Find the noisy turbine and apply the lubricant to the moving parts of the turbine.
Roof turbine vents making noise.
Tiny bits of greenery from the mesquite tree and sandy grains peppered my face as i jogged towards the driveway.
Over time these vents can become squeaky from moisture and age related natural degradation.
Full length ridge vent in combination with soffit vents is best.
Roof vents vs whirly birds.
From above i heard the howling fury of a burning helicopter being swallowed whole by a drunken banshee.
It was one of our rooftop turbine vents.
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.
Often a stiff wind will open vent dampers causing them to periodically clang shut.
One response to spinning turbine vent noise.
They make noise too.
Paul a allison says.
All things being equal wind driven turbine vents also known as a whirlybird roof vent do move more air than flat vents but only when the wind blows.
These are located in the track where the pipe coming out of the roof meets the spinning part of the vent.
Roof vents come in a variety of styles.
You may have a ridge vent turbine vent powered air vent or free air vent.
Place the stepladder under the attic access space.
Climb the ladder remove the access panel and enter the attic.
We live in alberta canada where we get lots of snow and heavy win blown rains.
Working for years since no more noise.
Lubricating a really noisy whirlybird roof vent lubricated the bushing with wurth hhs2000 spray grease.
Flat roof vents have no moving parts to break or squeak but don t vent as much air as wind driven vents.
The vent hood ducts through a rigid or flexible pipe to a cap on the roof or side of your home.
Most air vent styles prevent direct intrusion of water.
But some roof air vents sit fairly flat to the roof with a mushroom style hood and unprotected sides.
Be sure to lubricate the bearings.
I think these vents work very well.
The whirly bird or turbine vents are worse than useless.
March 5 2015 at 2 19 am.
Turbine vents are those ubiquitous devices found on almost every residential rooftop.
And on occasion a hard driving rain with whipping wind will cause roof.
It is a con to make people think the spinning action is like running a fan and mechanically drawing hot air out.
