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Old 06-15-2021, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Garywt View Post
Unless you plan on sitting out in the garage, no reason for the screen. The part of the AC that matters most is outside. I have a attic fan but never thought about leaving the attic open.
If not working or sitting in the garage, the garage screen door is being used to ventilate the garage. The attic door is a fire-block by code. If you leave it open and happen to have a fire in the garage, it will spread to the entire house quickly. With the attic door open and if a fire occurs, you may void your insuance. You can install a garage ceiling fan (coolmygarage.com) that will pull the cool air up through your attic and out the roof vents. The cool my garage exhaust fan also has a thermo damper that automatically closes when fire occurs. My garage attic never above 105, with the thermostat control.