Re: Direct Wire or Plug-In for Gable Fan?

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>I bought a gable fan to install in my unfinished attic.
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> There is an outlet approximately 10' from where the fan will be
> installed. I was going to hard wire it into that same outlet...but,
> then I was wondering why I couldn't just put a plug on the wire and
> plug it into the outlet. I bought a commercial 3-prong plug that is
> made to handle the amps and 12/3 wire that I'd be using.
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> So...Any reason why I shouldn't use it? One nice thing is that I can
> unplug the thing if I ever want to turn it off or whatever...I can't
> think of a reason why it won't work to do that, but then again, I'm not
> an electrician...


The plug method is fine.
If you do hard wire it, you'll need to install a switch for it to serve as a
service disconnect. The plug connection serves this purpose in the first
scenario.

John