Ridge Vent Vs Attic Fan

Scott in georgia is on the line with a question about attic ventilation.

Ridge vent vs attic fan.

Unlike ridge vents attic fans use electricity and need regular maintenance to keep working properly. Since your solar vent fan only moves 500 cfm a third to half that of a typical hardwired attic vent fan it probably won t move enough air to reverse the action of the ridge vent. Attic fans can also make a lot of noise. Now for the other sections of roof and attic that are again separated from that garage space there you should use a continuous ridge vent.

Choosing a ridge vent or an attic fan. Combining an attic power vent fan with a ridge vent is usually not recommended because. And then the vent fits on top of that. Installation costs roof turbines are usually less expensive to install because they only require the removal of a small section of shingles and an appropriately sized hole to be drill through the roof.

Without any air movement temperatures in the attic soar in summer and plunge in winter. A ridge vent installed along a roof s peak will move hot and humid air up and out of the attic. The house currently has ridge vents and i am wondering if installing a. Without ventilation unfinished attic spaces can end up having stagnant air.

If you have suitable intake venting a ridge vent might be a better. And the temperature in the attic gets to be somewhere around 115 to120 degrees during the summer and it gets pretty warm. If air is drawn in through the ridge vent while it s raining it might pull rainwater in with it which could lead to leaking or mold in the attic. My house is in zone 6 and highs are usually in the 80s during summer only had three 90 days last year.

Well i have a house that has a ridge vent in it. How can we help you today. It could reverse the natural flow of hot air out the ridge vent. Also since the fan is powered by the sun it should turn off when the sky is overcast during a storm which will keep it from drawing rain into the attic.

Vents that run along the roof ridge are an alternative to those that exit through the roof decking or gables and if the ridge is long enough they may be the only roof vents. Make sure the ridge line is cut open at least an inch to an inch and a half so you have a good wide gap at the top.