Ventamatic CX1500 Power Gable Ventilator Fan
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Ventamatic CX1500 Power Gable Ventilator Fan
Customer Review: Gable Fan
Summary: 4 Stars
Just what I needed, and at less cost than getting locally. Combined with free shipping you can't beat it. Easy to install. Fast delivery.Customer Review: Get Ear Muffs Too
Summary: 3 Stars
Fan seems well constructed. Thermostat works well. But, we are thinking we now live under a flight path when the fan is running. Outside of that, everything is great.Customer Review: Good
Summary: 3 Stars
Not bad for 50$, I installed in my attic bellow the passive vent. the fan move a lot of air and the thermostat works great. Looking forward to this fan helping keep the attic cooler here in Florida. The fan does wobble very slightly but I think it will be just fine for a few years.Customer Review: Good Quality, Effective Fan, but you will hear it
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had this attic fan in and working for about one month now. Overall, I would say it is a good quality fan that works well. I live in Southern California and do not have AC. I got this fan because my master bedroom faces West and on a warm day the bedroom gets really hot in the afternoon (80-85F) and stays hot (upper 70's) well past bedtime. I have the fan set to come on when the attic is 95F, and shut off when the attic cools to about 80F. So far it comes on early afternoon and shuts off early evening.
We had a record cool July so it has been hard to say if this fan has helped. When we had a couple of hot days around 90-95F, the bedroom still got over 80F. But it seemed to cool off faster in the evening. So I think the fan helped get the retained heat out of the attic quicker, thus allowing the master bedroom to cool faster. Based on this, I am very happy I put this in.
Installation was not bad. It's just a pain getting in the attic and getting everything set up to install the fan. The gable vent in my attic was undersized, so I had to rip that out and put in a larger one. That was probably the hardest thing to do. The installation of the fan was not bad. I had to mount one 2x4 under the fan to hold it at the correct height, and I had to bend one mounting bracket to make it a little smaller to fit in the gable space I was working with. Those were the only modifications that I had to do. But I had inspected my attic closely before hand, measured everything, and was sure what I had to do before I even ordered the fan.
The instructions advise making a frame and using a cutout of masonite or plywood around the fan. I did not do that. The fan fit perfectly between two studs, the slanted roof frame, and the 2x4 I installed underneath the fan to hold it. Then I filled in the space around the fan housing and the studs and building wall gaps with expanding foam. So far, no problems with the installation.
I rate this fan 4 out of 5. The only issue is you will definitely hear the fan run. The fan is mounted above my cathedral ceiling, just above one window in my master bedroom. You can hear it in the bedroom, especially if the window is open, but I do not find the noise to be objectionable like some of the other reviewers. It is not a quiet fan, but it does do the job, and is a good value.
Customer Review: Good Return On Your Money
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an absolute MUST purchase if you don't have adequate attic/garage ventilation. I have installed two of these recently in my son's home and it made an immediate improvement in their air conditioning performance. Like other reviewers these fans were installed onto a 2"x4" simple frame over the existing wood vent. The tolerances are fairly close on the fan housing and you need to be careful in the installation to make sure the blades don't hit the housing.
Recommendation: Add an ON/OFF switch somewhere in your downstairs area (mine is in a hall closet). This makes it easy to service if something goes wrong or adjustments need to be made.