How To Install A Ceiling Fan Roof Vent

Get the trade secrets from the jet fan man who has installed around 13 000 attic fans since 1983.

How to install a ceiling fan roof vent. The inner hole of the adapter is a perfect 14 x14 square. Trace the inside of the roof vent adapter where you want the fan to go once the adapter is in the position you want it trace with a marker. Another method a little bit better is if you have a gable style roof and a gable vent on one end of the house you can attach this to the back of a gable vent. The lower half of the flange sits on top of the shingles.

Nail the lower corners with roofing nails and tar the heads. Fasten the s hook into the eyehook on the front side of the vent trim to hold the fan in place. Plug the fan into the power outlet. Slide the vent under the shingles so they cover the top half of the vent flange.

Learn how easy it is to install an attic fan. Slide clamps over the flexible duct at both the roof cap and the fan housing then slip the clamps over the tailpieces. One is to route it over to a soffit vent and attach it to the back of the soffit vent but this can work against your exhaust fan because that s actually an air intake so not as good as other methods. In this picture you can see the knees on the blue masking tape marking out the cross beam in order to prevent denting or damaging the roof.

Apply a bead of asphalt roof cement on the bottom of the vent. To reverse the draw of the fan flip it over and reinstall. Set the fan in place by fitting the eyehooks on the back edge over the cup hooks in the vent trim. Wrap the joints with duct tape.