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Roofing and Siding since 1985
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Date Posted: Fri, Jan 03 2003, 5:46am
Author: A Roofer
Subject: Re: Roof turbine lifetime?
In reply to: Steve Heller 's message, "Roof turbine lifetime?" on Mon, Dec 30 2002, 9:28pm

I've seen some that last forever. They are a pretty simple as far as its mechanics are concerned. The only thing they have to wear out is the bearing that lets the wind make it rotate. They are a pretty affordable but are quite a sizeable object to stick on a roof. On smaller homes they could stick out as an eye sore. They could also create a vacumn in the roof without enough venting in the eaves (bird blocks).

You can view the Corner Hardware site that sells them HERE. And since they run a java applet in their site causing it forever to open with a 56k connection, you can just click this link HERE to view the picture from their site to know what we are discussing. (links open in new windows)

Here what they say,"Free-turning, wind-powered rotary turbine ventilator. Mounts on roof or exterior wall. Exhausts 720 cfm"

720 cfm is a lot incase you don't realize it. Bathroom exhaust fans are usually between 80 and 160 cfm.

Tim Soth / A Roofer

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