iLiving16" & 12" Wall Mounted Shutter Exhaust Fans, Automatic Shutter

This fan is light weight but well constructed. Installation could not have been easier. I cut a 16.5 inch square hole with a jig saw, using a blade rated for thin metal. Then I used a permanent marker to mark the location of the eight mounting holes on the wall and drilled them out to take 1/4 inch by 1 inch bolts with lock washers. The fan is quiet and there is no vibration whatsoever. Some reviewers have said they felt that they needed to construct a frame. I did not find that to be necessary. The thermostat works very well. I find the fan speed control to be of little value as any speed less than full will cause the louvers to drop a lot. If you only need the fan on when you are in the building you can save some money by using a switched outlet and forgoing the thermostat.

This is the second shutter fan I have installed in two of my projects. This specific one is in my 30x50 shop to keep the summer heat down. It works great. Can tell a difference in the before and after. Don’t get me wrong it will not cool the building down to 80 on a 100 degree day, but it definitely helps keep it from being 110 degrees in my metal shop and keeps the air flowing. I just set the thermostat to about 88-90 and let it do its thing.

Easy installation- just frame out perimeter and screw in at flanges. I used in upper gable end of a steel building to pull out hot air in the afternoons - So the Temperature's setting feature is nice to have & accurate.

I received this fan today to use as an exhaust fan in my 2 car garage. Packing was nice with plenty of styrofoam for protection. Mine looked new with no defects noticed upon primary inspection,and contained the fan and temperature/speed control,as ordered. The first thing I noticed was that the power cord was not wired into the fan motor. No big deal because simple wiring instructions are included and I'm experienced in wiring as well,but the ad did not mention "wiring required". There were a couple of small items missing though. The bulkhead fitting for the electrcial junction box was missing,even though the instructions stated that the hardware included aforementioned bulkhead fitting. I happen to have 1 that would fit or I would've had to make a hardware store run. There were also a couple of tiny rubber plugs missing from some holes in the body of the motor. The holes are probably from manufacturing the body of the motor,and there was 1 plug in place but 3 were missing. I filled the holes with a little bit of silicone and continued on. The rest of the initial inspection and test-run was pretty well standard. The fan and controller worked as advertised,although I did not try to set the temp control portion. Turning the temp control knob all the way counter-clockwise bypasses the temp control feature,by the way. There is a power on/off switch next to the speed control knob. The speed control worked well and the fan responded accordingly. One note--if you have the speed control on the minimum speed and turn the power off,the next time it is turned on,the fan will run at full speed for a second or two before the speed controller backs it down to low. Apparently this is normal as mine did it several times when I would turn the power off and back on,so I figured it was just how it works. The slats worked well with no binding and the fan itself seems relatively quiet for a 16" fan. All-in-all,a decent fan for the money and yes,I would buy it again.

Works great

We often use ILiving fans (different types of fans but same manufacturer) in rental properties and they last a very long time. So, when we enclosed our carport where our AC condenser is located and needed to exhaust the heat, we selected another ILiving unit. We opted for the 16 inch thinking the high CFMs it would be adequate for the purpose and located it 2 feet above the condenser where the unit exhausts. Turns out the residual heat hits the ceiling and blows downward (as opposed to rising as one would expect heat to do :). As a result, we ended up having to purchase and install a second unit. The units are quiet, run as expected with adequate temperature and speed settings responding as they should. Sadly, in retrospect, we should have purchased a larger unit and located in a bit differently. We do recommend this product but anyone attempting to use it for the same purpose as we did might want to carefully evaluate it's placement ... and buy a unit with a larger surface area than we did.

Overall an A would be A+ but I will say there was not provided any sleeve/connector for securing junction of wire into fan electric box. A .50$ extra cost no big deal but slows down the install if you don't have one on hand. Again though, fan is great after that small install issue.

Bought for a 10 x 16 greenhouse. Installation not difficult. Quieter than I expected. Works well.

Works like a charm and is very powerful!!! We are very satisfied with our purchase 👍🏻