What are the Types of Ventilators and Vents?
Ventilating and air conditioning is very
important to keep the heat and temperature in a particular area
regulated. There are different types of vents and ventilators used
that will help you in home improvement and increasing the flow of
air in your house. Let’s discuss few major kinds of vents available
in the market:
Ridge vents:
Ridge vents vary in size from 9’ to 12’ and are installed at the
attic. It helps in keeping the attic and nearby areas cool. It also
helps in reducing the cost of air conditioning. Ridge vents also
assist in preventing ice dams. The shingle over vents uses shingle
that goes with the roof and is fixed above the vent. The holes that
are pre drilled make the installation process easy.
Soffit Vent
Soffit vent works through an air intake over the eave or the
soffit. Soffit vents help in balancing the flow of air in the attic
through ridge vent. They are mostly made up of PVC or aluminum. The
reversible soffits can be recessed mounted or flushed.
Gable Vent
The gable vents are created to complement many products of the vinyl
siding. The gable vent is installed either after the siding or
before it. They are such kind of vents that do not require much
maintenance. They have built in screen and louvered joints to
prevent the entry of birds and bugs inside. They are available in
various shapes including pentagon, octagon, square, round,
rectangular and half round.
Power Ventilator
They consist of power turbine vents that are mounted on a metal
cylinder sheet. They are installed along the roof face or the roof
line. . When the air passes through the window, it rotates the
turbine and draws the air out of attic. The speed and velocity of
the air determines the efficiency of such vents in your house. The
ventilator may not work in the absence of air.
Foundation Vent
Foundation vents are used for the ventilation of the crawl spaces
and basements. The basement rooms require more ventilation as
compared to the normal ground rooms. Also, since the rooms in the
basement and have another house or room constructed over them so
creating a place for the air inflow is really important. They
foundation vents may be made of plastic, aluminum and steel. And is
installed using block, brick or frame construction.
Roof Louver
The roof louvers are mostly used for the exhaust fan inside kitchen,
bathrooms and ventilation of the attic. They are made up of plastic
or aluminum. The wall louver contains louvered vanes and can be
recessed mounted or flushed. Other kinds of roof louver are midget
louver and assist in bringing in the moisture for sidewall
construction or nearby spaces.
You can choose the kind of ventilators made of any kind of vents
mentioned above looking at your needs and requirements.
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