Attic Turbine Noise

Our spinning rooftop turbine vents were squeaking and squealing in the wind.

Attic turbine noise.

The majority of the time a squeaking roof turbine vent is caused by the lubricant in the bearings drying out causing various metal parts to rub against each other which in turn generates that unpleasant squeaking noise you hear. Designed to maintain steady ventilation to attics these devices are necessary to prevent mold and excessive heat buildup under the roof. Over time these vents can become squeaky from moisture and age related natural degradation. Place the stepladder under the attic access space.

Be sure to lubricate the bearings. Fortunately it is a very fixable problem and depending on your property perhaps even one you can fix yourself. Here s how i did it. These are located in the track where the pipe coming out of the roof meets the spinning part of the vent.

I climbed up to the roof to quiet them down with a long lasting wd 40 specialist product. Turbine vents are those ubiquitous devices found on almost every residential rooftop. Find the noisy turbine and apply the lubricant to the moving parts of the turbine. Our spinning rooftop turbine vents were squeaking and squealing in the wind.