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Originally Posted by golfnut
I had 2 installed to keep the garage cooler and yes it works, never heard it compromises the integrity of the door during a hurricane (assuming a hurricane ever makes it this far inland) would be interested in some factual info on this though....gn
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I suspect that the vents may actually improve the chances of the garage door's surviving a storm, by relieving the pressure, but I really don't know. In any event, we had a couple installed, with no fan. They make a significant difference in the garage temperature in the summer. I would recommend buying the optional baffles for winter usage.
Remember in most houses your water line runs up and along an uninsulated garage wall, so on a really really cold day, it could freeze and burst if your garage gets too cold. Our cost, including the baffles, was $90 in 2008 (it may be more now). The work was done by Larry's Garage Door Inserts, who did very nice work. I have seen some really lousy do-it-yourself jobs.