Attic Fan Cover Blew Off

One of my fall chores is to insulate the whole house fan in our house.

Attic fan cover blew off.

Last year i tried a round plastic toy sled same size as the old fan cover. Whole house fans and attic exhaust fans. Fan is not working very well not pulling in much air anymore. We have an attic fan and the dome blew off after a storm.

Rated 5 out of 5 by mick from roof vent dome was a good replacement i re roofed this year and now have a ridge vent therefore i don t think i really need the fan driven vent anymore. There is a listing of some simple do it yourself repairs in the faqs section below. Keeping rain from blowing in attic vents requires a few hours of your time but may save you the cost of expensive repair bills. Nevertheless the old vent cover was fiber or plastic construction and broke apart and fell off in high winds leaving a hole in the roof i needed to cover and i was very surprised that i could not find a.

We need to get it replaced but are not sure who we should call. A quick easy repair for roof dome cover with a big hole. Who should replace the cover for an attic fan electrician a c repair roofer or someone else. I have a roof mount attic exhaust fan and the top is damaged or just blew away.

Covered by the attic fan cover before that cover blew off last year the f an itself broke and was removed years ago. Can i get it fixed. I don t want a new fan i just want some permanent way to cover the hole preferably without lifting shin gles and felt to avoid creating any leaks. We service both types of attic fans.

Previously i built a box in the attic out of foam boards but using it is a pain because i have to empty out a closet to get to the attic door and then crawl through deep blown. I m not sure what happened but the cap top of the attic fan on my roof blew off sometime over the winter and my neighbor was kind enough to let me know. Whole house fan cover. Securing vents loose vent covers can allow rain to blow into the attic.

Unfortunately due to being sick i m not supposed to drive and since it was going to rain i just used a tarp and some duct tape today to seal it off so the rain doesn t get in tonight. Don t over think this project. The dome cover has 6 screws. An attic fan can create enough draft to blow out a pilot.

Only note that this fan does not come with an outside vent cover.