ILG8SF18VC - 18" Wall Mount Shutter Exhaust Fan With Remote - Automatic Shutter

TLDR : sturdy build, works well, thermostat in attic reads a few degrees higher than actual when compared to remote. moves a lot of air, lower temperature in attic. would recommend. also take a photo of serial number before installing for easy registration later.I have been checking several fans for sale, I settled on this one due to testimonials about the build quality and operation. Since they helped, I thought I would contribute with my two cents. I got the version of the fan which has the remote to control it.Packaging was good and product arrived timely and intact. instructions regarding set up and installation are straightforward and only really needed help to set up the remote.This unit is being installed on your typical Florida home currently undergoing a reroof. Therefore, we removed the exhaust fan from the roof and opted to put this vent fan in the gable., or side of the house.After sweating in the attic in 120°+ temperatures, I finally got the appropriate opening and then mounted the fan from the inside of the attic rather than outside.This allowed me to safely install at the highest point on the gable side of the roof without risking being on a ladder. Eventually, I’ll go back and put some caulking on the outside, but I think it’s tucked up high enough under the eaves that it wont have water entry and not really concerned about water intrusion during heavy rains. We had one day of serious South Florida thunderstorms and warnings and it was fine. Hurricanes and sideways rain might be another storyInstallation is straightforward, and the QR code in the instruction book links to a video so that you can pair the remote to the unit that is installed in the attic and controls the fan from your living room or garage.I noticed the temperature dropping immediately after the fan was turned on, which is exactly what was expected. Operation is quiet enough, I do have it installed over the bathroom area and it can be heard from the bathroom as a slight hum, but that’s not a problem as it’s easy to turn off in the evening hours from the remote or by setting a desired target temperature which is typical at night. The lower or slower settings seem to make more noise. This fan moves a lot of air and i’m going to monitor the temps this summer with the fan on and off. For now it read 122 before install and 105-108 after instal and running.This fan has an 18 inch opening needed and it seems to really draw a lot of air. the shutters open about 3/4 the way when on high and close when off but do stay open a bit. There is a tight fit between studs in the attic, so there may be a pinch that is not allowing the vents to close. It closed when reviewing upon receipt. the shutters are too close to the edges, we are talking less than 1mm or a 1/16 of an inch. I may just lightly file down an edge or two of the shutters from the inside of the attic, because I installed the fan from the inside. The fan portion cab be removed from the unit and the housing will stay in place. I also found this helpful as a a potential solution during hurricanes, maybe slip some wood on the inside or two pieces through the vents onto the outside and securing it from the inside. then again I might just leave as is and see what happens with our first hurricane next time we get one. It seems sturdy, but not sturdy enough that it would stay closed on its own. It might need some small drill points and potentially some tie straps to hold the vents closed. Will do some type of Florida hurricane engineering.The only observation that is sort of a con or gotcha I think worth commenting about is the remote control and the feature about the temperature., versus the temperature read in the attic.I thought it was handy to have the local room temperature, which is determined by the location of the remote, so if I leave the remote in the garage, I’ll get the garage temperature versus having the remote in the house. The remote provides a reasonably accurate temperature of its location.what’s worth noting is I left the remote next to the unit in the attic and they had a different reading. The attic thermostat reads higher than actual, assuming the remote is reading actual temperature. I determined this because the remote closely matches the thermostat inside the house . Therefore, when you’re setting the remote to 90°, the attic would probably shut off if it reaches less than actual 90°, as it seems to read 4 to 5° hotter and higher than actual. The real temp in this scenario would be 85 to 86 and the unit would indicate it as 90.The max temp to auto shut off is 99 which works for most states but in Florida that means the attic fan runs all day on auto, which is not an issue but if you would want to manually shut off for some reason, you can from anywhere in the house. it responds from the backyard also.i’m including photos of the portable unit next to the thermostat in the attic, showing the readings on each. And then showing the portable unit next to the thermostat in the house, indicating the portable remote has a more accurate gauge of the temperature.Other than that, I have not tinkered with any of the settings and I just leave it running all day, it’s set to a temperature that in the evening it’ll shut off and if it doesn’t overtime, I can always use the remote which is super handy.other potential drawback is that during a power outage, you likely have to resync the remote to the unit, ut i think that can be done from living room. remove a battery, hold power and keep pressed while inserting battery again and then press power again. i dont know if you need to be near unit in atticI would recommend this attic fan. If it fails, I’ll come back to complain! time to register this with the manufacturer as well. i think the serial number is on the fan; so snap a photo upon arrival!! hope this helps!

Prior to this fan we had a roof exhaust fan that was pretty noisy. I ended up setting that fan setpoint VERY high so that it wouldn't run much. But that made the attic hotter, along with our bedrooms underneath the attic space.This fan is VERY quiet for an attic fan. It's not zero noise, but it is MUCH quieter than the roof fan was. It's a very low hum that we can sleep with. And our bedroom is right below the gable fan in the attic!!Also REALLY nice that I can adjust the setpoint now without crawling into the attic. On hot days, I can adjust the setpoint to about 15 degrees higher than the forecast high for the day. On typical summer days I just set-it-and-forget-it, but being able to adjust the setpoint with a remote control on hot days is really, really nice.

$212.00 for a box with a fan and a separate cord in it. For a fan with none of the parts it lists it would come with. For a fan that you must wire up yourself. For a "single" speed vent fan. No thermostat or humidistat attached to the fan or in the box. No remote. A day late. Lol, Sigh...On the flip side, it was well packaged.Was hoping to rid my garage & attic space of "some" of this stagnant hot air. It's back to the box fans I guess.Update: The Fan was replaced in a timely fashion. This time it came with the remote, and the control box that makes the magic happen. The cord was easy to attach, though they should include a rubber/plastic grommet of some kind. Install was straight forward. Had to use a couple 2 x 4 boards to fill the hole some. Still hot and humid as ever in central Fl, but with this venting hot garage attic air out, the heat doesn't build up & make the garage stuffy like it used to. Also, the A/C doesn't give the initial blast of hot air it used to on turn on and seems to keep the house overall cooler. The remote has an indoor/attic thermostat readout on it & works from inside my house, which is a plus. All in all, so far so good. Would purchase again. Upgraded from 1 star to 4.

I bought this unit for an upper-level garage with no insulation. The fan has made a huge difference keeping the floor closer to the outside ambient temperature. The fan is very quiet which I was not expecting.The frame it comes in is sturdy. Electrical was easy to hook up. Thermostat is working and shutting the fan off at prescribed temperature.

Updates 1/22/2020 - Receiver died out for no reason and had to order a new one. Just got it today and hopefully it will last this time.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We used to have a very powerful fan the will suck all the smells from the cafe out. The problem is that it's too powerful and one speed so if someone forgot to open the doors before turning on the fan then all of the dirt will come through the wood fire pizza oven which the outcome is extremely terrible. With this fan, I can control the speed and turn on/off via remote control. No longer have that issue. It was a good choice. Fan is very quiet. I can hear when turn on, but is 5X quieter than our ventless hood so it doesn't matter.

Update: Every time the power flickers or goes out, it stops working and has to be manually powered on again with the remote. I expected that it would resume like a ceiling fan, but no. This means it’s not useful in an attic or out of sight situation.You would have to hardwire it, none of the thermostat or remote functionality is dependable due to this bad design. And by hard wiring it, you lose the 3 speed feature.Buy from a different vendor, there are many good alternatives.Previous:Noise is OK on low. Do not try to run it on UPS / battery powered generator, it emits a noisy hum that you won’t like. But for day to day use it is keeping it down from 100-105 to 85 or so which is great… makes the house cooler too.