interior comfort.

We now recommend the Aura Vent as it allows for better air flow in either wind or no wind conditions, and is specifically designed for use with our German made powered attic fans.

Ridge Venting vs. Dormer Vents

Having installed our reflective radiant barrier in homes for over 18 years, we have found that the rejected heat, (previously absorbed by the insulation and passed on later), winds up in the attic making the attic hotter; much hotter in fact than an attic without a radiant barrier. This means the attic must be properly vented by natural aspiration (adequate soffit vents and properly sized and placed exhaust vents). If it is not, then a homeowner should install a quality attic fan (seen below) to exhaust the excess heat. A properly vented attic, naturally or with a powered attic fan, should be only a few degrees above the outside ambient temperature.

Ridge vents are very attractive, easy to install and makes all the sense in the world...but as we stated above, they just don't work. Everyone thinks it best to put an attic exhaust vent at the peak where the attic air is the hottest. Sounds logical except for one basic fact: Hot air rises, it doesn't go down. A ridge vent design dictates hot air must fight gravity and travel down from the peak of the roof in order to escape. Even if it only has to travel a short distance, it will not happen. This is unrealistic and so is expecting this type of vent to be effective. The only "driving force" that makes hot air leave an attic is the differential density of the 140 degree F lighter attic air compared to the more dense ambient outside air. Prove it for yourself: buy a 2000 CF smoke canister, place it in a coffee can in the center of the attic and light it. Then go outside and wait for the smoke to come out of the ridge vent. Better bring a lunch, plenty of water and a good book....you will be there awhile.

The roof you see above was built using a continuous ridge vent. When the hot weather came in April to this Phoenix home, the attic was like an oven despite the fact the intake venting (soffits), were doubled to insure good flow. We cut the first hole in this roof about noon to install the dormer vents you see above and the air came out so fast if you kicked the sawdust into the hole it would hit you in the face! Proof that the hot, stagnant attic air is not being vented properly and being trapped by the ridge vent design. Furthermore, the steeper the roof pitch, (like homes in Texas or the older Cape Cod homes in the Midwest), the less the ridge vent will work. This observation is based on fact, physics and common sense. Hot air does not fight gravity. Further, in cold climates, it only takes a few inches of snow to render ridge vents completely useless....when you need them the most to keep the roof from getting warm, melting the snow and creating ice dams. Inadequate venting is a major contributor to costly ice dams.

UPDATE ON THE ABOVE HOUSE: 5/11

As you just read, we installed the ridge vent on this home in 1990 and found it to be absolutely worthless. Puffing smoke up under the vent in a hot, stifling attic showed NO movement of air up through the vent. So we went back and added the six dormer vents. The attic was still too hot so we blocked off all the dormer vents, installed a 16" German fan in the center, blocked off the oversized gable vents and now drawing cool air in through the soffits. Over 20 years of testing and we finally get it right? I once thought that passive vents would be suffice when using a radiant barrier which makes attics hotter. On this home the passive venting was many times what the minimum USB code required and was still not enough. With summer soon upon us, we will be doing more attic temperature testing but one thing is certain: after having experimented with every type of vent combination available it appears the best way to remove hot, stagnant air is by using a reliable powered ventilator.

Dormer vents installed on the back side of a home in Dallas where the hottest attic air temperature was ever recorded by our NRG Auditor. Two reasons:
1) The underside of the roof decking was sprayed with silver radiant barrier paint thus lowering the emissivity and increasing the convective currents in the attic space.
2) Ridge vents trapped the hot air inside. The dormers shown here dropped the attic temp by 42 degrees. Solution: TCM6 over the insulation and increased venting.

SOFFIT VENTING
Many homes do have soffit vents but are blocked by improperly installed insulation. Proper attic ventilation is necessary and the products listed below will help.

This is what you may see when you look at your venting around the perimeter of your home
"My attic has hundreds of holes around the perimeter, we don't need any more venting"

Remove the blocking and you can see the fiberglass blocking the vent holes. Very common problem found during our NRG Audit inspections.

This is what is recommended on the outside of the home if you do not have a soffit. If you have a soffit, add 8"x12" screened vents every eight feet of soffit. We offer screened soffit vents on our online store.

