Installing an attic fan over a gable vent 1.
How to install gable end attic fan.
What you need step 1.
Installation video for our cool attic gable mount ventilators.
Installing an attic fan step 1.
Installing the shutter if the existing gable vent is smaller than the diameter of the fan you ll need to remove.
Measure the distance between the studs on the left and right side of your vent.
You re going to be mounting the.
Installing the shutter center the front of the automatic shutter over the vent hole make sure the shutter s.
If your attic uses soffit vents at the bottom and gable vents at the top for ventilation having a gable vent fan drawing air into the attic would not be the best solution since it would tend to create positive pressure in the attic which could reverse the natural air flow that occurs when heat rises up through the soffit vents and out through the gable vents.
Use a tape measure to get an accurate.
Screw the fan into place from the inside making sure that all of the hardware inside the fan is properly assembled.
Mount fan image zoom mount a gable fan by driving screws through the mounting flanges into framing members.
Take your gable vent fan and brace it against the studs you installed previously.
Follow your manufacturer s guidelines.