Our spinning rooftop turbine vents were squeaking and squealing in the wind.
Squeaky roof turbine.
Fortunately it is a very fixable problem and depending on your property perhaps even one you can fix yourself.
So you have to lubricate the parts to get it to stop the squeaking.
Place the stepladder under the attic access space.
Here s how i did it.
Our spinning rooftop turbine vents were squeaking and squealing in the wind.
This causes the metal parts to rub together and make a squeaking noise.
You don t have to climb on the roof.
These are located in the track where the pipe coming out of the roof meets the spinning part of the vent.
The presence of wind where the ventilator is installed makes it rotate pumping out hot air from the attic.
Also the higher the ventilator is on the roof the more effectively it will be able to make use of the wind.
Over time these vents can become squeaky from moisture and age related natural degradation.
Turbine vents are those ubiquitous devices found on almost every residential rooftop.
Finally be sure the ball bearings are permanently lubricated and sealed.
Designed to maintain steady ventilation to attics these devices are necessary to prevent mold and excessive heat buildup under the roof.
I climbed up to the roof to quiet them down with a long lasting wd 40 specialist product.
Be sure to lubricate the bearings.
Not all turbines will fit all roof pitches.
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.
Working for years since no more noise.
Due to constant exposure to the elements bearings in roof turbines eventually fail often preceded by a long period of very annoying squeaking.
Climb the ladder remove the access panel and enter the attic.
The maximum roof pitch is almost always printed on the box label.
Make sure the trees surrounding the house are cut or trimmed so they don t obstruct air flow to the turbine.
The cause of a squeaky roof turbine is typically from the lubricant drying out.
Find the noisy turbine and apply the lubricant to the moving parts of the turbine.
I climbed up to.
