Ventilate Your Attic For Summer With Hometech 'Solar Star'

Summer is coming and it is threatening to be a long and hot one, and Hometech have some excellent products to ventilate your home, including the Solar Star roof fan. ventilation. With the Solar Star Roof Fan you can ventilate the one room in of your house where you can’t open a window – the attic.

In your attic, heat and moisture are your enemies, as they can create structural damage if the timber and beams in your roof are exposed to moisture for too long. Roof ventilation will have significant benefits for your whole house - especially in summer.

In the warmer months you'll no doubt have your windows open to let the warm air out and let the cool air in. But if you're not ventilating your roof – which is the hottest part of any house – then it is like having a blanket on your ceiling and you'll wonder why the house won't cool down. In winter, the warm air from your heated home could rise into your ceiling where it meets the cold winter air. This creates condensation and moisture in your attic, which can dampen the timber that keeps your roof up. A Solar Star Roof Fan will remove this moisture and keep your attic dry.

The Solar Star roof fan is completely solar powered so there is no need to run any cables or wires to it. Powering this roof fan with the sun's energy not only means that electricity bills are kept low, it also means that the fan turns on and off as the sun comes up and goes down. This means that your attic starts to ventilate in the morning even before the roof starts to heat.

If you use the nifty optional Thermal Switch with your Solar Star it will do some clever thinking for you. It will stop working when your roof gets below 18°C so it keeps your house as toasty as possible on cold winter nights; plus it will kick in if your temperature goes above 29°C – helping to cool your house

Finally, ventilating your roof makes it much less likely for bugs and insects to make your roof their hiding place, so for more information on home ventilation systems, skylights and solatubes please go to http://www.hometech.co.nz .