Attic Fan Thermostat Override

Sure that should be fairly simple for you to do.

Attic fan thermostat override. At the switch the romex s white and black will go on the two screws of the switch. In other words that switch will go straight to the fan motor. I would like to install an override switch in order to manually turn it on during the winter. I am hoping the extra airflow in my attic will help with ice dams.

Make one of your wires from the 12 2 either red or black a direct power to your thermostat. 1150 cfm galvanized steel electric powered attic fan with adjustable thermostat model gf 14 429 00 429 00. Remington solar 1875 cfm powder coated galvanized steel hybrid solar electric powered attic fan with wildlife guard model sf wf40 blk. Make the other wire from your 12 2 run off your switch to your fan and splice it in with the wire going from the thermostat to the fan motor.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. If you want to just be able to override the thermostat to turn the attic fan on at night there is a very simple solution. You did note that the neutral proceeds straight to the motor of the exhaust fan and the thermostat just makes and breakes the hot wire. Iliving 16 wall mounted shutter exhaust thermostat control 3 speeds vent fan for home attic shed or garage ventilation 1200 cfm 1800 sqf coverage area variable silver 4 6 out of 5 stars 480 136 62 136.

Just run one romex to the manual override switch that you want in the house. I have an attic fan that runs off a thermostat the gable fan type.