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Put in a solar powered roof vent today. This is my first attempt at a video. It’s very short cause when I did it the heat index was around 100 and being on the roof didn’t help haha.
I attached a pic of the final product cause I couldn’t film and work at the same time. Looking back I would have run the power cable through the roof, but oh well it’s my house not a customer.
Putting the sun to good use, ever time I look back on a job I wish I did some things differently. Started some stuff around the house today and got rained out it was only about 90 today so that was a plus. I hate our rainy season can’t get anything done can’t even go to work :/
Where are you at Justin, we had the same weather
Florida, if you have more than 30 minutes of work to do outside forget it don’t even try, the rain is so bad
It’s rocking the Midwest too. We have been stopped from the rain at work too many times this year…concrete and rain don’t mix.
Electricity and rain is a shocking combination, it literally rains none stop here
great job Poison. i gonna install Ridge Vents during the winter.
Now its definitely too hot on the roof / outside. we have above 100 degrees and the sun is really aggressive.
did you do this yesterday? it was like 95 degrees yesterday damn. but great idea my grandpa has some of those on his house in arizona and it dropped the temperature from 135 to 90 just in the first day.
I did do it yesterday in the heat of the day. Not very smart but it had to be done. Already feeling a difference. I am planning on doing one more to pick up the remaining area of the attic. And I just realized how mad I sound in the beginning of the video, not mad at all just hot lol
just start early in the morning when its not too hot outside
madman_us wrote:
great job Poison. i gonna install Ridge Vents during the winter.
Now its definitely too hot on the roof / outside. we have above 100 degrees and the sun is really aggressive.
Ridge vents are the way to go there the most effective at removing heat
Poisonfangs85 wrote:
I did do it yesterday in the heat of the day. Not very smart but it had to be done. Already feeling a difference. I am planning on doing one more to pick up the remaining area of the attic. And I just realized how mad I sound in the beginning of the video, not mad at all just hot lol
put a wireless thermometer up there so you can see the change in temperature
PeteW wrote:
put a wireless thermometer up there so you can see the change in temperature
That’s a good idea Pete. If I remember right there was an attic fan adapter that links to your phone with Bluetooth. I saw it somewhere but not sure if it was a concept or real product.
Poisonfangs85 wrote:
That’s a good idea Pete. If I remember right there was an attic fan adapter that links to your phone with Bluetooth. I saw it somewhere but not sure if it was a concept or real product.
That’s interesting let me know if you remember where you saw that at