This procedure gives your attic the air it needs to properly vent. In cold climates this equates to adequate moisture removal and the elimination of the associated problems, like mold growth and wood rot. In hot climates, the super heated attic air can flow out the upper vent (if you have them), and draw cooler air in around the house. This is what your architect and builder expected. However, in most homes the insulation contractor may have plugged up some or all of your soffit vents. Our home energy auditors have found most homes have this problem. Check yours or click here to schedule an energy audit for your home (if you live in the Phoenix area). If you have questions about your existing attic vents, take a few digital pictures and send them to us for evaluation. Take advantage of our knowledge and free advice! Please, no more than six pictures. Take one of each side of the home noting to make photos of the soffits vents (if any), gable vents (if any), and one or two shots of the attic.

Step by Step Soffit Venting

The soffits on this home were completely blocked making the attic like an oven increasing energy costs and making the upstairs unbearable during the summer.
This is very common in homes of all ages, even brand new homes across the country.

Cutting holes in the plywood soffit to allow intake air to cool the attic. The first thing you need to do before cutting any holes is snapping a chalk line so the vent holes are cut straight.

Once you get the holes cut, simply cover them with 8"x16" louvered intake grills available at our online store.

The completed installation. Efficient, inexpensive and lasts forever. Paint the grills after the installation to match the soffits and they blend right in.

Homes we have upgraded attic vents on have significantly reduced attic temperatures during the summer. This means lower A/C bills (and stress on the equipment), and more comfort! In cold climates, these vents allow for the egress of accumulated moisture which is the source of many problems.
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This is an 18" Aura vent installed on a pitched roof. The round inner stack acts like a chimney and the double grilled reverse vertical louvers keep out rain, bugs, and birds, and allow air to flow out freely. This is the recommended roof vent when considering the use of our German attic fan below it.

Dormer vents installed correctly on the back side of an apartment building. The lower vents on the roof are intake vents, and the upper vents are exhaust vents. This type of venting, if correctly sized to the volume of the attic, can adequately vent the hot air out during the summer and moisture during the winter.
These are not seen from the front of the building and therefore do not detract aesthetically.

POWER VENTING

This shows a typical home store attic fan installed on a gable vent inside the attic. Although the mounting looks secure, the application is incorrect since the space around the fan is not blocked off. Air will always take the path of lease resistance. The fan will draw air from the closest point, in this case, from vent openings around the side of the fan. This means very little air will be exhausted from the attic! The open area around the fan shroud (the round ring), needs to be blocked off with cardboard or wood to make this type of installation effective.

Photos of what not to do:

"Yes, I have an attic fan, installed it myself"

The homeowner who installed this (and the insulation at the roof deck), was an engineer. Neither installation is correct. The fans will just move air around each other and not ventilate the attic. Furthermore, both fans were seized when we replaced them with one 14" German fan.

Great idea, improper installation

Summary: Think of the fan installed as an air pump. The fan will exhaust air from the rear of the fan and push it through the vent. The key is understanding where the intake air is being provided. In all of the photos above, most of the intake air is being drawn in around the fan since this is the path of least resistance. To make this work correctly, all the area around the fan needs to be blocked off as well as roof vents or soffit vents that are too close to the fan. When designing a venting system that employs a powered fan, the goal is to evacuate the hot air from the attic and bring in the coolest air possible. This dictates mounting the fan on the hottest part of the home (the South or West side), so the coolest air possible (the North or the East side), will be drawn into the attic.

Power Fans:

STAY AWAY FROM UNDERPOWERED SOLAR ATTIC FANS, THEY JUST DON'T MOVE ENOUGH VOLUME OF AIR. Great idea, not enough power and does not match the needs of the task. Attic venting is most needed between 1pm and 7pm and the solar fan reaches max power at noon.

We import a vibration free, powerful, reliable powered attic fan manufactured in Germany. This attic fan is unlike any other available. This fan features an external rotor to which the fan blades are welded. This unique design reduces blade flex and vibration, and eliminates one of the shaft bearings. The bearings are sealed and never need maintenance. We include an adjustable thermostat and an optional mounting box with this system. Install it, set the thermostat and forget about it. It costs 2 cents per hour at .10/KWH to operate. This equates to approximately $6/month!

