Roof Turbine Vent Making Noise

If yours is howling enough to dryve you mad or keep you awake it s time for a different and better attic ventilation system such as continuous soffit intake vents and ridge exhaust vent.

Roof turbine vent making noise.

Over time these vents can become squeaky from moisture and age related natural degradation. Paul a allison says. Our spinning rooftop turbine vents were squeaking and squealing in the wind. Fortunately it is a very fixable problem and depending on your property perhaps even one you can fix yourself.

The majority of the time a squeaking roof turbine vent is caused by the lubricant in the bearings drying out causing various metal parts to rub against each other which in turn generates that unpleasant squeaking noise you hear. I climbed up to the roof to quiet them down with a long lasting wd 40. I think these vents work very well. We live in alberta canada where we get lots of snow and heavy win blown rains.

Our spinning rooftop turbine vents were squeaking and squealing in the wind. These are located in the track where the pipe coming out of the roof meets the spinning part of the vent. Climb the ladder remove the access panel and enter the attic. Here s how i did it.

Place the stepladder under the attic access space. October 15 2019 at 4 01 pm we have had turbines vents on our roof for over 15 years now and never had any leaks from them. Be sure to lubricate the bearings. March 5 2015 at 2 19 am.

Turbine vents are those ubiquitous devices found on almost every residential rooftop. One response to spinning turbine vent noise. On 2019 01 06 by mod roof turbine vent noise howling at the ceiling i am guessing that by whirlybird you refer to a turbine type roof exhaust vent that is spun by wind.