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Here's a new one for you, folks.
Not long after I started heating with coal, I went up to my attic and discovered that I have a whitish light green mold growing on the rafters and roof boards. I live in an 100 year old wood frame farm house with a walk...
Started by musikfan6 on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at nepacrossroads):
It has been a very wet season so maybe the heat inside the house can't escape because of the cooler... .
What about putting a low voltage fan in the attic or those spinning vents to vent the attic.
The coal heat should be more dry though...
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So it's 10 degrees outside and 40 degrees in my attic with 80% humidity. The attic sheathing is condensing and dripping water onto my insulation. I have 10 inches of blown cellulos. I have a cap on my pull down attic stairs, and I have put great stuff...
Started by zbwmy on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at contractortalk):
No attic ....
If yes , check the settings.
Do you have an attic fan.
Thanks as much fresh air in as the exhaust vents can put out .
Do not add gable vents to a ridge/soffit system.
That is what I heard too.
Of the attic.
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Whats the general opinion on this. Ive been reading alot of conflicting opinions. Some that its ok because a properly ventilated attic can be considered outdoors. Some that it must be vented directly outside the attic space. Ideas?
Started by Shane Goguen on
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by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at nachi):
Roy
Is venting fart fans into the attic within code?
[#3] Posted: 04/26/2004 - 7:21:17 PM
I have....
Insulated vent pipe from the fan it is 8 years old ...
Create considerable condensation in the attic when vented inside there.
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Yesterday I went and helped my buddy put a ceiling fan in. While crawling through his attic crawl space. I noticed excessive moisture. Everything seemed to be wet. The plywood on the roof and the insulation. Not wet that it stained the sheetrock below...
Started by jimmy21 on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at diychatroom):
Questions
Ventilation Bathroom fans multiple times to check his bath fans....
+1 to Joe's questions.
Is this a finshed attic?
Was there insulation laying out over the soffit vents?
Was there room for air flow over the top of the kneewalls.
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I installed a roof for a client in July (hip roof with soffit and roof vents). I got a call early this month saying there was a lot of frost in the attic. Upon inspection I decided to leave a hyrgometer sensor in the attic, outside and in the house. The...
Started by Mischief on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at contractortalk):
Gable vents are the worstridge vents?
Fart fan(s) vented outside not to attic? no ridge vents but there are roof vents near the peak of each side....
Fart fan does vent into attic, for now, but I'm told it doesn't work.
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My house is a 2 story colonial in Northern NJ with cold winters and hot humid summers. I've been having issues of condensation and mold growth in the attic on the roof sheathing. During the cold months, warm moist air is escaping the conditioned space...
Started by rcassidy on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at diychatroom):
To be honest, I've never seen an unvented....
I was in the attic a few times to install ceiling fansHow much insulation in the attic? Where is it? My attic isn't truly a conditioned space there.
No gable or roof vents either.
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Not really an HVAC question but close enough
I have a new MasterFlow attic fan, but they no longer come with the combined humidistat/thermostat control for some reason. It came only with the thermostat. I could purchase a separate dehumidistat (or combined...
Started by dhcernese on
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by 4 people.
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Anyway, I absolutely require an exhaust fan in my attic during it you are in the north?
Adding a fan to remove damp air from an attic in the winter time should it you are in the north?
Adding....
Lame reason.
The warranty period..
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I always ask you guys because there are so many people on here that have so many different professions. Summer is coming up and I want my house to be ready this year. We bought the house last year in May and it was hard to keep the living room cool. We...
Started by jsutton on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ford-trucks):
Route to go is look into places that offer attic fans in various sizes -
This is a serious: : Another route to go is look into places that offer attic fans in various sizes -
This is a serious at the back through the attic....
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On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 18:45:19 -0800 (PST), theedudenator <theedudenator@yahoo.com
We have been in the house a few months, we knew we had to fix some
attic vent problems from the home inspection.
I was up in the attic today.
I have good sofit vents...
Started by theedudenator on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
I'd also try to open the ridge vent, but not seeing it, I don't to replace them, ridge vents... .
Want to add a whole house fan you'll need some gable vents and they
should equal in are the size of the fan, usually about 30' square.
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On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:23:16 -0500, Puddin' Man <puddingDOTman@gmail.com
About 25 years ago I installed a little t-stat controlled gable fan
in my little MO bungalow attic. Maybe 12 years later, it was causing
bad static on tv, radio in the room...
Started by Puddin' Man on
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by 11 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
You say you of neighbor's jammed gable fans that had
been neglected, and lectured them about lubing the damn thing
All the attic....
I've had my gable fan for more than 40 years, and it's still going
strong.
Toss it.
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