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Old 06-13-2015, 01:22 PM
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Okay to believe what you want, everyone has opinions; one thing I don't and won't do is blow smoke up anyone's a** and tell them to do something that doesn't work. Here's what I did and it's cooled my garage and attic roughly 20 degrees - I put a radiant barrier on my garage door that faces west (bought the material at Lowes to do it). I then put 2 vents in the bottom corners of the large garage door, 1 vent in the center of the golf cart door and a large vent in my pull down staircase. I then installed a thermostatically controlled 1,600 cfm attic fan in the roof to pull the hot air out of the garage and the attic. It has made a big difference in the temp of the garage and attic. Will it help cut down on my cooling bills? I don't freaking care if it doesn't, but it's sure made work time in the garage more enjoyable and storage area in the attic more bearable.
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