But you can fix it if you are able to get up on the roof to get to it.
Spinning roof vent squeaking.
You should have eave vents to allow the air in and gable vents should be blocked off if not being used for a fan.
Find the noisy turbine and apply the lubricant to the moving parts of the turbine.
This causes the metal parts to rub together and make a squeaking noise.
Recently due to a leak at base of the turbine the area was caulked.
The wind turbine is squeaking as it turns.
The cause of a squeaky roof turbine is typically from the lubricant drying out.
Locate the turbine vent.
So you have to lubricate the parts to get it to stop the squeaking.
Insert a small wooden dowel to keep the turbine from spinning if it happens to be.
I m sure the turbine is the original placed when the house was built.
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Be sure to lubricate the bearings.
If it is rotating in an abnormal way rough or shaky check the lubrication of the bearings.
Extend your ladder leaning it against a solid gutter or roof element.
It was very annoying.
Our turbine roof vents whirlybirds were really noisy and had some rattling that was causing some vibration in the house.
The problem with gable vents for air intake is that there s no ventilation of the lower 2 3rds of the roof just the top.
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Ensure the ladder is situated on a solid.
Place the stepladder under the attic access space.
Without regular cleaning it could end up spinning abnormally or not at all.
Here s how i did it.
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.
Climb the ladder remove the access panel and enter the attic.
It appears to be rotating freely but makes a loud squeak.
These are located in the track where the pipe coming out of the roof meets the spinning part of the vent.
This will also eliminate annoying squeaking sounds.
The wind turbine sits on an elevated base since we have cement tiles.
I climbed up to the roof to quiet them down with a long lasting wd 40 specialist product.
Add lubricants if needed.
