Quiet spring breezes
A few notes to wrap up the Whole House Fan debate.
First, thanks to WholeHouseFan.com for helping out with ordering and getting it shipped to me. It arrived here quickly and on time.
Though I didn't take any pictures, the two fans look very similar. They use the same size rough opening (almost) and it was a snap to remove the old one and replace it with the new one. The Tamarack (TWHF) I ordered was the HV1600-GDR. So it comes with the extra insulation, and the remote, and a plug? I don't know if that's common or not but it came with a three prong plug to be able to plug it in. I ended up removing it so I could hard wire it like all other WHFs I've known. I don't have too many sockets in the attic. I attached it to its box with 4 screws ( they supplied 6 ) and attached the wire. Added a little spray foam to make the seal tight ( they shorted me the foam gasket), and I was done.
Operation is A LOT quieter. My previous calculations for Dbs and Sones sound accurate. We can easily leave it on low all night and not annoy the baby or ourselves, watch TV etc. High is loud but quieter than the other fan's low. It should improve when I install the supplied grill. The WWHF has two large metal blade fans that take the entire cavity, where TWHF has two smaller plastic bladed fans.
The remote is fine and works from the first floor; One is for On/Off and Two toggles the speed. Startup of the TWHF is a little slower than the WWHF. The TWHF opens its shutter all the way first then starts where the other starts as the shutter is opening.
Now I just need to return that old fan.... where is that receipt?
First, thanks to WholeHouseFan.com for helping out with ordering and getting it shipped to me. It arrived here quickly and on time.
Though I didn't take any pictures, the two fans look very similar. They use the same size rough opening (almost) and it was a snap to remove the old one and replace it with the new one. The Tamarack (TWHF) I ordered was the HV1600-GDR. So it comes with the extra insulation, and the remote, and a plug? I don't know if that's common or not but it came with a three prong plug to be able to plug it in. I ended up removing it so I could hard wire it like all other WHFs I've known. I don't have too many sockets in the attic. I attached it to its box with 4 screws ( they supplied 6 ) and attached the wire. Added a little spray foam to make the seal tight ( they shorted me the foam gasket), and I was done.
Operation is A LOT quieter. My previous calculations for Dbs and Sones sound accurate. We can easily leave it on low all night and not annoy the baby or ourselves, watch TV etc. High is loud but quieter than the other fan's low. It should improve when I install the supplied grill. The WWHF has two large metal blade fans that take the entire cavity, where TWHF has two smaller plastic bladed fans.
The remote is fine and works from the first floor; One is for On/Off and Two toggles the speed. Startup of the TWHF is a little slower than the WWHF. The TWHF opens its shutter all the way first then starts where the other starts as the shutter is opening.
Now I just need to return that old fan.... where is that receipt?
posted by Bonk at Home at 9:21 AM
2 Comments:
I'd love to hear any additional feedback on the HV1600 now that you have had it for a few months. Is it still running smoothly?
It's been running fine. Just turned it on today, after sitting idle for the last 3 months over winter. I'll use it a lot now until AC season or until my wife complains of alergies. The shutter seemed to be pretty tight and well insulated. I never noticed a draft from it all winter, especially when using the fireplace.
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