Replacing A Roof Turbine
Our turbine roof vents whirlybirds were really noisy and had some rattling that was causing some vibration in the house.
Replacing a roof turbine. The whirlybird s large flashing makes installation easy. An exclusive vari pitch base adjusts to a 12 12 roof pitch for use on many roof applications. These are located in the track where the pipe coming out of the roof meets the spinning part of the vent. Picture above shows both roof vents a rotary turbine vent on the left and an aura gravity ventilator on the right with curb mount flanges a roof turbine can be made of galvanized steel that rusts as shown above.
It was very annoying. Be sure to lubricate the bearings. Climb the ladder remove the access panel and enter the attic. The aura solar fan retrofit models are designed to replace existing roof vents.
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Master flow 12 in. 1 lift the shingles covering the flashing of the existing turbine base to expose the mounting. Although more vent is generally better replacing a turbine vent with a standard flat vent is acceptable as long the vent is big enough for the square footage of the attic space. Roof turbines are supplied in standard 12 inch or 14 inch models for easy installation or replacement.
Flat roof vents have no moving parts to break or squeak but don t vent as much air as wind driven vents. Turbines frequently slow or stop turning entirely due to wear corrosion or damage from high winds.