14" 1800 CFM fan shown here

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Warning: In homes that have gas appliances such as water heaters or furnaces in the attic, great care must be taken to insure adequate intake venting (gables/soffits), is provided so as to not create a negative pressure that will draw combustion gasses down the chimney of gas appliances. Installing an attic fan in this application has the potential for fire or filling your attic with carbon dioxide. Just make certain there is sufficient intake openings to circumvent this potential hazard.

Construction Features

Motor: 1/4 Hp 115/1/60 (compare this home store fans rated at 1/8hp)
Adjustable thermostat included
Costs 2 cents per hour at 10 cents per KWH
CFM @ 0.0 " SP: 1839 cubic feet per minute (Actual, not estimated)
Integral Blades and External Rotor allowing precision balancing
Formed steel wall panel with Venturi
Shallow profile with no protruding motor
External rotor motor, class B insulation.
Quality design provides long and maintenance free operation for many years
No maintenance required
Automatic Reset Thermal Overload Protection
Electro statically applied polyester/epoxy urethane powder coat finish
Self lubricating, sealed for life precision ball bearings
Can be installed in gable vent or under dormer vent

Specifications
Performance Data

Fan Model	RPM	Volts	Max. Watts	Max. Amps	0"	.100"	.125"	.25"	.375"	.5"	Sones**
8" PAV	1550	115	45	0.41	304	246	224	74	-	-	4.1"
10" PAV	1500	115	68	0.62	624	558	533	377	132	-	7.9
12" PAV	1400	115	130	1.19	1208	1069	1030	797	-	-	9.4
14" PAV	1200	115	245	2.24	1839	1654	1599	1295	-	-	9.6
16" PAV	1400	115	458	4.19	3054	2882	2839	2570	2198	1699	12.0
18" PAV	1550	115	698	6.39	4115	3895	3840	3549	3239	2908	14.3
20" PAV	1100	115	435	3.98	3693	3368	3279	2775	1429	-	10.7
20" PAV	1450	115*	916	8.39	4949	4682	4615	4274	3917	3445	16.4
22" PAV	1000	115*	756	6.92	5629	5248	5153	4432	-	-	12.
25" PAV	1000	115*	1134	10.38	7858	7355	7230	6567	-	-	14.8

** The sound ratings shown are lSonesss values in fan sones at 5 Ft. (1.5 m) in hemispherical free
field calculated per AMCA Standard 301. Values shown are for installation Type A: Free inlet fan
Sones levels. All Sone values shown are calculated at 0.1" (static pressure in inches W.G.).

Which fan looks like it's more efficient at moving air out of your attic? Over the years we have found home store attic fans to be a liability to our installations and the only weak link in our proven NRG Package. Since a properly installed radiant barrier increases attic air temperature by keeping unwanted heat from getting into the insulation, removing this waste heat has forced us to become experts in attic ventilation. Home store fans like the ones pictured are under powered, last only one year if you are lucky, and have an in-accurrate thermostat that sticks on and/or off. Maybe the nice ones cost more, but in this case you get what you pay for.

Technical support or questions email: ventmyattic@gmail.com

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PRICING AND SIZING:
Price includes the fan with thermostat and 6' of Romex control wire pre-wired to the thermostat which speeds up the installation. You need only to mount the fan, mount the thermostat and bring a 110volt power supply to the thermostat. Prices below also include UPS ground shipping.

NOTE: The sizing information below is based on a roof pitch between 2/12 and 6/12. For steeper roof pitches with attics that have higher air volumes, move up to the next larger size of attic fan.

8" fan 304 CFM $247 (sufficient to ventilate attics up to 500 square feet)
10" fan 624 CFM $297 (sufficient to ventilate attics up to 800 square feet)

12" fan 1208 CFM $335 (sufficient to ventilate attics up to 1375 square feet)

14" fan 1800 CFM $358 (sufficient to ventilate attics up to 1850 square feet)
16" fan 3054 CFM $444 (sufficient to ventilate attics up to 2800 square feet) 18" fan 4115 CFM $497 (sufficient to ventilate attics up to 3500 square feet)

Pricey? Well, you could buy several home store fans for the price of one of these....then plan on replacing it every year because that's how long they last (see testimonial below). Once this job is done, you'll never want to do it again. With our fan....you won't because of the quality, the thermostat and sealed motor bearings that never need lubrication.

