When you have a new roof installed you can opt for a ridge line roof vent. They cut the very top of the roof open the whole length of the roof and put a cap on it. The hot air rises out the top and cooler air is sucked in through the vents. Seems to work well.
--- On Mon, 8/31/09, MB Software Solutions, LLC <[email protected]> wrote: > From: MB Software Solutions, LLC <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NF] how hot is your server room? > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 4:13 PM > Stephen Russell wrote: > >> Come out here to the left coast, where we get > 69-75 inside in the summer with no AC. > >> Okay, some of our misguided neighbors have AC but > they wouldn't need it if they'd > >> just vent their attics and plant some trees around > their house. > > ------------------------------ > > > > How much fan do you use in your attic system? I > was thinking of > > putting in a home grown one but have not this year. > > > > I have some fairly large vents on both sides of the > house and was > > thinking of using one to pull in outside air. I > have the twirly bird > > already in place and that helped a lot. > > > > My outside temps will range upper 80 to just over 100 > May to late Sept. > > > > > Years ago I put an attic fan in my house and that was > absolutely the > best investment in home improvement I ever > made...period. I can't say > enough how cool the house was compared to pre-installed > days. My > ex-wife and kids are comfortable today as a result of my > foresight and > planning then, for sure. > > -- > Mike Babcock, MCP > MB Software Solutions, LLC > President, Chief Software Architect > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > http://fabmate.com > http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
