Your cart is empty.
Your cart is empty.Product Description
Wackerman
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2025
I installed this panel on top of a recessed ceiling 'window' (on the coop), and ran the cord to the top of the side where the hatch door is. The fans blow decently when there is sun, and since there's no battery, shuts off at night. I can feel air moving, it doesn't seem like much, however since I faced this towards my neighbors house (that's where the opening is), they do seem to notice that I have chickens... from the smell...Is nice since I have all black chickens, and they are not the best in direct sunlight... unless being mildly cooked.
charity ann
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2025
Holy Crow, game changer. I have a 22 ft geodesic dome green house and this keeps the air moving. We're a 💯 off grid so solar is important.Easy set up, perfect for what I need.Once solar becomes mire common place I'm sure the price will come down.. But if you need it, it's worth it.I will most likely be getting a second one for the chicken coop. Summer months the air gets hot, and in the winter air circulation is important for their chicky boo boo lungs 🫁.
Nancy Taylor
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2025
20W Solar Powered Dual Metal Shell Fan Kit, IPX7 Waterproof Monocrystalline Solar Panel Intake Exhaust Fans for Chicken Coops, Greenhouses, Sheds, Dog Houses, and Windows - Ventilation and Plug & PlayNice size solar panel and as long as it's sunny the fans work as intended. It gives the right amount of breeze to harden off my seedlings in my greenhouse or to give me just enough breeze to be comfortable working in there for short periods. It appears to be a solid construction, but it is cheaper parts so not sure how long it will last. At least I can use the solar panel for other projects if the fans break. I do wish it stored power, if you don't have sun you don't have fans.The price of $29.90 seems comparable to similar models for sale by the competition.
onef
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2025
This is a dead simple, incredibly basic kit for adding a solar panel and ventilation fan to an outdoor structure such as a dog house, chicken coop, rabbit hutch or mini greenhouse. It's really straightforward; mount the panel facing south (if you live in the northern hemisphere) and toward the sky, in a sunny location. No trees or other shade sources allowed. It needs sun to work. Mount the fan on the vent of the structure, and connect the panel.It's absolutely basic in nature: when the sun is bright enough to cause a heat problem inside the structure, the sun is bright enough to run the fans. If the sun is weak (filtered through clouds, diffuse in winter, or near twilight hours) then the fans will slow or turn off. That's it. No battery, no controller needed. I see that several of the reviews, written in cold temperatures meaning in winter, complain that the panel isn't strong enough for the fans... Well, that's part of how this works. Winter sun isn't very direct, and it won't make your rabbit hutch or dog house or whatever heat up enough to need the fans.However, I will say that I don't expect much longevity from the cheap fans in this kit. That's okay with me; they are going in a rabbitry and will get all kinds of dusty and grimy, and will need to be replaced eventually anyway, so they don't need to be stellar quality. I'm impressed with the simplicity and functionality of this kit. It gets the ball rolling on putting in solar powered ventilation for my rabbits, which I've been procrastinating on for years now, and this kit comes with everything needed. Worth it just to get something in place! Can always improve it later.
Paul A Pongratz
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2025
I store gasoline & solvents in a shipping container (connex box) on our property. There is no electricity in this connex, so solar or battery power would be my only means. Luckily, I found this kit and implemented it to do the job!The 12 volt panel does a great job of running the two fans when it's in full sunlight - but I needed something for the nighttime as well. Each fan has its own power jack and a switch on each cord to control each fan independently - but I still had a few tricks to add to the kit...Without hesitation, I connected a 12 volt Lifepo4 battery in parallel with the fand and the solar array to 'take up the slack' during the night, or during periods when there is no sunlight. But something had to be done about the panel being back-fed from the battery...enter the useful Schottky diode! I used a 5 Amp, 40 volt Schottky to accomplish this. Soldered directly inside of the tiny junction box, it fits perfectly. A moment of soldering, the addition of a 3' long SJT cord to connect the battery, mission accomplished...continuous duty fans to expel the volatile vapors from my connex.If I need to turn one or both of the fans off, there are those factory installed switches to control them.Yes...it works great! Those fans only use ~450mA @ 12 volts - so my 12 volt/15aH battery keeps them going around the clock with plenty of extra safety capacity.The solar panel creates ~15 volts in full sunlight at an ampacity of 1.25amps, enough to easily charge the battery while also powering the fans.The result? No more volatile vapors. The fans expel air from one end of the connex & there is a vent cut in the other end for cross ventilation. It works out perfectly.This is a great kit with a lot of potential, even if used just as it is sold. The two fans move a lot of air, more than I expected. For uses in a doghouse or a chicken coop - this setup will move all the air you are going to require for a decent air exchange.
dmow
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2025
Failed for me at 17F even when in direct sunlight. The 0 load voltage was 18V, but when I connected one (not both) of the fans the voltage dropped to 2v, just barely enough to keep one fan spinning after I nudged it. To be fair, a chicken coop needs little cooling when the air temperature is 17F, but even at low temps the solar panel should produce more power. Web gossip suggests that most solar panels work down to -40F, so 17F should still be usable, particularly since my dirt cheap solar yard lights work fine at the same temperature and with the same amount of sunlight.
Recommended Products