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(8 customer reviews) 21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Powerful, easy to install, but a bit noisy,
October 5, 2008 Michael Juriga "wrench spinner" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Broan 35316 1600 CFM Gable Mount Powered Attic Ventilator (Tools & Home Improvement)
First of all, if you are skeptical of the merits of installing an attic fan let me tell you that you such a unit will make a noticeable difference on the comfort levels of your home on warm and hot days. By keeping your attic cooler you prevent tramped attic heat from soaking down into your living spaces, making your house cooler as a result.
Now onto the review: this is a very powerful fan! I installed on a piece a plywood with a circular cutout to be sure that my gable vent was thoroughly sealed from air leakage. This little bit of extra work also made it easier to drag into position in my cramped attic and mount to the wall, as the plywood prevented the unit from settling in between joists in the attics unfinished floor.
It was a sunny day when I installed so the attic was heating up fast. Sweat was pouring off me. Once powered up, however, the rush of air felt chilly and it was only a matter of minutes until the attic temps dropped to the point that I felt...Read more
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A little noisy but does what you need it to do...,
November 2, 2011 KevinL - See all my reviews
This review is from: Broan 35316 1600 CFM Gable Mount Powered Attic Ventilator (Tools & Home Improvement)
Installation of the fan was a breeze...Took about 2 hrs, mostly due to getting the plywood cut, installed, and weather sealed with the attic vent opening. Installation of the fan itself took about 15 minutes. The fan is a bit noisy - a constant hum - as I can hear it slightly from the 1st floor. It's not entirely annoying, would consider it as tolerable white noise. The sound is a louder in the bedroom below the attic area where the fan is mounted. Again, louder but it usually shuts off by 8pm with the current temp setting so I don't hear it when we're sleeping.
I have set the fan to turn on when temps reach about 105 in the attic. Ever since the fan has been installed, the temp upstairs now hovers around 81-83 on extremely hot days (102+) here in Santa Clarita, CA. Mind you the temp use to hover around 87-88 degrees upstairs without the fan. Overall, it has been helpful in keeping the house cooler. I am pleased with the results.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Great fan - if it gets to you undamaged,
August 7, 2010 J. Yagid (Maplewood, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Broan 35316 1600 CFM Gable Mount Powered Attic Ventilator (Tools & Home Improvement)
Great fan.
Too bad the box it ships in is horribly inadequate.
First fan shipped to us came in the box you'd get if you bought it in a store. Box appeared to be undamaged. Took fan out - shroud bent to the point where the motor could have been damaged. We returned it to Amazon.
Second fan came in the same type of box. Box again appears to be undamaged. Shroud is bent again - but not so much this time. It works very well.
Box has a 'transit tested' label - right. I don't know who tested it on what transit - buts as for being 'tested' - it was an epic fail.
If the fan came better packed I would have given it 5 stars. But since there's a chance you have to got thru a return or two - I give it only 2 stars.
