Open Roof Turbine Vents

It s a great time to replace your old noisy roof turbines with one of our roof vents solar attic fans or vent pipe caps.

Open roof turbine vents.

Roof vents need to move hot humid air from the attic to the outdoors so that humidity doesn t build up and cause mold rot or other moisture problems that findlay roofing regularly sees when dealing with attic issues. A turbine has a series of vanes that spin as wind passes through them. A largely arbitrary rule of thumb that s been adopted into most building codes calls for 1 sq. Depending upon the diameter of the vents and the wind speed outdoors the turbines can expel vast quantities of humid air before it becomes a problem.

Find roof turbine vents at lowe s today. Retrofit roof vents vent pipe caps designed to fit over an existing roof vent base or pipe. Wind turbine attic vent turbine roof vent built in thermostat roof turbines black roof turbines roof toppers roof t tops. Our roof vents remove excess heat and moisture from the attic or exhaust pipe.

A small 12 inch diameter turbine vent with a constant wind speed of 5 miles per hour mph can remove 347 cubic feet of air per minute cfm from the attic space. Unlike turbines this venting style does not have any moving parts. When the attic becomes part of the home to be heated and cooled open wall gable vents and roof vents are no longer feasible but the underside of the roof the sheathing and rafters can still get. A turbine is installed directly on the top of a roof and uses wind power to suck hot and humid air out of the attic.

All things being equal wind driven turbine vents also known as a whirlybird roof vent do move more air than flat vents but only when the wind blows. A small 12 inch diameter turbine vent with a constant wind speed of 5 miles per hour mph can remove 347 cubic feet of air per minute cfm from the attic space. A single 14 inch diameter turbine vent that is subjected to 15 mph winds can expel up to 1 342 cfm of air. How doers get more done.

How much air must be moved. 12 x 17 5 4 2 out of 5 stars 14. A ridge vent runs across the top of the roof s peak. Get it as soon as fri sep 18.