Replacing My House Attic Turbine

Since february 1997 active ventilation products avp has been a supplier of roof vents roof jacks and whole house fans for fema federal emergency management agency housing hud united states department of housing and urban development housing and for those in the modular commercial and residential markets.

Replacing my house attic turbine.

It was very annoying. One static vent style is the turbine vent which uses wind to power its enclosed fan all it takes is a light breeze to rotate the blades and suck heat out of the attic view example on the home. During warm weather the air inside your attic heats up. Measure the vent hole to determine if it s 12 inches or 14 inches in.

The fact is it s hard to overventilate an attic generally more is better. But if you want to use wind turbines buy high quality ones that have permanently lubricated ball bearings or plastic bushings in the spinning mechanisms. Since warm air rises it tends to float out of the highest ventilation spaces. Lift the existing turbine away from the roof exposing the vent hole into the attic.

Our turbine roof vents whirlybirds were really noisy and had some rattling that was causing some vibration in the house. If you don t like the looks of wind turbines don t be afraid to use the flat vents. As air leaves your attic more air has to replace it. Lift the shingles covering the flashing of the existing turbine base to expose the mounting nail heads.