Fanman

The FANMAN installed our whole house fan nearly two years ago and we are still pleased at how well the whole house fan cools our house and attic. The remote controls have a timer selection. We can open some windows, set the FAN to run on low for a few hours, and let it do it's job. Sometimes, we'll run it again, in the morning, before closing up the house. Anybody who is willing to work in a hot attic, does a good job, delivers a quality product, and still has a good attitude coming out, deserves a great review. The FANMAN is this kind of business. What a DIY might not appreciate is that the FANMAN builds a chute around the fan, so it sits up from the rafters. I think this probably improves the airflow and dampens the noise. I certainly appreciate that the noise is more isolated when I walk through the area where it is installed.

I gotta say what a pleasure it was to have the Fanman install a whole house fan in my home! The Fanman himself, Tom arrived on time and was just the nicest guy. His team (Jordan and Jeff) were professional, polite and friendly. They immediately covered every inch of floor they might walk on and got right to work. They were very unobtrusive, talking in quiet tones, and made short work of the installation — just under two hours from arrival to departure. And the work area was immaculate after they left. Tom took the time to walk me through everything, giving me tips on effective home cooling. He’s extremely knowledgeable on the subject and a pleasure to talk with. He took the time to show me each aspect of the installation, including the box they installed in the attic which provides a work light next to the fan (which may come in handy for other attic endeavors) and a heat sensor which shuts the fan off in case of fire — apparently an exclusive feature in local whole house fan installations. Tom gave me a thorough understanding of what my new equipment could do and how to best use it. Now let’s talk about the fan itself. This thing is a beast, a beautifully built, powerful beast. I did a lot of research on whole house fans before hiring an installer, and this one met all my criteria. It’s made by Triangle, which if you’ve done your homework you’ll know is the Cadillac of whole house fans. It’s a solidly built, welded, belt-drive unit. It features six blades — not three or four — six, which move air more efficiently, which then translates into quieter operation. And does this baby move air! I was sitting in my office during the installation, which is always the hottest room in the house due to the computers running and generating heat. I heard the fan come on for the first time and instantly I was bathed in a cool stream of air. I was blown away, literally. I can already tell it’s going to be a much more comfortable summer with a much less expensive electricity bill. (Tom tells me the fan costs around a nickel an hour to operate. Take that, SMUD!) Now let's talk about the experience of having a whole house fan. I've had mine for two months now, part of May, all of June, and part of July. We've had a week-long heat wave with temps approaching 108, yet we've remained remarkably cool. One of the great benefits of a whole house fan is that it blows out all the stale, hot air that would normally accumulate in your attic. Hot attic air radiates down into your home, keeping things hot. But since the whole house fan removes this air from the attic, it's much, much easier to keep temperatures in the house comfortable without running the air conditioner 24 hours a day. We still run the air conditioner during the hottest part of the day, but it runs far less now, and we can usually turn it off altogether in the evening. There's only been one or two Sacramento summer nights so far where I couldn't turn on the whole house fan until late in the evening. Most of the time we usually turn it on as we put the kids to bed, and even on what had been a really hot day, we got a nice cooling breeze streaming through the open window. Some nights it's almost too chilly, but I sleep better in a cold room so we let it run. I have not noticed any additional dust in the house, nor have we had an increase in allergy symptoms. We're just a whole lot more comfortable. I'm actually anxious to see our June electric bill to see how it compares with last year. I have no doubt we'll have saved a chunk o' change. If I could give Tom and his crew a higher rating than A+, I would. My whole house fan installation was among the best contractor experiences I’ve ever had. No question, hire the Fanman today — you’ll be so glad you did and you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it sooner.

I highly recommend the Fanman.  Tom is professional and knowledgeable. He first came out to inspect the attic and select the best location for the fan. He provided a complete description of the work along with an estimate. Tom and his crew arrived on time. They completed the installation quickly and efficiently and cleaned up the work area.  The fan works great.  Overall an excellent experience.  I was impressed by the product and the workmanship.

My wife and I moved into our house 3 weeks ago, and our whole house fan starting making a bad squeaking noise. After taking a look and seeing nothing obviously wrong, we decided to have it looked at.
Fortunately the former owners had their receipt and documentation from Fanman, who installed sold it to them and installed it. And it has a 10-year warranty, so we're covered, right?
Wrong. We called and explained our situation, and were told that the warranty only covers the original owners. Okay, so we'll be out the cost of some parts if it needs repair, we can live with that. But Fanman wanted $85 just to come out and look at it. $85, for a product under warranty, just to tell us what's wrong--not even to do the work (my guess: the sealed bearings are going and need to be replaced or the whole motor replaced).
For $85 (or less) we could have anyone come out and examine it. Why would we give our money to a company that doesn't stand behind its products and warranties like this?

