Benefits

General benefits

Commonly Asked Questions:

1) Does a solar attic fan qualify for a federal tax credit?

ANSWER: YES! Both the Purchase Price AND Installation Cost of a solar attic fan qualify for a 30% federal tax credit. The credit applies to equipment placed in service between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2016. IRS Form # 5695 (Download pdf here) is needed to apply for this credit. Enter the installed cost on line 1 of the form.

2) Does a solar attic fan qualify for a state tax credit?

ANSWER: State tax incentives vary from state to state. Please check http://www.dsireusa.org/ to see if your state offers an incentive.

 

Suburban Fan provides Attic Fan, Whole House Fan, Ceiling Fan, Kitchen fan and Bathroom Fan Sales Service and Installation for many Homeowners, Handy men, Builders, Architects, General Contractors, HVAC Contractors and, is well known to attic fan manufacturers,whole house fan manufacturers, ceiling fan manufacturers, recessed lighting manufacturers,  and others, who require, or specify, a broad range of fan and lighting needs or services.

Suburban Fan services directly benefit our customers, typically The end user- homewner,and manufacturer as well as the installation contractor by providing them with a single conduit that brings all of the information needed for the end user to make a wise purchasing decision with reagrd to cooling and lighting their home.

To learn about the general benefits Suburban Fan's customers derive from just doing business with us, click on the links that follow.

  • Central location
  • One stop shop vendor
  • Financially stable
  • Long-term relationships

Central location -

Suburban Fan's central location in the Midwest  provides easy access to major interstate highways, rail lines and airports to transport large volume of product or components, minimizing customer freight costs.

One stop shop vendor

We offer a large and varied selection of home cooling services plus recessed lighting services eliminating the customers’ need to qualify and manage multiple contractors of carpentry and electrical contracting reducing their management effort and labor costs.

Financially stable

Suburban Fan is an extremely solid, financially stable, attic fan, whole house fan, ceiling fan recessed lighting company ensuring production of sales, service and installation and will not suffer interruptions, or shut down, due to unanticipated financial problems, preventing delivery delays and other non-delivery issues.

Long-term relationships

Suburban Fan has cultivated strong long-term, well-established, ties to local and regional distribution centers, Fan and Lighting manufacturers, avoiding material shortages and minimizing material costs.

These same relations guarantee that unique project fan requirements are easily met due to our ongoing sourcing relationships with specialty, reducing potential production bottlenecks resulting from material shortages primarily within the new residential subdivision arena.

Call us today at 630-206-0282, email us at sales@suburbanfan.com, or send a request for a fast quote at www.suburbanfan.com to help solve your attic fan, whole house fan ceiling fan cooling problems.

A good quality fan, properly installed and vented will provide many years of quiet, effective cooling. The fan will cost between $5 and $10 a month to operate for 4 to 8 hours a day at current (2008) rates. That's each month! Air conditioning can cost many hundreds of dollars per month for the same results.

CALIFORNIA -  Receive a $100 Rebate!

SMUD, PG&E, Lodi Electric and Modesto Irrigation all offer rebates. Check the links below for specific information.

For example SMUD offers residential customers who qualify a $100 rebate for the installation of a whole house fan in their home (limited to one rebate per residence). The whole house fan must be purchased for permanent installation in a residence receiving SMUD electric service and must move at least 1,000 cubic feet of air per minute (CFM). Rebates are subject to change and/or discontinuation. Call 1-888-742-SMUD(7683) or visit SMUD web site to obtain current information. SMUD reserves the right to inspect installation premises or request additional information or documentation prior to rebate payment.