Ridge Vent Solar Attic Fan

Active ventilation 365 cfm brown aluminum solar powered attic fan model rbsf 8 br 53 96 53 96.

Ridge vent solar attic fan.

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Hvi recommends a ratio of 60 to 40 for soffit ventilation to gable or ridge ventilation. Which is better for your roof. However the utility of attic ventilation fans is actually quite a. Effective attic ventilation systems reduce damaging heat and moisture in your attic promote energy efficiency by helping to reduce the load on your air conditioner in the summer and also reduce the risk of ice dam formation on your roof.

Ridge vent vs solar attic fan. What makes ridge vents so effective is how they run the length of your roof. As warm air rises in your attic fresh air is drawn in through soffit vents. Ridge vents are an ideal solution to ventilation in an ideal attic.

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. A ridge vent or a solar attic fan. Attic ventilation fans whether hard wired or powered by their own solar panels seem like a low cost and effective way to help keep your house cool. See the benefits of attic ventilation a new roof is more than just shingles.

The downside of attic ventilation fans. 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.