My Attic Gets To 160 Degrees In The Summer

I have a shop in my attic for some of my hobbies and it get s very hot in the summer.

My attic gets to 160 degrees in the summer.

Whole house fans work on the principle of removing the hot and humid air out of the house. I have large attic with ridge vents and screened vents at either end of the attic to maintain air flow. The top reason your attic is so hot is because of ventilation. Attics are known for their ability to heat so rapidly and leave you feeling breathless.

The cooling load for a home air conditioner depends on the difference in temperature between the inside and outside air and reduction of attic temperatures from 155 degrees to 105 degrees f will result in a significant reduction in cooling load. Hello david i sent this to your other email to. We had our home resided this summer. The whole house fan is installed inside the attic between the living space and ceiling.

Thanks for offering the second email address. A good attic fan might cost you in the range of 150 and having it installed might cost you the hourly rate of a certified electrician. But it is time to take away the heating power of the attic. A hot attic is bad for several reasons.

And it can cause your air conditioner to work harder than it needs to and send your energy bills soaring with the temperature. An overheated attic can bake asphalt shingles on the roof and cause them to deteriorate. Excessive heat deteriorates items you store in the attic and can cause moisture. It helps to cool your home temperatures and the attic by approximately 30 degrees.

Attics can reach temperatures of 150 to 160 degrees f during a summer day although outside air temperatures are only 95 to 97 degrees f. I was surprised because it was 100 degrees outside heat index was 108 and the attic heat would have been much much hotter guessing 130 140. At that time we started hearing noises in the attic. Dropping the temperature from 120 150 degrees to roughly the same as the outside temperature will save you enough on your power bill to offset the purchase and installation charge.

An unventilated attic can reach 150 degrees in the heat of summer 50 degrees higher than it should be. When it comes to adjusting the thermostat of your attic s fan it s best to adjust it to approximately 90 to 95 degrees. The warm air escapes through the attic and to the attic vents allowing the circulation of chilly air from the windows. I live in northern virginia hot humid climate in the summer and use heat pumps to heat and cool my house throughout the year.

You have control over the temperature of your attic. High temperatures inside your attic shorten the life span of shingles. They have done much of their testing in las vegas and phoenix where conditions are the worst and 150 degree attic temperatures are common.