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Old 05-25-2015, 08:28 PM
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Vents in the garage doors are typically for attic fans. Not those solar fans that don't move any air. Large electric fans that go in the garage ceiling and pull air from outside through the garage and blow it into the attic and out the sofits. These thermostatically controlled fans dramatically reduce the attic temperature as well as the garage. I have it on my "to do" list. They are nice...
This is exactly what I did, vents in both the main and golf cart garage doors, and a 1100 cfm exhaust fan to the attic. Seems to keep all of the temperatures lower. I have indoor/outdoor thermometer and the attic temperature typically drops 25+ degrees when the fan kicks on. Typically runs 1-2 hours after sunset, cooling the attic.
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