QuietCool AFG - User Manual

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SPECIALTY SERIES FANS

Summary

General Safety Instructions

System Overview

Introduction

Congratulates purchase and introduces the Specialty Series fans, noting their energy efficiency.

Series Features

Lists key features of the Specialty Series fans, including design, warranty, and application types.

Benefits

Highlights the advantages of QuietCool fans: energy savings, cooling, ventilation, and exhaust capabilities.

System Venting Requirements

Details required inlet and outlet venting areas for each specific fan model to ensure optimal performance.

Installation

Installing AFG Model Fans

Instructions for mounting AFG fans behind gable vent louvers, covering flush, wide, and odd mount options.

Installing GA Model Fans

Provides installation steps for GA model fans, including ceiling clearance requirements and mounting procedures.

Installing GX Model Fans

Details the steps for installing the GX model exterior mount fan through a wall opening.

Installing RM Model Fans

Instructions for installing RM fans as ducted/non-ducted whole house or attic fans, with diagrams.

Wiring

Specialty Fan Wiring - Thermostat

Instructions for wiring Specialty Series fans with a thermostat, covering junction box and remote mounting.

Specialty Fan Wiring - Timer

Instructions for wiring Specialty Series fans with an 8-hour timer, detailing wire connections.

System Operating Instructions

QuietCool Attic Fans

Operating instructions for attic fans, focusing on efficiency and placement for optimal attic cooling.

QuietCool Garage Fans

Operating instructions for garage fans, detailing their use for cooling and ventilating garages and workshops.

QuietCool Roof Mount Fans

Operating instructions for roof mount fans, highlighting their versatility for various applications like attic or whole house use.

Specialty Series Overview

10 Year Limited Warranty

Product Registration

Instructions on how to register products online to ensure warranty coverage and facilitate future claims.

Overview

1. Function Description
2. Important Technical Specifications
3. Usage Features
4. Maintenance Features

The QuietCool Specialty Series Fan is a range of whole house fan systems designed for energy-efficient cooling and ventilation in various residential and commercial settings. These fans are proudly designed and built in California, emphasizing high efficiency and a 10-year warranty on the motor fan assembly.

Function Description:

The QuietCool Specialty Series includes several models tailored for specific applications:

• QuietCool Attic Fans (AFG Models): These fans are designed to cool the attic space, preventing heat buildup that can transfer into the living areas of a home. By exhausting hot attic air, they help maintain a cooler indoor temperature, reducing the load on air conditioning systems.
• QuietCool Garage Fans (GA and GX Models): These models provide ventilation for garages, man caves, or workshops. The GA ES-1500 ventilates both the garage and the attic above it, while the GX ES-1100 is a wall-mount design that ventilates the garage only. They help dissipate heat and improve air quality in these spaces.
• QuietCool Roof Mount Fans (RM Models): These are the most versatile fans in the series, capable of functioning as an attic fan, a ducted whole house fan, or a whole house fan that pulls air through multiple air intake grilles. They are suitable for homes with sealed attics, manufactured homes without attics, cathedral ceilings, and even industrial buildings like warehouses. They cool and ventilate the attic, home, or warehouse building.

The core principle behind these fans is to draw in cooler outside air and exhaust warmer indoor or attic air, creating a natural airflow that reduces the need for conventional air conditioning. This process "SAVES" energy, "COOLS" the space, "VENTILATES" stale air, and "EXHAUSTS" hot air.

Important Technical Specifications:

The manual provides detailed specifications for various models, including airflow (CFM), wattage, and CFM/Watt efficiency:

• AFG CON-3.0 (Attic Fan):

  • Watts: 250
  • Airflow: 3013 CFM
  • CFM/Watt: 12.1
  • Required Inlet Venting: 4 SQ. FT.
  • Required Outlet Venting: 4 SQ. FT.

• AFG ES-1500 (Attic Fan):

  • Watts: 52
  • Airflow: 1560 CFM
  • CFM/Watt: 52
  • Required Inlet Venting: 2 SQ. FT.
  • Required Outlet Venting: 2 SQ. FT.

• GA ES-1500 (Garage Fan):

  • Watts: 47
  • Airflow: 1452 CFM
  • CFM/Watt: 30.8
  • Required Inlet Venting: 2 SQ. FT.
  • Required Outlet Venting: 2 SQ. FT.

• GX ES-1100 (Garage Fan - Wall Mount):

  • Watts: 69
  • Airflow: 1103 CFM
  • CFM/Watt: 15.9
  • Required Inlet Venting: 1.5 SQ. FT.
  • Required Outlet Venting: N/A (Exhausts Directly to Outside)

• RM ES-1100 (Roof Mount Fan):

  • Watts: 66
  • Airflow: 1130 CFM
  • CFM/Watt: 17.1
  • Required Inlet Venting: 1.5 SQ. FT.
  • Required Outlet Venting: N/A (Exhausts Directly to Outside)
  • Roof Rough Opening: 14 1/4" x 14 1/4"
  • Ceiling Rough Opening: 14 1/4" x 14 1/4"

• RM ES-2200 (Roof Mount Fan):

  • Watts: 197
  • Airflow: 2245 CFM
  • CFM/Watt: 11.4
  • Required Inlet Venting: 3 SQ. FT.
  • Required Outlet Venting: N/A (Exhausts Directly to Outside)
  • Roof Rough Opening: 16 1/4" x 16 1/4"
  • Ceiling Rough Opening: 14 1/4" x 18 1/4"

All models are noted for their "Ultra Energy Efficient ECM Motor." A critical aspect of installation is ensuring sufficient inlet and outlet venting to prevent backdrafting and ensure optimal performance. Inlet venting includes openings like windows, doors, gable vents, ridge vents, and eaves vents, allowing outside air to be pulled in. Outlet venting, primarily for attic fans, includes gable vents, ridge vents, and eaves vents, allowing air to be exhausted from the attic.

Usage Features:

• Attic Fans: Operate by setting a thermostat to a recommended temperature (e.g., 85-90°F). They run automatically to cool the attic, reducing heat transfer into the home.
• Garage Fans: Can be run when the outside temperature is cooler than inside the garage to cool and ventilate the space.
• Roof Mount Fans (as Whole House Fan): Should be run when it's cooler outside than inside the home. Users are instructed to crack open a few select windows to facilitate airflow.
• Roof Mount Fans (as Attic Fan): Similar to dedicated attic fans, users set a thermostat and let the fan run.
• Control Options: Fans can be wired with either a thermostat or a timer for automated operation. The manual provides detailed wiring diagrams for both options, including remote thermostat wiring.

Maintenance Features:

The manual does not explicitly detail maintenance features but implies general care through its warranty conditions. The 10-year limited warranty covers the QuietCool motor fan assembly, indicating a robust design. Other components, including grills, housings, controls, and accessories, are covered for one year. The warranty highlights the importance of proper installation, as product failure or damage due to faulty installation, incorrect wiring, abuse, misuse, unauthorized alteration, lack of maintenance, or transportation damage are not covered. This suggests that proper installation and adherence to wiring guidelines are crucial for the longevity and performance of the device. Users are encouraged to register their product online for warranty purposes.

QuietCool AFG Specifications