Is it best to leave the garage door open.
Leave attic door open in summer.
During this brutally hot summer of 2012 i ve left the garage access door open and it dropped the temperature in the attic substantially.
As a general rule hot air rises.
In the garage is an access door to the attic.
For having the air conditioner running almost continuously this summer i thought my utility bills were not that expensive.
Opening your attic access panel will draw that air into the attic and help to push the hot air up there and out through the roof vents assuming you have proper attic ventilation.
Opening your automatic garage door will let cool air and a draft in.
What is the philosophy about reducing heat in garages during summer months.
Have you ever lived inside a closed shade closed like a room.
Lacking these i did the following.
Leaving the garage door open a bit doesn t do much to cool the garage.
I had new power vents installed they are more powerful move more air than previous ones.
For central air leave the doors open to help the system keep the temperature balanced throughout the home.
During the hot months many people leave their garage doors open in the day or there is even a screen door type covering for a garage.
Although air should circulate year round through the attic your house will probably be more comfortable if you cover the foundation vents in the winter.
They need to be open in the summer.
As you know cold air settles and hot air rises.
Your avid reader mount prospect ill.
They heat up and by conduction they heat everything they touch and the warming.
Set the garage door so.
But did you know that the tar shingles on your roof actually heat your home.
Its best if you can arrange a ventilation fan to the attic space or open the window vents if you have in attic.