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Author Topic: Not hog dogging related but saveing me hundreds right now....  (Read 664 times)
leonidas
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« on: August 06, 2011, 11:24:28 am »

If you own your own house. This is an option for you to help with the inside temps. My attic didn't have enough ventilation so I installed ridge vents to the house. My attic temp went from 165 degrees to 120 degrees on a 105 degree day. My living area min was 84 degrees. Now its back down to 73 degrees inside on a 110 degree day... I think I spent 300 bucks and a few hours worth of work. It was super easy to do. If you know how to use a circular saw and a hammer...

Heres the link to what a ridgevent is.

http://www.gaf.com/roofing/residential/products/roof-vents/cobra-rigid-vent-3/Images/RigidVent3.gif
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« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2011, 11:30:32 am »

I know a guy that set up a roof sprinkler system and he says it saves him alot if money he doesn't even run the ac during the day and when he get I'n from work his house is around 80
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« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2011, 01:14:57 pm »

If you put some cornish vents around the eves also it will help lots
  whirly birds are great too with cornish vents  or gable vents
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« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2011, 08:23:46 pm »

We have an attic fan that we keep on all summer, which is supposed to make us use less air conditioning, but to be honest I don't know if it saves us any money. I like the idea of the roof sprinkler system but it is against a city ordinance to hose down your patio, so I imagine they would frown on that around here.
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« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2011, 08:51:27 pm »

I know a guy that set up a roof sprinkler system and he says it saves him alot if money he doesn't even run the ac during the day and when he get I'n from work his house is around 80
I know a guy with a mechanic shop in a metal building. It was real hot and people tried to sell him bunches of stuff. He tried a few and nothing worked. Then he put a garden sprinkler on the roof and it as great. Leave it to a redneck to solve the problem.
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