Attic Fan Installation in Morris County, NJ

On a hot day an unvented attic in Northern NJ can reach well above 130 degrees, and that heat moves down into the bedrooms below. An attic fan pulls the hot air out through a gable or roof vent and draws cooler air in through the soffits, which takes real load off the central air.

Trapani Electric installs and replaces attic fans for homeowners across Morris, Passaic, Essex, Bergen, and Union Counties. The work includes a dedicated circuit run up to the attic, a thermostat and, where it makes sense, a humidistat so that the fan runs only when it should, and a mounting that does not rattle the rafters. We also replace burned-out motors on existing fans, which is the most common attic fan call we receive.

A properly installed attic fan includes the following:

• A gable-mounted or roof-mounted fan sized to the attic's square footage
• A dedicated circuit run from the panel rather than a connection tapped off a bedroom light
• A thermostat set to start the fan at around 100 to 110 degrees, plus a humidistat if the attic gets damp
• A check that the soffit vents can supply enough intake air
• Sealing around the mount so that the fan does not pull conditioned air up through the ceiling
• A whole house fan instead, if you want to cool the living space at night rather than the attic

If your existing fan hums but does not spin, the motor is usually the cause. We can replace the motor or the entire unit.