Iliving 18 Wall Mounted Exhaust Fan Automatic Shutter Variable Speed Vent Fan For Home Attic Shed or Garage Ventilation 1736 CFM 2600 (Power Cord Not Included) Silver 18 - Variable

Seems to be of good quality for something made in China. The 1/15 horsepower motor runs cool enough even in the hot barn. It also does a really good job of removing old stinky, humid air out of the barn. The chickens are healthyer now Im sure. Now it smells like farm in there, not just like poop! Another plus too is it used hardly any power at only 0.85 amps at full power.

Ordered this exhaust fan after reading the description. Description indicated a 115v remote controlled on/off exhaust fan, item sent was a 115v exhaust fan with no remote on/off. Was able to get a remote controlled outlet from hardware store and now it does have remote controlled on/off. All in all for the price it is a good exhaust fan, I have it installed in a very hot 60’x36’ building and it easily removes the hot air making the interior much cooler. I would recommend this fan to anyone using it for the same purpose but if you are wanting remote controlled on/off then make sure you get the right model number or be prepared to buy after market remote system (cost me $32.00 to buy in my area)

We purchased the fan and Smart Thermostat (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NRG9RM5) in March 2020. The unit is installed as a gable fan at the hottest part of our attic. PROS: No failures, it just works...even the remote control. Up to this point, we've had to replace the remote batteries twice. Once the thermostat is set, the remote is primarily used to turn the unit on after a power outage, and to observe temp/humidity. Noise level is comparable to another 18in metal bladed fan we have with similar HP, but quieter than a 1/8HP, 18in fan = a nice motor choice by the manufacturer. CONS: Only one...no matter how I adjust the framing or lube the shutters, they still hang in a partially-open position. This began after 2-3 years of use. SUMMARY: If you need/want a louvered exhaust fan, look no further than this unit (in whatever size you choose). Other than the shutters being slightly frustrating, this is a very reliable and elegant looking solution that delivers excellent value for the price.

This review is for the ILG8SF18V-T to vent an attic space. This model has a 3-speed pull chain and an integrated thermostat control. The fan & housing seem to be well built and I like that the motor does not require periodic lubricating. I thought the on-board temperature sensor would make a more elegant package; in actuality the fan is mounted on an outdoor wall and the sensor is affected by outside air temperature as much as the attic air temperature when the fan is not running so setting the stopping (& therefore the starting) temperature is a little trickier. I sized the opening 1/8" larger in all directions than the factory-provided dimensions before receiving the unit and learned that the provided dimensions do not take into account the damper shaft ends which need to rotate. There are also rivet heads on the top of the damper housing not taken in account by the factory dimensions. I expanded the opening of the sides by 1/2" each and the top by 1/4"; then it fit fine. The manual Operating Instructions state to use the pull chain to select speed "The speed runs High-Mid-Low-Off." I think mine was wired backwards because it actually goes Low-Mid-High-Off. To use the thermostat for fan operation the manual Operating Instructions state "Press the Thermostat Switch On...". The rocker switch has a 0 and a 1; no other lettering. All other appliances I have with those designations turn on in the 1 position and off in the 0 position. However, when you place this switch in the 1 position the thermostat setting makes no difference at all, the fan runs according to the pull chain setting. When you place this switch in the 0 position the thermostat setting does make a difference on whether or not the fan runs at the speed defined by the pull chain setting. Again, this is backwards. So 0 is semi-automatic based on fan speed and thermostat setting; & 1 is a Manual mode where operation is fully controlled by the pull chain setting. The picture of the switch in the manual reads 0 = Always On; 1 = Auto but in actuality its the other way around. The thermostat is also labeled or wired backwards. With the thermostat switch in the 0 position you must move the temperature setting towards the higher temperature indicator in order for the fan to turn off. It was 80 degrees on my test bench; when I set it for LOW (Min32F) the fan ran continuously. When I moved the dial to between ~90F to HI (Max 130F) the fan stopped. Backwards. The fan blades are larger in diameter than the hole in the damper assembly. This results in a fair amount of air being blown sideways out the fan shroud back into the space where air is drawn from and not out the wall. So as I write this I'm paying for energy being used to blow air around in circles and not from inside the attic to outside the building. It does not appear as if the engineers of this unit understand its purpose. Then to top it all off, they didn't even provide a set of screws to mount it with. Luckily I had some without having to order & wait for delivery. At this price I thought they would throw in the screws but NoOo this was done backwards as well. I would not recommend this unit based on these issues. I'm not going to send it back because I was able to make it work. I'll have to make some good notes for the next owner of the property. Maybe over the winter I'll remove the fan and expand the hole in the damper assembly, but I should not have to do that.

Made a huge difference in moving air in and out of our attic. Temps up there even with continuous soffit vents and ridge vents were upwards of 145 degrees during the summer in NC. Our housing inspector when we bought the place (it was summer time) was up there for only 10 minutes and said it was dangerously hot up there and likely would shorten the life of the roof by 15-20%. Our attic above the second story was soooo hot for so long that many of the roof trusses had literally oozed out pitch for 30 years forming stalactites. There just wasn't enough air movement up there nor enough passive thermal convection to the outside to keep the temperatures at a reasonable level. So as a last ditch we added this fan at the one gable end to help expel the hot air. Almost everyone online said no don't do that, but i did anyways and set it to turn on at 100 degrees. Low and behold our attic rarely gets hotter than 115 now when it's 95 outside which is a HUGGGEEE improvement over the prior conditions. I am not a firm believer and just order another thermostat switch and 18 inch fan for over top of our garage and breezeway addition which is a separate roof and attic to deal with that hot space. Some of the commenters have commented on the noise and it is a bit loud, but all you hear down below in the living space is a fan noise and it's really not that noticeable. Absolutely worth the money in my opinion.