Alternatively install passive vents such as gable soffit and ridge vents which.
Open attic door to cool house.
Open a basement window in the farthest opposite or north corner of your home to cool the entire house.
If you suspect your ventilation isn t doing its best to keep your attic cool talk to an expert to find out if you need an update.
With door open 5 2 degrees.
This sends hot air up and out cooling your house and your attic.
As you can imagine leaving any open areas will allow warm air to seep into your attic during the summer.
Therefore i conclude that i get a slightly cooler garage and i assume inside the house leaving the attic door uncovered.
Install electric ventilators and attic fans which remove hot air from an attic.
This home cooling method is referred to as stack or convective ventilation.
Sometimes people say they want to install a pav to cool the house because they don t have ac.
I don t claim this is scientific but i found the door closed temperature differential was 6 5 degrees.
It works together with the attic insulation which will ensure hot air does not enter the attic from outside.
Of clearance above the fan.
They have thermostats that turn the fan.
It s important to remember that there are lots of different types of attic ventilation.
This is an example of fine tuning your home s cooling.
In that case what they really need is a whole house fan not a powered attic ventilator.
And they d still want to have the ceiling air sealed and fully insulated to minimize heat transfer from the attic to the house.
A powerful fan draws cooler early morning and evening air through open doors and windows and forces it up through the attic and out the roof vents.