Smart Vent

Angle00

A smart vent should not have filters in it. The dust, dirt and pollen grains are likely to accumulate in the filters, thereby, choking it. One should always go for ventilators that are free from filters.

Grumpy

I am super ultra excited about GAF's new fascia vent. I mean, we have built out many of these things throughout the years and the GAF fascia vent is just so much simpler saving 4 steps of labor. The vent is pricey at abotu $10 a foot but that's still 50% less than I'd have charged to build out the fascia with typical carpentry methods. Simpler, faster, neater and cheaper... Man that doesn't often happen. I am not usually a fan of GAF products but I have been saying for quite some time how necessary a product like this has been.

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jimsonburg

I too like DCI Smartvent. Smartvent may actually extend the life of your asphalt shingles because of the maximum intake it provides to an attic, thus a better breathing roof is a healthier roof.

You may also see a reduction in utility expenses. Smartvent keeps your attic cooler in the warm months and reduces the load needed to air-condition your home.

leif

I am in Alberta Canada with a bit of a dilemma concerning poor or no ventilation to a flat roof. Water running out of electrical boxes prompted a gutting of the drywall ceiling of one half of this duplex & replacing the roof (torch down membrane) new insulation & vapor barrier installed in 09. There were two turbines installed 2/3 of the way down the roof as well as one new gooseneck added near the ridge, they now total (3) the old wooden soffits had a 8 inch wide slot through out cut into them then covered with new aluminum soffit. but there are now water spots showing in th drywall. I have been called in to counsult, everyone involved claims to have done everything proper & to code. I am of the mind that it is still a ventilation problem with either no insulation stops in place to allow airflow through the soffits. I have had the roofing company involved in the original retofit suggest a lomanco attic ventilator series 2000 and adding new vents at the lower portion of the roof for it to draw from. Any thoughts

Roofsafe

I've never been a fan of turbins, and I can't see them working on a flat roof, about the only thing I can see working on a flat roof would be power vents. I have seen water cause the damage you have described with pitched roofs, no air flow in the winter can do a lot of damage.
I've seen water stand on flat roofs that made me think that it looked like trying to ventilate under a lake, if you have turbins for intake and exhaust, how do you determine which one is which on a flat roof?

packet04

I haven’t used this Smartvent but based on what I’ve heard about it I think that it is a good product and surely not a waste of money to try. Perhaps, I will try it myself too.

Roofsafe

Packet04, how often do you change the filter in a smart vent? or in any other vent?

chb70

I have used the DCI Smart Vent on a handful of jobs and have been happy with results.



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