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Originally Posted by mic4me
I am looking to have a solar attic fan installed. I've heard of two companies, Elite and Solar Guys. Elite will do the house with one larger fan and Solar Guys two fans and more money. I understand the concept of you get what you pay for. Has anyone used these or other companies that can be recommended? I am specifically concerned to lower the temp in my garage where I spend much of my time. Thanks in advance
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Hi, this is my take on that. Here is what I did and it works well, since you want to be working in the garage.
I insulated the garage doors well, I had radiant barrier put in the attic through the ENTIRE HOUSE AND GARAGE, I opened the gable vents in each gable.
I found that this outfit does not insulate the garages, they do not have the gable vents installed, most of those are cosmetic! I am retired, we have had 10 homes in several states. I have never had a home without gable vents, NEVER. When they do a solar fan, they go through the roof, there is now a possible leak PATH.!!!!!! We had previously gotten close to an offer on a new home here, I wanted them to insulate the garage and open the end gable vents, they refused, so we did not buy that house. OK there is a firm called Gable Insulators, Bill McKenzie, a real great guy in Ocala, he will do the work for you and he understands the problems of heat transfer. For what is worth, my specialty in teaching in Mechanical Engineering was Heat Transfer. Once you open those gable vents then if you want, you can add a fan to circulate. You can screen the opening going to the attic if you have a pull down ladder, consider the flow there for winter and summer which is different. I have a piece of PVC pipe (15in.) used to hold the ladder panel open during the summer. This did a major reduction in our home temps, and our electric bills. You may find some here who will disagree with this, that is fine with me, I have heard all of that. More info if you like.
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