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Originally Posted by Aqtlow
Thank you for all your in-site and experience, I have been trying to figure out how I want to help two heated areas, the garage and the attic. Being familiar with the fact that a lower temperature in the attic will definitely help the roof shingles last longer, and I want to lower the garage temperature with convection basically through vents in the ceiling, do I just need a vent in the roof to pull the air through the garage ceiling vent, also though of two fans one in the garage one in the attic thermostatically controlled I just kept going round and round haven’t really done anything yet. I have no round air vents in my roof, only ridge vents, so i’m liking the idea of putting a couple of those round vents in the roof to allow more air out and I put a vent in the garage door and ceiling I am liking the idea. no electricity no thermostatic time we’re I use no plus energy just the work of nature. if I am off with this theory please let me know if I’m on the right track please let me know thank you
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My recommendation would be to install a solar attic fan towards the front side of your home and see if the temperature in the garage comes down. It should because the garage ceiling won't be super heated adding to the heat in the garage
If you put vents in the garage ceiling you will need vents in the garage door to provide intake air. The problem with this is you will be pulling in hot air from the outside and it probably won't feel cooler. If you don't put in any intake air vents in the garage the attic fan won't pull much air from the garage.
As an experiment, get an attic fan installed then prop open you attic access door and see if the garage is any cooler. If so then a vent in the ceiling will help. Either way the garage will be somewhat cooler if you install an attic fan.