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Posted by on May 3, 2007, 9:51 am
During a recent wind storm, the wind turban attic fan came apart, and
the top part (circular turban part), blew off. I had a handyman to re-
attach it, but it was bent slightly, and it now squeals when it
turns. I am wondering if I purchase a new wind turban kit of the same
size, can I take the upper turban part, and install it onto the
existing lower stack part already in place on the roof. I'm sorry I
don't have the exact technical terminolgy for this. I'm a
grandmother, who isn't afraid to climb a roof, and/or tackle little
home repair jobs.
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Posted by dpb on May 3, 2007, 10:08 am
On May 3, 8:51 am, myrl_jeffc...@yahoo.com wrote:
> During a recent wind storm, the wind turban attic fan came apart, and
> the top part (circular turban part), blew off. ...
That was almost certainly a turbine, not a turban...
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Posted by on May 3, 2007, 10:13 am
> On May 3, 8:51 am, myrl_jeffc...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > During a recent wind storm, the wind turban attic fan came apart, and
> > the top part (circular turban part), blew off. ...
>
> That was almost certainly a turbine, not a turban...
You're absolutely right!. . .I had been watching the movie, Aladdin,
with one of the grandkid's last night, and it has affected my
spelling;-)
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Posted by mm on May 3, 2007, 5:21 pm
On 3 May 2007 07:13:57 -0700, myrl_jeffcoat@yahoo.com wrote:
>> On May 3, 8:51 am, myrl_jeffc...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>> > During a recent wind storm, the wind turban attic fan came apart, and
>> > the top part (circular turban part), blew off. ...
>>
>> That was almost certainly a turbine, not a turban...
>
>
>You're absolutely right!. . .I had been watching the movie, Aladdin,
>with one of the grandkid's last night, and it has affected my
>spelling;-)
They do look like turbans. But I can't answer your question.
>
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Posted by on May 3, 2007, 10:22 am
On May 3, 9:51 am, myrl_jeffc...@yahoo.com wrote:
> During a recent wind storm, the wind turban attic fan came apart, and
> the top part (circular turban part), blew off. I had a handyman to re-
> attach it, but it was bent slightly, and it now squeals when it
> turns. I am wondering if I purchase a new wind turban kit of the same
> size, can I take the upper turban part, and install it onto the
> existing lower stack part already in place on the roof. I'm sorry I
> don't have the exact technical terminolgy for this. I'm a
> grandmother, who isn't afraid to climb a roof, and/or tackle little
> home repair jobs.
Fact is, according to what I've seen/read on the subject, a
passive (non-motored) turbine such as you seem to refer to, is
useless. Serves mainly as a target. Or noise-maker.
You'd be better off with either a ridge vent, or a motored vent
passing through the roof-deck, or a powered gable-vent.
Which would be best for you would depend on your situation.
Since you already would seem to have a cutout in the roof
deck, a powered vent like the second option above would
seem, from here, to be the simplest. From the outside
it looks like a big, flattened mushroom. You'd need 120v
power nearby, and install with make-on-rise t-stat.
HTH,
J
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