Don covers the Elk Grove area. He is very friendly and professional. He has clearly been at this a while. We had a tricky install, it ended up being more complicated than he was hoping, and it took him three hours longer than his estimate. He didn't ask for any more money for his time, though. In the end, we have an amazing fan that works like a dream.

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He was fantastic! He has a and ldquo;Hall of Shameand rdquo; in their shop that shows what went wrong with other fans, which is helpful in understanding what went wrong with my old fan. He was very neat, clean, courteous, and a skilled installer. The replacement fan was a custom install, and the attention to detail was superb (he spray painted the wood behind the fan so it actually looks nice if you look up into it).

I want to rave about the Fanman. Got a couple of hours? How about honest, professional, punctual, experienced, considerate, hard-working, responsive...I could go on and on. Tom and Karen own the business. I met Karen at the Cal Expo home show and scheduled an estimate. That same day, I also scheduled with a second company that also specializes in whole house fans. This company came out first. Nice young man, seemed to know what he was talking about, knew his product. He said the fan would have to be installed in one of my bathrooms. Neither of these choices excited me because the louvers are quite large and my bathroom ceilings are low. I was hoping it could be installed where most fans are installed, in the vaulted hallway ceiling (less intrusive). The Fanman came the next day. Fan in the hall ceiling? No problem. I told him I thought the bathrooms were the only choices. Tom said they were the easier choices (the easier installs). There were a few other things I learned from Tom that showed me he really knows his stuff. Frankly, after the two estimates, choosing Fanman was a no-brainer. Tom is knowledgeable and experienced and that was immediately apparent upon meeting him. The installation went smoothly, he explained everything to me, cleaned up wonderfully and, even though we desperately need rain right now, I am so looking forward to the hot weather so I can use my beautiful new fan. Again, I have nothing but high praise for Tom, Karen and their company, the Fanman.

Since we own a house with an unusual roofing situation, I knew that I wanted a very experienced person to do our install. Tom Fields (owner), came by our house and looked at our situation and gave us a few different venting scenarios. From the initial visit, I knew we would be in good hands.
The install was punctual and my house was left as clean as it was before the install. We will be getting a new roof soon, and Tom took his time, making sure that I understood how to have roofers vent the new fan.
Kudos to Tom and his staff. Wonderful to find a contractor who does a superb job.

Using the fanman was a wonderful experience.

Tom (Fanman) was recommended by another contractor that I liked and trusted, so i contracted the job with him. I could not be more satisfied. They were knowledgeable, fast, thorough, cleaned up any mess, and professional. On a follow up visit, they called to tell me that they got stuck on another job. It was a very good experience.

Fanman was recommended to us by two neighbors. When we went to their store the clerk was so helpful explaining the fan. They set up an appointment right away for someone to come out to figure where the fan should be installed. Two men came to the house to install the fan. They were very prompt, courteous, and competent. We were very pleased and love the whole hoise fan.

The representative from the Fanman (who is also the owner) was the only one of the three companies who climbed into a very narrow space to view where the fan might be mounted. He also spent extra time explaining how the fan would be installed and how the work they would perform would be accomplished (including sealing some areas of the attic that could flow back into the house that the other companies apparently overlooked.) I was very satisfied.

Excellent quality product and service. This is the second Delta Breeze fan I've had installed--the first was in my other home 12 years ago and it still works like the day I bought it. This fan cost about $500.00 more that the first one. The owner actually comes out to the work site when the fan is installed. The installation was completed in less than a day, and the worksite was left clean. Truly a professional and quality person, company and product. All-around great experience. Don't hesitate to hire these pros.

I have had a whole house fan for 25 years. I've learned much about them as I've been forced to nurse the old one along for the last few years of its life. Fanman carries the best fan available locally. The belt is tensioned automatically unlike most other fan driven models which is important as the fan gets older. The Fanman site publishes data about the amount of air that the fan pushes--make sure the company that you are considering gives detailed info about the fan that they install.
This was a tough install. The old fan was installed while the house was being built; it could not be removed from the opening because of a ceiling joist and had to be disassembled for removal. Correspondingly, the new fan had to be dissassembled and then reassembled in the attic. The fanman and his helper (who was also an experienced installer) did a great job protecting the floor and furniture and were very careful bringing materiels in and out of the house. The job was difficult but everything went well. Fanman also installed a light in the attic with a kill switch for the fan and positioned these switches close to the attic entrance. The new fan is two speeds, which is nice because we like to turn it on low at night, and controlled by a remote that allows it to run for a set period with a built in timer.
I can't imagine a more professional installation and I highly recommend Fanman. Thanks

