Chicken Coop Ventilation: How to Keep a Coop Dry in Winter and Cooler in Summer
Why chicken coops get damp and hot, what Oregon State, Utah State and Extension poultry experts say about coop ventilation, and where a small solar fan fits.
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Chicken Coop Ventilation: How to Keep a Coop Dry in Winter and Cooler in Summer
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Cool Air In Low, Hot Air Out High: What a Hot Air Balloon Teaches Us About Attic VentilationCool Air In Low, Hot Air Out High: What a Hot Air Balloon Teaches Us About Attic Ventilation
Watch a hot air balloon lift off at sunrise and you're seeing the same physics that should be at work in your attic every day. Hot air rises. Cool air...
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Black Mold in the Attic: Health Issues, Winter Growth and Why Moisture Control MattersBlack Mold in the Attic: Health Issues, Winter Growth and Why Moisture Control Matters
Mold doesn't need much to get started. Its spores are already floating in almost every home, and they work a lot like seeds: they sit there doing nothing until they...
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Container Rain: Why Your Shipping Container, Shed or Attic "Rains" InsideContainer Rain: Why Your Shipping Container, Shed or Attic "Rains" Inside
Open a shipping container on a cool morning and you may find water dripping from the ceiling, even though it hasn't rained in days. The same thing happens in metal...
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How Attic Heat Ages Your Shingles, and Can Void Your Roof WarrantyHow Attic Heat Ages Your Shingles, and Can Void Your Roof Warranty
Most homeowners never read the fine print on their shingle warranty until something goes wrong. As a longtime roofer, Dan Rheaume has seen that moment many times. The roof is...
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Why Solar Blaster Bets on Balance, Not Brute ForceWhy Solar Blaster Bets on Balance, Not Brute Force
For years, the attic fan market has competed on one number: CFM. Bigger fans, bigger claims. Solar Blaster has taken a different path since at least 2013. Instead of one...
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Why Roof Warranty Problems Start in the AtticWhy Roof Warranty Problems Start in the Attic
The shingle almost never fails first. The attic does. A roofer with forty years of tear-offs explains why modern, tightly sealed homes have made attic ventilation harder, why the high-CFM...
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The Truth About Solar Powered Container VentsThe Truth About Solar Powered Container Vents
Some container vents promise 2,000 CFM or more from a small fan and a modest solar panel. Almost every fan rating you'll see is a free-air number measured on a...
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Solar Attic Ventilation Done Right: The 2013 Article That Called ItSolar Attic Ventilation Done Right: The 2013 Article That Called It
In 2013, every solar attic fan on the market was competing on one number: CFM. Dan Rheaume argued the opposite — multiple small fans, spread across the roof, working with...
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Your Attic Has Two Seasons and Both Need VentilationYour Attic Has Two Seasons and Both Need Ventilation
Most homeowners think of attic ventilation as a summer thing — something that keeps the house cool when the roof is baking. That's half the story. In winter your attic...
