Letting your attic breathe is an important part of maintaining a healthy and energy-efficient home. Hot attic temperatures devastate the life of your roof, your home’s comfort level, and energy costs. Solar attic fans and vents are a viable solution to tackle problems caused by the extreme heat inside your attic. They combine the ventilation benefits of a power ventilation fan without electrical wiring. Solar roof vents save you about 30% on energy costs and pay for themselves in roughly 3 years.

As the sun heats your roof throughout the day, attic temperatures can reach over 140°F in the summer with- out proper ventilation. When your attic cannot breathe, the resulting trapped heat and moisture can cause numerous problems including higher electric bills, mold outbreaks, and ultimately the deterioration of your roof.

Zero operating costs. Solar attic fans offer the perfect solution by continuously removing attic heat and moisture throughout the day. Working as a self-regulating system within your attic, the more intensely the sun beats down on your roof, the faster these fans remove hot air to cool your attic. Once they’re in place, solar attic fans don’t cost anything to operate. When your attic is cooler, everything in your attic just works better.

Energy costs are increasing. As the sun relentlessly beats down on your Houston home throughout the day,
heat can quickly build up in your attic from hot air trapped in your attic and inadequate ventilation. This excessive attic heat directly impacts both your electric bills and the performance of the HVAC equipment that cools your home. Solar attic fans offer the ideal solution to this problem by using the same energy from the sun to continuously ventilate trapped hot air and cool your attic. The results is a more comfortable home that requires less energy to cool. This is especially important since energy costs are on the rise.

Solar attic fans save you money

• • Actively removes hot attic air. Direct sun on your roof can radiate heat into your attic space, promoting moisture and mold growth. Solar attic fans help to push hot air out while also pulling fresh, cool air in through the vents in your soffit, gables, and ridge. As air is actively circulated through your attic, heat is removed from the roof decking and surrounding structure, lowering the temperature of your attic. When your attic is cooler, everything in your attic just works better.

  • Lowers cooling costs. As the sun heats your roof throughout the day, attic temperatures can reach over 140 degrees without proper ventilation. This trapped hot attic air increases the flow of heat into your home through both your attic insulation and into your air conditioning ducts, forcing your air conditioner to work harder. Solar attic fans offer the perfect solution to this ventilation problem by continuously removing attic heat throughout the day. With a cooler
    attic, your air conditioner works less, resulting in lower energy costs to cool your Houston home.

  • Insulation works better. Attic insulation is the primary method used to keep heat from entering your home. This works great when the insu- lation is new. Especially in hot and humid climates like Houston, excessive attic heat and moisture degrade and compact insulation making it less effective at keeping out the heat. Solar attic fans help extend the life of your attic insulation by continuously removing attic heat and mois- ture throughout the day. By lowering the average temperature in your attic, your insulation works better and is more effective at reducing the transfer of heat into your home. The result is a more comfortable home that requires less energy to cool, saving you money on your energy bills.

  • AC systems run more efficiently. As the temperature in your attic increases, your air conditioner uses more energy to operate. Solar attic fans remove heat and reduce attic temperatures, allowing your air conditioner to operate more efficiently and use less energy. Solar attic fans cool your house indirectly by removing excess heat from your attic and keeping your air conditioning running efficiently. The less your air condition- er runs, the more money you’ll save on energy bills and equipment repairs.

  • Shingles last longer. Attic fans can serve a year-round function. In the summer, you can drastically reduce the temperature in the attic, helping to lengthen the life of the roofing shingles and sheathing. As the temperature of your roof increases throughout the day, shingles give off heat both to your attic space and the surrounding outside air. Over time, excessive heat buildup can ruin roof shingles causing them to buckle and deteriorate prematurely. Solar attic fans solve this problem by removing trapped hot air from your attic, allowing your roof to release the maxi- mum amount of heat possible. A cooler roof helps your shingles last longer, saving you money.