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Puttind duck in hot attic is bad.
The attic is a huge determinant in keeping your entire home cool so the first place to start cooling your home should be the attic.
3 years ago i had new siding put on the top part of the house bottom is brick.
Can i put a small swamp cooler or ventless a c unit up there to cool it only to use while i am in my shop maybe an hour or two a couple times a week.
The really bad news is that with old metal duct systems the only option is replacement of the ducts to stop the rain in the attic.
I ve got a 21 seer machine cooling my upstairs 1000 sq ft and some old carrier cooling the downstairs 1000 sq ft.
Another reason your attic is so hot is because of insulation.
Many homeowners falsely assume that since their attics are extremely hot in the summer the best way to reduce their cooling load is to get the heat out of the attic.
Not the overabundance but the lack of insulation in the attic.
Stewart attics without air conditioning can reach up to 160 degrees fahrenheit on a hot day and that s way too hot for your electronics to survive apple recommends using their computers at between 50 and 95.
A hot attic is bad for several reasons.
Taking advantage of this natural process referred to as passive ventilation is the most common way to vent an attic.
I have large attic with ridge vents and screened vents at either end of the attic to maintain air flow.
Excessive heat deteriorates items you store in the attic and can cause moisture.
Passive attic vents are the vents installed in attic during the construction to let moisture escape from an attic in the event moisture gets into the attic.
If you re storing electronics in your attic you might be unpleasantly surprised to find them less than functional in the future.
Hot air exhaust vents located at the peak of the roof allow hot air to escape.
Install electric ventilators and attic fans which remove hot air from an attic.
Then the attic doesn t get as hot in the summer or cold in the winter and you cut down on thermal conductivity through the ceiling of the upper floor as a bonus.
They have thermostats that turn the fan on at a recommended preset temperature of 100 110 degrees.
I have a shop in my attic for some of my hobbies and it get s very hot in the summer.
Flexible duct is a plastic tube that is reinforced with wire and then insulated on the outside.
Alternatively install passive vents such as gable soffit and ridge vents which are openings in the roof that allow hot air to escape.
Within the attic insulation is a must.
Hi all i hope you can help.
1965 two story house located in doe 3a hot humid dallas tx.
