During a typical hot day in our tropical climate, heat transmits through the roofing material and the roof gets mercilessly hot. This heat in turn escapes into our living spaces or workspaces making it extremely uncomfortable and stuffy for the occupants. Though, most of the homes and workplaces nowadays use air conditioning units, the building usually takes a longer time to cool. Attic ventilation is an important part of whole home health. The poor roof ventilation can lead to condensation and mold and decay issues with in the roof cavity. This in turn leads to increase of the number of bugs and can even affect the performance of roof insulation.
Solar roof ventilation systems are nowadays popularly used in homes and offices. It uses solar energy to extract hot and dry air in the roof, so that heat transmission into the living space below is reduced.
- A single solar powered roof ventilator is capable of extracting as much as 20 times the amount of air extracted by conventional wind powered ventilators. It works efficiently to keep your roof attic temperature down and in turn reduces heat radiation into the living space. Solar roof ventilation systems have also shown to reduce roof attic temperatures by up to 30 degrees.
- A solar powered roof ventilator is also an environmental friendly option that helps to combat greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. It also reduces dependency on fossil fuels, the traditional source of electricity. As sunlight is sustainable and virtually inexhaustible, it is a clean and green source of energy.
- It is very simple, quick and easy to install solar powered roof ventilators. Also, you don’t have to run any maintenance costs or long-term maintenance costs. As it reduces the roof temperature substantially, there will be less need to use air conditioners and it will also help to reduce your energy bill. In this way, it brings savings on all fronts.
Hence, installing solar roof ventilation systems can be beneficial in many ways. It can save you approximately 25% on your monthly electrical cooling bills. It preserves your roof structure and your attic and helps in preventing expensive repairs, or worse, entire roof replacements.
Before you buy a solar powered roof ventilator, you’ll need to consider some information about your house such as the size of your attic, and whether or not it gets direct sun will influence what type and size of vent you need. Most good manufacturers will provide you expert advice in choosing the best roof ventilator to suit your needs.
