Roof Turbine Not Moving

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.

Roof turbine not moving.

If air sealing hasn t been performed in the attic they ll pull air into the attic from inside the house and shouldn t be used that bears repeating. The other thing about turbine vents is that they really do pull air out of the attic. Find the noisy turbine and apply the lubricant to the moving parts of the turbine. The faster the wind speed the faster the turbine rotates.

Just hot air rising out of one will make it spin. Examine the turbine from the exterior from the roof. I ve gone on the roof and white lithium greased both and but a level on them and they are pretty close to level. 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.

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. 2 of my 3 turbine vents on my roof won t turn unless there s a stronger wind. Do i have a low pressure system. A turbine may fail to spin if the bearings become rusty or.

Climb the ladder remove the access panel and enter the attic. Also barely using my finger of course they spin freely no noise etc. If the wind is blowing and catches the fins then the turbines act like giant vacuum pumps sucking hundreds of cubic feet of hot air out of an attic per minute. Do not install turbine vents if the attic has not been professionally air sealed.

Get free shipping on qualified roof turbines or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Be sure to lubricate the bearings. My attic turbines are not turning step 1. These are located in the track where the pipe coming out of the roof meets the spinning part of the vent.

If the vents are blocked by insulation boxes or. Since turbines are attached directly to attic spaces they can siphon. Walking around my soffits yes i do have soffit vents and from the attic i can see sunlight in.