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Your cart is empty.The Tjernlund UnderAire Series Crawl Space Ventilators are designed to circulate fresh outdoor air underneath homes and porches.
neotibetan
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2024
Runs quiet and works well..kicked out lots of air for a two fan device..very satisfied.
Thomas G. Mitchell
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2024
I’ve used these crawlspace fans for years and they last a long time they’re quiet and they do the job of moving air through crawlspace so you don’t have a development of mold and the iris and stacked that very high-quality and they work really well with the thermostat and the humidistat in them and they’ll come on when they’re needed definitely buy these.
David
Reviewed in Canada on March 13, 2023
Not quiet, as advertised...it has a pulsing whine that I can hear through my floor, as I have it installed in my crawlspace to vent the air. If it wasn't advertised as quiet I would not have bought it, and so I either have a lemon, or it is falsely advertised.
Adrian
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2021
We had our crawlspace encapsulated last year and they didn't install an exhaust fan. Pretty soon we started to get the "cat pee" smell in the house that a lot of people seem to experience, which is actually ammonia being released from the soil. I didn't want to pay to have them come back and install a fan (which they should have done originally, but I didn't know that at the time), so I bought the Tjernlund V2D to install myself.When I unboxed the fan it looked good and didn't feel cheap. I noticed that the frame was a little warped, but it easily flattened out when I screwed it in place, so this wasn't a big deal. Installation was pretty easy, but will vary depending on your situation. The vent opening I chose was larger than the fan, so I used some scrap plywood to make a frame. I secured the wood frame to the cinderblock with concrete screws and then secured the fan to the wood frame. I had to run a short extension cord to reach an outlet. Not ideal, but the fan has a very low amp draw.We have a dehumidifier in the crawlspace (part of the encapsulation) and I was only concerned with evacuating the ammonia, so I set the fan to always run and it's been running constantly for 8 months and still seems to be running like new. The fan evacuates enough air that we're no longer getting air leakage into the house and we haven't smelled ammonia in the house at all since installing the fan. Yay!!When it's running you can hear it outside within maybe 25 feet. Inside you can faintly hear it if you're standing within a couple feet of it, otherwise you'd probably never notice. Even outside the sound isn't obnoxious though. Basically sounds like two big PC fans, which is basically what I'd imagine they are.We had to stop the ammonia smell from getting into the house, but I didn't want a huge hassle installing a fan and I didn't want cheap junk that had to be replaced after a few months. Overall I'm extremely satisfied with the fan.
Helen
Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2019
The fan is just as per ad - good quality components. I was able to install it in the crawl space vent with some adjustments to my location. The fan is strong enough to vent the damp air.
Michael
Reviewed in Canada on November 10, 2018
It works great. Took 5 weeks to arrive. Dropped humidity until desired level was reached. Easy to install and it can be barely heard in the room above the crawlspace even if the house is quiet.I’ve only had it installed 2 weeks now so can’t speak on the reliability.I chose it over the Durablow model because it would arrive 4 days quicker but in reality this was the slowest Amazon delivery ever. Even longer than light bulbs that were shipped on a boat from China.
RP
Reviewed in Canada on October 23, 2016
Easy to install. Runs reasonably quiet.
Kindle Customer
Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2015
Product was much more solid than I expected good quality materials. Easy to install. The humidity sensors work as described , I had a humidity gauge all ready set up and the fans turned on at the proper settings. It also shut itself off when temperature dropped below 34 degrees. The fans ran for 24/7 for the first week without a problem until I could install a timer. The musty smell is now gone in the crawl space and and air quality has improved greatly.
M. Dowdie
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2012
I was concerned by some reviewers that said the ventilator was too loud. I am very sensitive to noises, especially mechanical ones. The ventilator I received is not loud at all. It is audible in the crawlspace and for a few feet just outside the vent, but I wouldn't consider it loud even standing right next to it. I can't hear it inside the house, even standing directly over where it is mounted.To be cautious about sound and vibration, I used some weatherstripping between the ventilator and the block wall where it is mounted and also used rubber washers on the screws. I now believe none of that was necessary and noise would not have been an issue even without those precautions.I have no reason to doubt that the ventilator is moving its rated CFM of air, but it is certainly not producing a gale force wind. I haven't had it installed long enough to know if it will really impact the temperature or humidity level in my crawlspace.Update:I've now noticed that when the house is very quiet and I'm in the room directly above the ventilator, I can hear it faintly inside the house. Any water running or central heat/air running are much louder than the ventilator and drown it out, so I still don't consider noise to be much of an issue.As to effectiveness, the ventilator has not had much impact on the temperature or moisture level in the crawlspace so far. My crawlspace is large at about 8000 cubic feet and I believe the manufacturer guidelines recommend 3 of the ventilators for that much space. I've ordered a second ventilator and am hoping that two will have a bigger impact.Another Update:Having installed a second one of these ventilators and lived with it for a couple of weeks, I'm changing my rating from 5 stars to 4 stars.The second ventilator, though it doesn't really sound any louder than the first one, is more noticeable because the sound is penetrating the floor more. I can't hear it inside more than a few feet away, but sound is enough of an issue that I've put it on a timer so that the ventilator only runs at times I'm unlikely to be in the room above it.The bigger issue is that running both ventilators most of the time for a couple of weeks has had a negligible impact on moisture and humidity in the crawlspace. They are definitely circulating some air through the crawlspace - just not enough to make a huge difference.The ventilators seem well designed and well made. But, I'm unconvinced at this point that they are very helpful or very effective in controlling crawlspace dampness.Update August 29, 2012.Now that a good bit of time has gone by, I've reached the conclusion that outdoor summertime humidity in the Memphis area is high enough that no reasonable amount of ventilation will reduce crawlspace humidity much below 80%. Keep in mind that even if the outside air has lower relative humidity, you're bringing it into a crawlspace that is almost certainly substantially cooler. In doing so, you decrease the amount of moisture that the air is capable of holding and therefore increasing the relative humidity of the same air with the same absolute moisture content.I still like having the ventilators run to bring fresh air into the crawlspace, but they aren't practical in this area for reducing crawlspace humidity during the summer. Things may change in the winter when conditions reverse, bringing cooler and possibly less moist air in from outside to a warmer crawlspace.
shilla
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2011
I almost didn't buy this unit after one customer complained about it being noisy. I'm glad I pulled the trigger because this is a very good unit! The fans are "not" noisy and in fact I was impressed with how quiet they are. I can not hear the fans at all when in the house and standing directly over the unit located in the crawl space. I can hear them when I'm out side but need to be within about 10-15 feet of them. For this reason, I installed them in a location away from my patio and porches so it isn't an issue.Before installing, I put weather strip on the inside of the metal all around the perimeter. I used 1/2" thick weather strip. This allowed the unit to easily mount against the cement block and wood sill board without any problems. The top two screws went into the wood sill and the bottom two screws went into the cement blocks. The weather strip provides a nice seal and prevents vibration transfer to the house.A very good unit and works well. I can tell the fans are of high quality and the design is solid. Only suggestion would be to have the manufacturer include some rubber grommits in with the packaging for further isolation. Not necessary but might help some peoples install.
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