Soler & Palau S&P TD-100X Inline Duct Exhaust Fan

I have used this product for about a week and I am pleased with the performance. This was a replacement for my old ceiling fan. The installation does require DIY skills to install, but nothing too difficult. I mounted the TD-100X fan in my attic on one of the rafters and electrically wired into my existing switched circuit in bathroom. The fan components make it easy to install, since the fan disassembles from the mounting bracket. Caution that installer pay attention to which side of fan is the exhaust side, look for arrow on label before disassembly.

Not bad, but not near as quiet as you may have heard. Unfortunately, Soler & Palau only offers an excuse at why they don't measure their fans sound profiles in their brochure. Unfortunately, this means you can't educate yourself before you buy their product. I took measurements at 1 meter from the units centerline using a Radioshack decibel meter. The low setting registered 56 decibels, while the high setting registered 63 decibels. That is certainly not as loud as centrifugal fans, but it isn't exactly quiet. It in fact ties this fan from Apollo on the low settings: Apollo Horticulture 4" Inch 190 CFM Inline Duct Fan with Built in Variable Speed Controller for Ventilation. The reason I give this fan I higher score than the Apollo is that it uses a 2-speed motor rather than a variable resistor control that can potentially cause fire, and this fan moves far more air on its low setting even though the noise is equal. The S&P fan can be controlled with a variac to decrease its speed and noise with out any buzzing. Construction of the S&P fan was slightly better than the Apollo, but the Apollo was surprisingly built pretty well too. A final note is that the S&P was mainly air noise, while there was an annoying frequency from motor whine on the Apollo fan. I would love to test a silent model of the S&P, but the more than double price is currently a bit ridiculous for a 4" inline fan.

This replaced a $25 "100cfm" 4" inline fan which wasnt cutting it. the TD-100X draws 18W on low speed and 32W on high (The $25 inline drew 12W). this one is undoubtedly more efficient design, pulling more power but also pushing a lot more CFMs. docking it one star because it cant be controlled by the usual type of inline fan speed controller. i need to research what type of speed controller does work with it. Also it doesnt come with a power cord or cable clamp, even though theres a spot for one in the plastic junction box, docking one more * for that.

The motor burned out in 3 months. Called Soler & Palau and they said they couldn't honor the warranty since it was purchased through Amazon.

I purchased two of these fans. One was DOA on arrival and the other stopped working within about a two of the install. The company sent a replacement for the DOA. The replacement came in a box without any packing and had a chip out of one end of the plastic. I called and asked about a replacement for the second fan and never heard back. Neither fan is/was particularly quiet nor powerful for the advertising CRM rating.I am a bit shocked at some of these reviews. So much so that I wonder how many are real. I'd stay away from this brand.

We have an over sized (not walk in) closet in the master that was always damp.I set this fan up in the attic with a Y adapter and 2 4" round vents at both ends of the closet.With the continuous ventilation control (separate purchase) the noise is low enough not to disturb us and the humidity on the closet is down 15% and the cloths don't feel damp anymore.Worthwhile weekend project.

I use this exhaust fan for my master bath. It is fairly quiet but not silent. Greater distance from the intake grill would probably make it quieter. Mine is only about 2 feet away in the attic. There a a couple of things that will help with the installation. I pre-cut piece of 3/4" plywood to bridge between the rafter joists in the attic and did the majority of the installation work in the garage (not in the attic) Once It was mounted to the plywood, I wired the motor with a 3' piece to 12/2 wire. I took the whole assembly into the attic, screwed down the plywood, fed the wire into the existing exhaust fan box (fan and motor were removed prior) duct taped the intake vent hose to the previous fans exhaust hose, routed the new exhaust hose to a good discharge location then returned to the air conditioned bathroom to wire. This seems to be a robust exhaust fan and I would recommend it to others.

Quiet and more than powerful enough to exhaust a 4x2 tent. I put a control dial on it to lower the speed and adjust as environmental needs fluctuate. The air movement within my cheap ducting is louder than the fan itself.*This product does require some (very simple) wiring work. I used an old printer power cable from a thrift store to allow me to plug this into a wall outlet.