The Flex DC series from Broan is billed as the most flexible and efficient exhaust fan platform currently on the market. A Snap-Fit flange kit provides the option of installing the fan with or without a flange. Grille channels are designed to ease grille installation, while vertical alignment tabs—now placed on the housing’s corners—allow more fan space from the joist for better fitting drywall. The series’ TrueSeal damper technology reduces backdraft by more than 50 percent relative to standard fans, according to the manufacturer, saving the contractor one full HERS point. IBS Booth C5223.
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