Roof Turbine Vent Making Noise

October 15 2019 at 4 01 pm we have had turbines vents on our roof for over 15 years now and never had any leaks from them.

Roof turbine vent making noise.

Turbine vents are those ubiquitous devices found on almost every residential rooftop. If yours is howling enough to dryve you mad or keep you awake it s time for a different and better attic ventilation system such as continuous soffit intake vents and ridge exhaust vent. Designed to maintain steady ventilation to attics these devices are necessary to prevent mold and excessive heat buildup under the roof. These are located in the track where the pipe coming out of the roof meets the spinning part of the vent.

We live in alberta canada where we get lots of snow and heavy win blown rains. Fortunately it is a very fixable problem and depending on your property perhaps even one you can fix yourself. The majority of the time a squeaking roof turbine vent is caused by the lubricant in the bearings drying out causing various metal parts to rub against each other which in turn generates that unpleasant squeaking noise you hear. I climbed up to the roof to quiet them down with a long lasting wd 40.

Climb the ladder remove the access panel and enter the attic. I think these vents work very well. Paul a allison says. Be sure to lubricate the bearings.

I climbed up to the roof to quiet them down with a long lasting wd 40 specialist product. Over time these vents can become squeaky from moisture and age related natural degradation. Find the noisy turbine and apply the lubricant to the moving parts of the turbine. March 5 2015 at 2 19 am.

Our spinning rooftop turbine vents were squeaking and squealing in the wind. Our spinning rooftop turbine vents were squeaking and squealing in the wind. Here s how i did it.