Roof Wind Turbine Installation

Wind turbines should never ever be installed on structures not specifically engineered to handle the stresses and vibrations caused by them.

Roof wind turbine installation.

In the intro to sustainable energy class that i teach we do an exercise to calculate the payback period of various small wind turbines. Master flow 12 in. A third vent should be between the two. From the roof the roofer will cut away shingles and underlayment and use a saber saw to cut a hole the same size as the diameter of the vent.

Ft of vent space half dedicated for air intake in the soffits and the other half for exhaust on the roof. This product has sharp metal edges that can cut your hands. A roofer will from the attic mark a spot near the ridge of the roof he may first use nails from the attic to mark preferred spots between two rafters. Wind resource considerations if you live in complex terrain take care in selecting the installation site.

If you site your wind turbine on the top of or on the windy side of a hill for example you will have more access to prevailing winds than in a gully or on the leeward sheltered side of a hill on the same property. To begin you will need to measure the length and width of the sides of the roof where you are going to install the turbine. Use care when handling this unit to prevent damage to the precision balanced rotor head. Wind turbine attic vent turbine roof vent built in thermostat roof turbines black roof turbines roof toppers roof t tops.

Installation services specials offers local ad. Picture above shows both roof vents a rotary turbine vent on the left and an aura gravity ventilator on the right with curb mount flanges a roof turbine can be made of galvanized steel that rusts as shown above. A better suggestion is to avoid putting wind turbines on the roof. If you are going to install multiple vents you need to divide the lengths that you have measured by the number of turbines that you are going to install.

Wear canvas gloves during installation and handling. Decide where to place turbines then from inside the attic drill a hole 18 to 30 down from the roof peak and midway between the rafters put a stick up through the hole to locate it from outside go back on. An asphalt or tile roof with wooden rafters held together by a combination of metal nails and gravity is meant to do only one thing keep the rain and snow off your head and your possessions. Good attic ventilation is important for preventing ice dams in the winter.

The installation of a turbine vent is nearly identical to a static vent. I won t mention brands but we chose a 400 watt horizontal axis wind turbine hawt and a 1 kw hawt. If you are going to install two vents they should ideally be equidistant from the edges of the roof.