ADVANCED WHOLE HOUSE FANS ® THE NATURAL CHOICE FOR ENERGY SAVINGS! OWNER’S GUIDE ORIGINAL CLASSIC LINE S E E // H E A R // F E E L THE QUIETCOOL DIFFERENCE 1 QUIETCOOLSYSTEMS.
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Read Instructions - All safety and operation instructions must be read. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference. Heed Warnings - All warnings should be followed. Follow Instructions - All installing and operating instructions should be followed. Water – The QuietCool system should not be used near water.
1. SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1.1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your new QuietCool system! The QuietCool whole house fans dominate the market in energy efficiency and quietness. Whole house fans operate by pulling the cool air from outside your home, through the home, into your attic, and out your attic vents. This accomplishes a cooling effect that can save you up to 90% off your A/C related energy costs depending on where you live.
1.3 System Venting Recommendation FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE! - 1 SQUARE FOOT OF NET FREE VENTING PER 750 CFM Venting plays a very significant role in the performace of whole house fans. QuietCool recommends a minimum of 1 SQ. FT. for every 750 CFM in the QuietCool system. If an attic has at least 1/750 attic venting, the QuietCool system will operate efficiently and effectively. If an attic has less than 1/750 attic venting, the system will not operate as efficiently, or effectively, as it could.
2. INSTALLATION 2.1 Installing QuietCool NOTE: Be sure to plug in your fan before attempting to install to ensure that the fan is operational and the fan blade spins freely. Installing the QuietCool system is very easy. Simply follow the steps given below: 1. Determine from down below in which areas you would like to install your QuietCool fan. Go up into the attic to mark the exact location for the fan. Take the cardboard cut-out template and a small screwdriver with you.
4. Using a drywall saw or similar device, cut out the hole in the ceiling. 5. Open and unpack your QuietCool fan. TIP: If your attic is very tight, you may want to wire your QuietCool motor housing before bringing it into the attic. Please follow the wiring diagrams that start on page 6. 6. Take the main assembly, which includes the motor housing, damper box, and duct into the attic through the crawl hole and move into position near the ceiling cut-out hole.
10. Remove ceiling grille and screws from its packaging. Center the grille over the damper box. Install the grille with the white screws provided by screwing through the drywall into the flange of the damper box. NOTE: Some ceiling surfaces are uneven and may cause a small gap to be present. This can easily be caulked later if excessive. 11. Return to the attic. Using the nylon straps and the long wood screws provided, support the duct to the framing. This will stabilize the entire assembly.
3. Using a flat head screwdriver, remove the two side flanges on the damper box. Make sure that you are removing the flanges on the same side as the flanges you removed on the vertical adapter 4. Using the included black sharp screws, attach the vertical adapter to the damper box by screwing them together through the two remaining flanges. 5. The vertical adapter is now installed. Go back to step 8 on page 4 and continue your installation. 3.
3.1 Single Speed Wiring (for QC CL-1500) 1. For this installation, you will need (2) 2 wire Romex, and an 8 Hour Timer. Using the included wire nuts, tie the black wire from the first 2 wire Romex from the power source to the black wire on the timer. (see Figure 3.1A) 2. Using a wire nut, tie the black wire on the 2 wire Romex from the fan to the red wire on the timer. 3. Using a wire nut, tie the bare copper wires together with the green ground wire on the timer. 4.
6. Feed the 2 wire Romex through the handy box. Using the included wire nuts, tie the black wires together. Tie the white neutral wires together. Tie your bare copper wire and green ground wires together. 7. Carefully reinstall the handy box cover. Figure 3.1B Tie All Ground & Bare Copper Wires Together Whole House Fan All Black Wires Together 14-2 Wire Switch All White Common Wires Together 3.2 Two Speed Wiring (for QC CL-2250/3100/4700) 1.
Figure 3.2A Whole House Fan Tie Common White Wires Together 8 HOUR Black High Speed Tie All Ground & Bare Copper Wires Together Red Low Speed Black Tied Together with Black Two Speed Wiring 14-3 Wire 14-2 Wire Power Source High 4 HOUR 2 HOUR 1 HOUR OFF HOLD Low Red Switch Leg 6. Feed the 2 wire Romex into the handy box. Using the included wire nuts, tie the black wires together for high speed. Tie the red wires together for low speed. Tie the remaining white neutral wires together.
3.3 Two Speed Wiring (for QC CL-6400) 1. For this installation, you will need (3) 2 wire Romex, an 8 Hour Timer, and a Double Stack Single Pole Switch. 2. Using the 2-wire Romex from the first fan motor head, attach the black wire to the top gold screw on the right. Using the 2-wire Romex from the second fan motor head, attach the black wire to the bottom gold screw on the right. (see Figure 3.3A) 3. Attach the red wire from the 8 Hour Timer to the bottom black screw on the switch. 4.
Figure 3.3A Tie Common Wires Together Black Tied Together with Black Two Speed Wiring 14-2 Wire Whole House Fans 14-2 Wire 14-2 Wire Power Source Tie All Ground & Bare Copper Wires Together 4 HOUR Off On Off On 2 HOUR Black Wires 8 HOUR 1 HOUR HOLD Red Switch Leg Figure 3.
4.1 When to Run the QuietCool Whole House Fans Anytime it is cooler outside than the inside of your home, the system will work effectively. In the summer this normally happens in the late afternoon to early evening, through to the next morning. We recommend running your fan through the evening. If you have a multi-speed fan, you will get the best cooling effect when you turn the fan on low after desired cooling occurs and let it run throughout the night.
10 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY QC ORIGINAL CLASSIC LINE WHOLE HOUSE FANS QC Manufacturing Inc. extends this warranty to the original purchaser of the following QuietCool Original Classic Line Models ---- QC CL-1500, QC CL-2250, QC CL-3100, QC CL-4700, and QC CL-6400---- installed and used in a residence under normal conditions within the United States: A. Ten year coverage applies to the QuietCool motor fan assembly.
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