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|  | |  | | | Cool Attic CX1000AM Power Attic Roof Mount Ventilator with 2.6-Amp 60-Hz Motor and Steel Flange, Galvanized Steel Dome | | | | | SKU:
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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Galvanized steel venturi construction. Low profile galvanized steel dome has galvanized steel mesh grill to protect against insects, birds, and rodents yet allows adequate air intake. Motor is UL & C-UL listed; thermally protected with built-in, automatic cut-off; engineered to run cool for long life; automatic adjustable thermostat. Precision balanced aluminum fan blades for minumum vibration. 6-point suspensions (anchor points) for stability and high wind resistance. Will ventilate 1600 sq. ft. attic. 1080 CFM. 1.9 motor amps, 115V, 60 HZ motor. 14" fan. 600 sq. in. intake. Suitable for up to 8/12 roof pitch. 2 year limited warranty. No. CX1000AM: Mill No. CX1000AM-WG: Weathered gray | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 26.0 inches | | Product Width: | 10.0 inches | | Product Height: | 27.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 15.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 25.9 inches | | Package Width: | 25.9 inches | | Package Height: | 9.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 21.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 11 reviews |
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| | Features | 2.6-Amp 115-Volt 60-Hz motorGalvanized steel dome mill finishAttics up to 1,600 square feetAdjustable automatic thermostatProlongs life of composition roof shingles with lower summer attic temperatures
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14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent air flow Mar 21, 2011
By C. Keys
First of all, I'd like to say that I live in Houston, TX. For those who don't understand what that means, please boil some water and stand over it. That's a hyperbole, but it's Hot & it's humid. I've lived along the gulf coast all of my life and am used to this. We purchased our home two years ago (it was built 2003) and have had a hard time cooling our home during the summer barely making it to 77º or 78º (F). From the moment the sun comes up our air conditioner fights a losing battle. During one summer I was up in the attic and discovered through using a thermometer that we were hitting 140º to 150º in our attic. We had 3 passive roof vents which were not allowing enough air to escape. This reminded me of the home inspector who stated something similar to that before we purchased.
After much research I discovered that hot air rises through the soffit vents on the ridges of our house and is supposed to escape through vents in the roof. While that may happen in properly designed systems, ours was failing the test miserably. I researched solutions from adding more passive vents, to replacing our smaller (10" diameter) vents with larger, to having a roofer install a ridge vent (super-expensive option), to solar powered vents, to these electric powered vents. After debating the pros and cons of each I decided on these. At the time there were only two reviews, which gave me concern, but I decided to try them.
I found numerous websites which helped me on how to install them. I replaced two of my passive vents on my roof with these. This entailed removing the old vents, expanding the hole in the roof to the 14" diameter requirement (Used a hand held jigsaw from Home Depot), cutting back the tiles by 1.5" to account for the raised cylinder portion (Box cutters) and then shoving the vent's upper flashing under the upper half of the roof tiles. This sounds complicated, but it's really not. I did have to remove several of the nails in the way, but replaced them or used roofer's cement ($1.50 at Home Depot). The entire roofing installation process took about 3 hours. If you've never worked much on roofs like me, please be slow and sure footed. We have a fairly sharp pitched roof and I don't want anyone to get hurt.
After the vents are installed on the roof, the next step is to wire the fan into the house electricity. I connected the two different fans on two different existing circuits in the house. Before the fans were even running I noticed that air was moving in the attic. I set the main fan to 95º as many recommend and the secondary one over the master bedroom to 90º since it is a southern exposed section of the house and is constantly hotter than the rest of the house.
Results? The best result I can give is this since it isn't summer yet. During the installation the outside temperature was 71º. The attic was hitting 98º before I turned them on, so we had a 27º difference from the outside temperature without the fans. Yesterday March 20, 2011 it was 85º outside my home at 3PM. I climbed up into the attic and the attic was only 90º. I call that a huge success.
What about noise? While some people are concerned that attic vent fans make noise, I can say that these cannot be heard in a one-story house. Once you climb into the attic you can hear them running, but it's a soft sound.
I can't give results on better energy efficiency yet. I have noticed that on multiple days our A/C never even came on, which is a positive sign. If the attic is not heating up as quickly then the air conditioner can stay off longer cut off sooner at night and since it is the biggest energy hog around our home during the summer that should translate to an overall savings of electricity. I will update towards the end of summer to inform of my findings.
UPDATE: 25JAN11
After surviving a record breaking summer here in Houston, I thought I'd give some statistics. First off, we literally had a record-breaking summer with over 20 days of +100 degree weather. In addition we experienced a prolonged drought which caused many wildfires. That information is only to give an idea of what we were dealing with.
In any good experiment the house, the weather and the number of people using electricity would be the control that stays exactly the same except for the attic fans. In reality, we had a houseguest stay with us for several months which meant extra electricity being used throughout the day. That alone makes it hard to give an apples to apples comparison of August 2010 vs August 2011 aside from the record heatwave. With that being said, if you take into account a standard summer (2010) against a record-breaking summer (2011) along with another adult living in the house, you get the following breakdown.
August 2010- 1943 kwh
August 2011- 1965 kwh
We used an extra 22 kwh above what we did in the previous year. We did notice that the house stayed noticably cooler during the day. We were able to get the temperature down to 76° during the 3-6PM timeframe which we have never been able to do during the summer. The attic temperature stayed typically 10-15° warmer than it was outside, so if it was 105° outside it was about 115° in the attic.
On the downside I noticed one of my fans was not shutting off at night. I spoke to the vendor and they were willing to send out a replacement thermostat, which was very nice of them. It was pretty simple to swap out.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
I was concerned, but they've been great for the first summer. Dec 03, 2010
By Michael W
No problems, and the price is fantastic. They're not as heavy as they look. After shipping, you will need to flatten the base some before installing.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Cool-Attic Fan Aug 13, 2010
By Kemco
100% the right stuff. Has made a noticeable difference in our A/C usage/electric bill.
Great price- compare yourself.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 bad packing = bad product Aug 23, 2011
By Ader
Arrived in a thin cardboard box with no internal support and looking like it had been dragged across a freeway. The fan was crushed and bent beyond reasonable repair. If they skimp so much on packaging, I'm guessing they skimped everywhere else. Anyhow, it's on its way back and will be replaced with a Broan unit after the refund.
I'm always amazed at problems like this... packaging is easy, cheap, and IMPORTANT. You have to get it to the customer in good shape or it is useless! At least Amazon's return process is totally painless.
Best deal on market!! May 26, 2012
By Tony Sopranno
Can't beat the price+free shipping+no tax,can't buy this at any Lowes/Home depot for this price,good quality made in U.S.A. Tip buy the Alum. covered unit,over the plastic,as it is much stonger,and the sun won't affect it as this unit will take a beating on your roof,now the bad,they don't double box,so you may have to file a claim with Amazon,but my problems with any item bought from Amazon has been resolved with no cost to me,last box was beat,so no install instructions,so I am on my own again!!!!!!
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