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Originally Posted by Malsua
What I see when I do inspections is about like this. If the ridge vent is performing properly or there are passive vents and the attic is reasonably ventilated, a Solar fan probably won't do that much. In fact, mixing venting can be a bad thing because a solar fan can scavenge from the ridge vent and recycle the hot air, not moving much.
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Excellent post. We have the ridge vents and were told pretty much the same thing. If you start adding fans, other vents, it will impact the ridge vent process and efficiency.
I have seen fans that pull more in from the soffits so as to aid the ridge vent. But when you factor in the cost vs savings, assuming your attic has good insulation, I can't imagine it would be worth it.
Bottom line, Florida is hot much of the year. Turn up your air and live with it.