We procrastinated and called them to install a whole house fan when it started to get hot. They were quick to come out, climb up in our attic, evaluate how much ventilation was needed for the mid size fan, and give us an estimate. We agreed and got on their schedule for the next appointment 3 weeks out, ouch. They called us a week later and said somebody canceled and they could install next day, saved us. Install went pretty good, I had wiring up to the attic they could tap into and we went with the remote control model so no switches need to be installed. They were to add 6 vents in the eves, which they did. The only problem was that 2 of the vents were installed in the vaulted ceiling over our bedroom which does not ventilate into the attic. I called the installer who agreed to come out the next evening and install two more in the correct area which he did. He also stated we needed to replace our circuit breaker because they used 14 gauge wire on the 20 amp circuit. This was irritating since I just installed the circuit with all 12 gauge wire for the garage. Not sure why they couldn't make the 10 foot wiring run from the outlet to the fan with 12 gauge as I would surely have paid the extra $5 or even given them the wire. Installer swapped out the circuit breaker at no charge, except he replaced the wrong one!
Overall they did a good job, always on time, left NO mess, and they were all very courteous!
If you are considering a whole house fan remember that the fans from the big box stores are garbage and ridiculously LOUD. Fanman fans are 6 blade and belt driven and very very quiet on the lowest setting. This is our second Fanman whole house fan in our second home.

I was totally pleased with the time the showroom person spent in reviewing details of the fan with me. On the pre-install site review, it was suggested that they could place a 36 inch fan in same site, which is better sized to my house. They were on time, put spread clothes from door to work site, the place was left cleaner than when they got here. The inside of the fan box is painted black that complements the black fan blades, caulking was painted black to blend. I was very pleased that they did the work instead of hiring a handy man to install the fan in hopes of saving some money. Their expertise exceeded my expectations. Price of project includes the $100 SMUD rebate--they provided the forms, I just had to fill them out. They were approachable, answered questions, explained what they did and why.

Very Well! We are happy with how the installation went, the precautions they took to protect all the articles in our closet, and their cleanup efforts when the installation was complete.

The Delta Breeze fan and it's louvered grill is considerably quieter than the old unit. We are very happy with it.

The fan install seem to go well but a few days after the install my 83 yo mother began feeling poorly. We thought allergies at first. After 5-6 days I went in to clean her room, which is were the attic entrance is located in her closed. I opened the curtains and blinds and found dust and debris over the furniture and walls. When I opened the closed I found the attic cover had not been completely seated in place and while I ran the fan in the AM and late PM while my mother slept the dust and debris entered her room and she breathed it while she slept. It took me 6 house to go through Moms room and 4-5 weeks for her to recover. Fanman told me that because I knowingly hired them to do work in the room that my seriously ill mother slept, that it was my fault and they would not accept responsibility. When I futher tried to explain the issue Karen (rep for Fanman) talked over me and would not give me an opportunity to cover the issue throughly. I became frustrated and hung up. Karen immediately called back and attempted to continue to lay blame and I had to hang up again. In my almost 66 years on the planet I've never been treated so poorly and unprofessionally.

We tried to call them on multiple occassions and no one answered the phone. Finally 4 days later we received a return phone call. We were told their next available time to come out for an estimate was in 8 days. We had another company scheduled to install a whole how fan, but put them off until we could get their estimate, based on the lady's sales pitch. Eight days later, no one showed up. Again, we tried to call and had to leave a message. Kept calling because we set aside time for their visit and didn't want to leave if they showed up. Finally I - yes again, I - called and the lady responsible for scheduling said she just gave me a time they "could" come out the week before, and that it was never scheduled or confirmed. This was not true. I scheduled it because we were anxious to get one installed. I corrected her and told her we had cancelled another install from The Whole House Fan Co. to get their estimate. She said, "well you should probably just go with the other company because we are really backed up and it will be awhile." So I said I would. And we did. My impression is that they may have a good product but their customer service skills are unacceptable. They don't answer their phone or follow-up or follow through. When they do they are unprofessional and apparently unconcerned that they would lose a customer.

Showed up on time and did the work as estimated. Everything looks very nice and clean, they cleaned up after themselves, and it's all worked wonderfully. The whole house fan has saved us more on our heating bill than extra insulation and double pane windows combined.

They did what they said they were going to do. I've had no problem with it. They were very neat and very professional. They told me everything I wanted to know about the fan, and how it worked and what I could do to take care of it.