Does an attic vent need a firestat switch?

Posted by AABob on January 30, 2009, 12:14 pm

I wanted to install an vent fan to cool down the attic. This is 100%
attic air, not one of those "whole house fans". No air sucked in from
the living space. The house is in Massachussetts.

Contractor says this fan needs an automatic shut-off in case there's
a
smoke or fire condition. I have not heard of this requirement. Is
this true?

Thanks,
AABob

Posted by Jim Dandy on February 1, 2009, 11:38 pm

>I wanted to install an vent fan to cool down the attic. This is 100%
> attic air, not one of those "whole house fans". No air sucked in from
> the living space. The house is in Massachussetts.
> Contractor says this fan needs an automatic shut-off in case there's
> a
> smoke or fire condition. I have not heard of this requirement. Is
> this true?
> Thanks,
> AABob

Depends on what you want the fan to do when the attic catches on fire.

Don't be so stupid and helpless.

Posted by borealbushman on February 7, 2009, 7:37 pm

I think you ought to ask elsewhere. This group is infested with a few
obviously-unemployed (and likely-unemployable) misfits who post
thousands of pointless messages annually. They waste everyone's time
playing their little boy games in other groups, too, but this one is
particularly bad ... they must be HVAC-technician-wannabees.

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