Roof Turbine Vents Making Noise

Often a stiff wind will open vent dampers causing them to periodically clang shut.

Roof turbine vents making noise.

You may have a ridge vent turbine vent powered air vent or free air vent. Full length ridge vent in combination with soffit vents is best. Roof vents vs whirly birds. Tiny bits of greenery from the mesquite tree and sandy grains peppered my face as i jogged towards the driveway.

Roof vents come in a variety of styles. Lubricating a really noisy whirlybird roof vent lubricated the bushing with wurth hhs2000 spray grease. March 5 2015 at 2 19 am. The vent hood ducts through a rigid or flexible pipe to a cap on the roof or side of your home.

Designed to maintain steady ventilation to attics these devices are necessary to prevent mold and excessive heat buildup under the roof. Climb the ladder remove the access panel and enter the attic. October 15 2019 at 4 01 pm we have had turbines vents on our roof for over 15 years now and never had any leaks from them. It is a con to make people think the spinning action is like running a fan and mechanically drawing hot air out.

If the noise drives you crazy new spring loaded backdraft dampers 9 to 30 depending on the size should solve the problem. Paul a allison says. Place the stepladder under the attic access space. And on occasion a hard driving rain with whipping wind will cause roof.

They make noise too. 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. Turbine vents are those ubiquitous devices found on almost every residential rooftop. One response to spinning turbine vent noise.

I think these vents work very well. These are located in the track where the pipe coming out of the roof meets the spinning part of the vent. It was a high pitched squealing mixed with a violent metallic clatter. Working for years since no more noise.

Over time these vents can become squeaky from moisture and age related natural degradation. The whirly bird or turbine vents are worse than useless. From above i heard the howling fury of a burning helicopter being swallowed whole by a drunken banshee. We live in alberta canada where we get lots of snow and heavy win blown rains.

Be sure to lubricate the bearings. Flat roof vents have no moving parts to break or squeak but don t vent as much air as wind driven vents. But some roof air vents sit fairly flat to the roof with a mushroom style hood and unprotected sides.