Power Switch In The Attic

There is a power outlet in the attic on the wall on a stud near that door.

Power switch in the attic.

Typically there s a switch located near your furnace. Note that it doesn t include a power supply. These fans draw air from the attic and send. Yep up to 149 f for this 40 mikrotik switch.

What i m wanting to do is keep a poe switch in the attic. The problem could be that the power to your furnace and indoor blower has been turned off. On a single story home or the the upper floor of a multiple story home this means accessing your attic to run wire. I would need to run an extension cord around a corner from that outlet in the attic to put it where i want to put it.

Attic power ventilators are mounted to the roof of the home and are connected electronically to a power source and in most cases the home s thermostat. When connected to the thermostat they can turn on and off automatically depending on the current household temperature and the specific settings. New lighting cable computer networking and sound systems can all require wiring that may need to come through the ceiling. The switch can easily be mistaken as a light switch and someone may have accidentally turned it off.

Here s a 6 port trendnet switch 4 with poe rated up to 158 f for 200. Most either come with a programmable thermostat or can be wired to one which will turn the fan on when the attic reaches a set temperature no need for flipping a switch or monitoring the attic. Multiple reviewers on amazon say they use it in their attic. It could be in plain sight or tucked away in a crawl space closet or attic.

I wire up an outlet to power a poe switch in my attic.