If you open the box upon delivery of this item are not totally impressed with the craftsmanship and quality, return it for a full refund. We are that confident of this item. We do not offer any product on our site that have not been field tested in all climates.

14" fan shown here with optional fan mounting box (see below)

We fabricate this sheet metal box for our Phoenix installations and thought we should offer it to our online shoppers as well. The design, including large side flanges, allows for a easier and more secure (thus quieter) installation. This mounting box can cut the installation time in half! It only costs $40 and this includes shipping if purchased with fan.

This is how the fan will look when you open the box. The fan is mounted to the sheet metal box and there is 6' piece of 14 gauge Romex already pre-wired to the fan and thermostat.
We even provide a 2"x4" mounting box to mount the thermostat so all you need to do is run a 115 v power supply to the thermostat, mount the fan shroud to the wall, set the thermostat to 105 F and call it a day. Please note: the face plate and dial to the thermostat are in the small cardboard box.

Please email us with your questions, technical and application issues. We do not want to increase the price of these fans to include support so please, email first and if your concerns cannot be addressed via email or our updated website, we can talk by phone.

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This just in from a customer in the Midwest:

THE 12" FAN ARRIVED YESTERDAY {Friday June 23, 2006} AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 NOON BY UNITED PARCEL SERVICE AND I HAD A CONTRACTOR INSTALL IT TODAY {Saturday June 24, 2006} IN THE FRONT PART OF THE GARAGE ABOVE THE DOUBLE OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR OPENING WHERE A "VENT" WAS PLACED WHEN THEY BUILT THE HOUSE FOUR YEARS AGO. YES, THE TWO ROOF VENTS OVER THE GARAGE WERE BLOCKED OFF BY STAPLING BOTH WITH A PIECE OF CARDBOARD PER YOUR ADVICE SO THAT THE ONLY AIR NOW COMES FROM THE FIVE (5) ROOF VENTS OF THE HOUSE PLUS THE SOFFITS. AND YES, THE FAN IS INSTALLED CORRECTLY BY HAVING IT COMPLETELY ENCLOSED IN A BOX MADE UP OF A PIECE OF 3/4" PLYWOOD {A ROUND HOLE CUT INTO IT FOR THE FAN} AND ALL FOUR SIDES WITH {2" X 4"}. THERE ISN'T ANY "OPEN AIR SPACES" AROUND THE BOX AS THE BOX COVERS THE ENTIRE VENT AREA PUT IN THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THEY BUILT THE HOUSE.

NOTE: THE OLD FAN WASN'T INSTALLED PROPERLY AND LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THE PICTURE ON YOUR WEB SITE WHERE IT'S OPEN ALL AROUND THE FAN HOUSING. ISN'T THAT A SHAME THAT A CONTRACTOR WOULD DO SUCH SLOPPY WORK. I DIDN'T USE THESE SAME CONTRACTORS AND WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THEM TO ANY ONE. THE NEW CONTRACTOR DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

YES, SO FAR THE NEW FAN IS QUIET AND I'm GLAD IT'S IN BEFORE THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER FORBIDS ONE FROM ENTERING THE ATTIC TO INSTALL ONE. HOPEFULLY THE 12" FAN WILL DO THE JOB AS YOU TALKED ME OUT OF THE 14" FAN SAYING I WOULD BE OVER DOING IT. THE OLD FAN WAS ONE YEAR OLD AND WAS------"WHISPERCOOL" ATTIC VENTILATOR 1320 CFM, MODEL # 53319 WCGB 12"------AND THE MOTOR WAS SHOT AND WOULDN'T RUN AT ALL. HOPEFULLY THE NEW FAN THAT I PURCHASED FROM YOU WILL LAST MUCH LONGER AS IT'S QUITE EXPENSIVE ON SOCIAL SECURITY MONEY.

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND THE VALUABLE INFORMATION.-----------------------------MARVIN

My purchase of an attic vent fan was a completly good experience. I like your website.....lots of information. If you could somehow get thcompletelyown that would be key to increasing your sales .....until.....people "get it"...your product and the packaging it arrived in reminded me very much of the aircraft I worked on....solid, extreme quality, excellent design, applied correctly to solve a problem........most people will not pay for that....I learned that the long hard way.....very few people will "take a chance" for quality....lots of folks have no clue about saving energy. Your web site should be read by everyone!

Regards,

Mark B.

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