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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3721191" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Our home is a ranch style in the country. Our AC was having problems keeping up in the summer even though it was sized perfectly for the square footage and we have major insulation in the walls and attic. </p><p>One warm spring day when on a ladder on the 14' ceilings to change the ceiling fan direction for summer, noticed a considerable temperature difference from human level on the floor to ceiling heat. Put a thermometer in the attic and it read 145 degrees with the outside temperature at 80 degrees.</p><p>There were soffit vents every 10 feet or so, but no roof vents, so I installed thermostatically controlled fans in the gables that also operate when there is too much humidity in the attic for air flow typically during the winter. </p><p>I set the temperature to turn on at 110 degrees and humidity at 60%. </p><p>I've been amazed that on a sunny day in the winter when it gets up to 70 degrees or so the temperature in the attic will kick on the gable fans. The louvers direct the air down towards the ground. One can stand under the exhaust in the yard and feel the heat.</p><p> Gable fans work much better than passive vents on the roof. There are powered vents available to install on the steep roofs with the proper flashing that are way better than any number of passive vents installed. </p><p>They don't cost hardly anything to run and will decrease the utility bills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3721191, member: 5412"] Our home is a ranch style in the country. Our AC was having problems keeping up in the summer even though it was sized perfectly for the square footage and we have major insulation in the walls and attic. One warm spring day when on a ladder on the 14' ceilings to change the ceiling fan direction for summer, noticed a considerable temperature difference from human level on the floor to ceiling heat. Put a thermometer in the attic and it read 145 degrees with the outside temperature at 80 degrees. There were soffit vents every 10 feet or so, but no roof vents, so I installed thermostatically controlled fans in the gables that also operate when there is too much humidity in the attic for air flow typically during the winter. I set the temperature to turn on at 110 degrees and humidity at 60%. I've been amazed that on a sunny day in the winter when it gets up to 70 degrees or so the temperature in the attic will kick on the gable fans. The louvers direct the air down towards the ground. One can stand under the exhaust in the yard and feel the heat. Gable fans work much better than passive vents on the roof. There are powered vents available to install on the steep roofs with the proper flashing that are way better than any number of passive vents installed. They don't cost hardly anything to run and will decrease the utility bills. [/QUOTE]
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