attic fan thermostat with dial

You don't have a screwdriver?

I have attic fans using the above described thermostat, and they work just fine. It is true they are not as accurate as a house thermostat, but that fine tuned control is not necessary in an attic. You would be surprised how hot an attic gets without a fan.

Hasn't taken the training course yet to get a permit to buy one.

Bob F., The pic on the page from your link shows a screwdriver slot. Do you have something different ?

He'd probably fail the mandatory background check anyway so no point blowing the dough to take the course...

Does that knob slide off and allow a standard 1/4" know to fit on it ? From looking at the pics on-line, it appears that you could just rob the box of that thermostat and mount it in my own switch box ? I could just buy the thermostat-switch if I knew what it was called ?

Thanks Sid.

You mean like this "Attic Fan Thermostat".

He was looking for one that goes to 120 degrees though.

Was that on the low side, or the high ?

Per specs of above unit " Maximum Control Temperature 130 Degrees F "

I think that is pretty close to what I am looking for. If the fan that I will be installing has 2 speeds, Are there thermostats made that will shift to the higher fan speed as the temp rises ?

Thanks

Ah, I looked at it wrong and saw the number on the right as most things go clockwise.

Here is a video of a guy mounting a attic fan thermostat in a box fan, Its a little simplistic and probably the wrong place for a thermostat, but he does show that normal knob can be mounted on the thermostat post.

What is it that you're trying to do? Attic fans are designed to go in attics. They typically have a thermostat that you can easily set with a screwdriver, because that's all that's required. It gets set once, rarely if ever changed. Should probably be set at about 95 -100F or so. I've never seen two speed ones, but maybe they exist, sounds like more unnecessary complication to me. IMO, a continuous ridge vent together with adequate soffit venting is a better solution for most applications.

I agree, what is the big deal with a Attic fan ? Just set it for around

I bought a house about 15 years ago and it had 3 roof fans. Reason is the house was divided into 3 sections . When I had a new roof put on I got rid of the fans and had a ridge vent installed.

One type of what I have heard called an attic fan is one that is mounted in the ceiling of the house and is usually used to pull air in at night through the windows. I can see that one being a 2 or even a 3 speed fan as it is partly in the living area, but do not recall any having a thermostat on them. Most had timer switches on the wall.

Here is one from Menards (also carried at H.D., Lowes and Amazon) that has multiple speeds w/PSC motor, but no way to shift speeds automatically ?

I got a ridge vent installed this year, and can really feel the improved ventilation.

I have 2 of them 24" two speed. Both on high turn the air over in here every few minutes but they are only useful about 6 months a year when the AC is not on so attic ventilation is not part of the equation.

With the allergies the wife and I have the windows are never opened. We were in the house for several years and had some carpet installed . The man wanted to bring in some through one of the windows and I told him he could if they would open as we had never opened the windows. I have only opened one window in the house and that was just long enough to put the wire for an outside thermometer through.