Do I Have Adequate Attic Ventilation. However if your attic has blocked soffit vents and is not well sealed from the rest of the house attic fans will suck cool conditioned air up out of the house and into the attic. Jones has adequate ventilation along the ridge to ventilate the attic space. The gross size of the vent is 288 square inches 12 x 24 and the area.
Both roof and soffit vents are easy to install in just a few hours. Attic fan ventilation attic fans are intended to cool hot attics by drawing in cooler outside air from attic vents soffit and gable and pushing hot air to the outside.
Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool.
So using that formula let s say you have a big 12 inch by 24 inch gable end vent with 1 8 inch screen and louvers. How to check attic ventilation. Adequate roof ventilation reduces cooling bills extends shingle life and prevents roof rot and ice dams in winter. Help purchased home 8 years ago with 2 power attic vents.
