There are some times of the year that can be much hotter than the others. Such conditions call for the need of attic fans. The attic fan may make the home cooler during such times. Usually homeowners may call for specialists to install the attic fan for them. Some methods may not require so much money as when the experts are used. Sometimes it may be possible to mount the fans without any help. This may save you the money that you may have sent in hiring such people. Below are some of the methods to install the fans.
There is always the need to inspect your vent before installing a fan. You can choose a hot day and measure the temperatures using a thermometer. You can do this to look at the vents. You also need to decide on the fan that you want to install. Attic fans exist in two types. The roof fans and the gable fans are the types of attic fans.
The measurements are needed to make the installation. The measurements will give you the best size of the fan that you wish to mount. The calculations often follow the measurements. The ratings of the fan come in cubic feet of the air moved per minute. You also need to square the feet that you get to know the fan that you need. 0.7 is used to multiply the answer that is received after squaring. You will get from the multiplication the CFM of the fan.
The second way to install an attic fan is to remove the old shutter. If the fan is bigger than the vent then you need to do away with the vent. You will have to hold the fan over the whole of the older vent. Here again you are required to measure before you do any cutting. The cuttings that you make should not vary very much with the size of the new fan. The cuttings should enable the fan to fit very well in the hole. You also need to make sure that there are no vent framing when cutting.
Mounting the fan may be the last step in installing an attic fan. Here there should be a piece of plywood that should be used in the mounting. There are framing around the hole where the plywood should be fixed too. Fixing the plywood on the walls will help align the wholes. You can cut a hole with a jigsaw. The fan can be made safer by using screws. The fans need to be placed correctly.
In conclusion, the attic fan is very easy to install, and you may not need help from professionals to mount it.