Ventamatic CX1500 Power Gable Ventilator Fan
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Ventamatic CX1500 Power Gable Ventilator Fan
Customer Review: Good but loud
Summary: 4 Stars
I wanted a gable fan that would reduce my attic heat and humidity and reduce my AC bill. The fan met all those requirements. However, the fan is very loud. My next Amazon purchase will have to be some sound proofing material to place between it and me.Customer Review: Good overall
Summary: 4 Stars
I wasn't particularly impressed with the quality of this when I opened it up (external frame was not as solid as I would have hoped), but actually thought it was surprisingly easy to install in the end and is not as noisy as I had feared based on other reviews. I would not recommend putting it above a bedroom, b/c I think it makes enough noise/vibrations that it could be an issue, but we have it in a gable above the kitchen and it's not an issue at all.
But, as other reviewers have mentioned, it does run almost all the time, and I don't really know how much difference it makes. But it's inexpensive and pretty low risk, so I don't have any regrets.
Customer Review: Good product, Long wait
Summary: 4 Stars
It's a simple product... a fan.... that installs easily and operates as expected. My only issue is that it took forever to ship.... a full 6 weeks (as advertised) even though the fan was also advertised as "in stock". Ordered it in June; got it in mid August (summer is half over!).Customer Review: Great Fan but fan blades hit mounting screws when mounts are attached!!!
Summary: 3 Stars
The fan looks great and works great but I was forced to use the old housing from the attic fan which came with my house. The problem is that when we attached the mounts with the screws provided, the fan blades did not turn freely without striking the screws. The fan is working fine with my old fan housing which incidentally is much heavier duty and more sturdy. For the price, I am happy and very fortunate that I had an old fan housing available to me. If this was my initial attic fan, I would be returning this item. Also, of note, nowhere on the box did the word Ventamatic appear which leads me to believe that this was not the item I paid for but a substitute. Nonetheless, I am happy with the fact that I have a working attic fan for under $50. Hopefully this thing will work for a while.Customer Review: Great Fan, Great Support and a Must-do Home Improvement Project
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, I'm a woman, and I was able to do most of this project myself. I live in a "Tri-level" home and the master bedroom faces west and never seems to cool down in the summer. I could have the AC set to 60 and my room would still be a pressure cooker. For the past 10 years I've tried several techniques to cool the upstairs without freezing out the 2 lower levels: Runing a swamp cooler, using box fans to push cool air upstairs, leaving the A/C fan set to "On" position, running ceiling fans all day, etc. Some of my neighors installed "turtles" in their attic, but didn't notice much difference. So I finally decided to install an attic fan and after doing lots of research, settled on this model. I have an 800 square foot attic that is probably around 2500 cubic feet. I mounted the fan on an old piece of chip board and screwed it to the inside of the gable, over my kids bedrooms, so that I wouldn't hear the noise if there were any. My friend ran the power, tapping into the line for the smoke detectors. He installed a switch so that I can override the fan without climbing into the attic and he also installed an attic light at the same time (I store my Christmas stuff up there).
I ended up wiring the thermostat incorrectly so the fan was running continuously. I took a picture of my wiring job and emailed it to Alan at Ventamatic who quickly diagnosed my problem. In a few minutes I had it wired correctly and now the thermostat works perfectly. It makes a quiet hum when it's running, which I don't find annoying at all (and I'm really sensitive to noises).
The day we got the fan running, the attic was 147 degrees (I put my oven thermometer up there and left the display hanging down from the access panel so I could monitor the temp throughout the day). Now the attic doesn't get much above 120 degrees on a 105 degree day. It stayed in the low 100s on a recent cloudy day. Before the fan, the ceiling in my bedroom would be warm to the touch. When I'd turn on the ceiling fan, I'd feel hot air blowing down on me. Now the ceiling is cool and the ceiling fan actually blows cool air! I can really notice the difference.
The entire cost of the job (without the sweat equity) was under $100, including wiring, switches, etc. I should make that up in AC costs the first year.
My experience with Alan in the customer service department was outstanding. I highly recommend this fan and this home improvement project for anyone who has oven-like attic space.