Powered Roof Vent Installation

Roof mount power attic vents.

Powered roof vent installation.

1 mark the location of the fan. Featuring a low profile dome the power attic vent is unobtrusive when installed on the roof slanting away from the front of your home. Electric powered attic vents use a thermostat and humidistat control to monitor heat and moisture buildup inside the attic. Be sure to like and subscribe in order to help me bring you more helpful videos filled with tips and tricks i ve learned over the years.

We typically use ohagin vents for the lower ventilation mounted about 14 from the the floor of the ceiling so we can insulate directly over the top plates of the exterior walls at the eaves. A roofer will from the attic mark a spot near the ridge of the roof he may first use nails from the attic to mark preferred spots between two rafters. While a simple vent is sometimes used to allow for the passive flow of air it s also possible to add a powered attic fan commonly called an attic power ventilator. We mount the solar powered fan high on the ridge and the panel on the south or west facing portion of the roof to maximize the run time.

Attic power ventilators are mounted to the roof of the home and are connected electronically to a power source and in most cases the home s thermostat.