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pe wrote:
On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:21:07 -0400, "Walter Cohen" wrote:

I have a small unfinished walk-in attic in my house in NY. It shares a wall
with an upstairs bedroom as well as part of the hallway. There is a small
double-hung wooden window at the far end of the attic space that I keep
partly open for ventilation purposes. The walls and ceiling (which is the
underside of the roof) had foil-faced insulation put in between the joists
by the previous owner (for whatever reason).
I have black roofing tiles on and the inside temperature during the summer
months is quite high. Sometimes I even put a dual fan in the attic window
for a few hours (on a thermostst) to exhaust the inside air.

I was thinking of maybe putting in a roof vent or even one of those turbine
fans on the roof.

Any thougths?

Put up a turbine. A decent 12" one with ball bearings will do a great job.
Hi,
If you want to do it properly just installing turbine may not be enough.
If you wnat to exhaust, you have to inhale. Simple law of physics.