Get Heat Out Of Attic

Ensure your attic is as draft free as possible since there is the potential of drawing cool air from the rest of your.

Get heat out of attic.

Your attic can get as hot as 150 degrees in the summer. And it can cause your air conditioner to work harder than it needs to and send your energy bills soaring with the temperature. Attic fans are a great place to start to cool your attic. A ridge vent is similar to a screen and allows heat to escape up and out of the attic.

But by adding powered attic fans you will draw more air into the attic. In my case it is not practical to get my ducts out of the attic. Attics can be the site for excessive heat build up which can lead to many problems such as increased levels of moisture damage to the structure and roofing materials and a higher energy bill. While it does help to reduce the heat in your attic putting these fans in your attic costs more because of the loss of conditioned air.

To draw the heat out of the attic try using an attic fan. My next effort with those ducts is to air seal them the best i can and replace the 56 year old insulation with r6 or better. An overheated attic can bake asphalt shingles on the roof and cause them to deteriorate. Keep that super heated air from seeping into your living space.

Fans work by pulling the hot air out of your home and transferring it to the outside but you need to make sure the attic is airtight to prevent cooled air from also being pulled from the rest of your home. The air you lose from the attic is then drawn into your home from the outside which will cause your cooling bill to go up. Unlike turbines this venting style does not have any moving parts. A ridge vent installed along a roof s peak will move hot and humid air up and out of the attic.

Seal spaces around plumbing recessed lights and vents. 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. An unventilated attic can reach 150 degrees in the heat of summer 50 degrees higher than it should be. Passive attic vents are the vents installed in attic during the construction to let moisture escape from an attic in the event moisture gets into the attic.

Make sure the windows are properly sealed and caulked so that no drafts get through. Finding the best way to ventilate an attic in your home can become a real thermal nightmare. The reflective roof already relieves a considerable heat load off the existing ducts so air sealing and better insulation will be icing on the cake for them.