I leave home renovating to those are experienced in that area.
I crawled up in my attic today and tied my attic fan into the grid. Whew! It had to be like 130 degrees F up there. I had to bring water up there with me because the sweat was just gushing out of me. I got her hooked up though--didn't take too long either. Just had to couple the wires, tack the wires up nice and neat and then feed it down into a hole I drilled, down through the wall and into the basement where I installed the breaker.
Works like a charm.![]()
Originally Posted by Gaffer
I just replaced one of mine, since the motor locked up after 15 years. I knew there was a problem because the room next to the attic stairs smelled like attic. I did the work at night to keep from getting heatstroke.
I hope you used romex wire to the unit, and not just staple on zip cord like my old man would do. Current codes also require a "disconnect" near the unit to allow servicing without having to go into another room to set a breaker (mine's a simple wall switch in the circuit, in a "blue box" nailed to an exposed framing member). Do you have a thermostat control on the unit or is it just always on?
Of course! "Romex SIMpull with patent pending SIM Jacket."I used 12/2 600v wire with a 20 amp breaker.
I didn't put any kind of switch on it, but I guess I could. I've got a couple of extra switch boxes lying around and I've got a box of light switches too. Think I should? It would be pretty simple to do I guess.
Yes, it has thermostat control attached to the unit. I set it on 95 degrees.
Originally Posted by Gaffer
You da romex man!
I always recommend installing per latest code unless you can't. That way if you become a gazillionaire the guy and the guy that buys this house decides to elecute himslf he can't get some liberal pansy judge to screw you.![]()
If you do put one in, you'll need to use a switch that can handle 20 amps, since you used a 20 amp breaker. Most wall switches are only 15.