Do you want to reduce your electric bill and carbon footprint while cooling your house?
Sounds like a contradiction, but it's possible! During summer months, your attic is much hotter than your house due to the heat absorbed by your roof, reaching up to 150 degrees! These high temperatures increase the energy used by your air conditioning equipment. Using a solar powered attic exhaust fan will circulate cooler air through the attic space, lowering both the temperature and your energy bill!
Operation is automatic. When the sun shines on the solar module, the fan begins to operate, running at maximum power in full sun and at a slower pace when overcast. Solar powered fans are ideal for attics, lofts, workshops, greenhouses, sheds, garages, kennels and barns where AC power is not readily available.
This solar exhaust fan is intended to be mounted on a wall, protected from the elements. For roof installation fan kits check out our attic fans.
The fan is a 3-wing polypropylene fiberglass blade attached to a di-cast aluminum hub. A square injection-mounded fiber-glass verturi frame surrounds the fan, making it easy to maintain and durable. The high-efficiency DC motor has a 5000 hour life at 32 VDC and longer at lower voltage, and can run directly off DC power if necessary. This new design makes the fan quiet, while moving more air with less power.
Use the drop down menu to select your kit - 12" fan with 20 watt module, or 16" fan with 30 watt module. If you are interested in buying this items separately,
click here for the solar fan or
click here for the module.
Add a thermostat to this unit to save even more energy and money. These thermostats can switch up to 22 amps at 120 VAC and they work well for up to 10 amps at 12 or 24 VDC. Use them with DC fans to turn the fans on or off as temperature changes. They mount in a standard 2" x 4" electrical box. The attic fan thermostat has single pole contacts that turn the fan on as temperatures rise. Its adjustment range is 90F to 130F. When the thermostat reaches the turn-on temperature, it must fall by 15F before it will turn off.
Did you know that the Federal government is offering you a 30% tax credit for installing solar equipment in your home? Check with your local state and government for details as additional credits may apply.
