On Apr 12, 9:26 am, "chrisexv6" wrote:
My attic has a gable vent at one end....the other end has no vent. We
have soffits in the house, and I believe they allow plenty of intake
air (when we had the house resided, the soffits were done using
"vertical" vinyl siding, running perpendicular to the
house.........the end channels of the siding are in an aluminum j-
channel, but are not sealed so essentially we are getting air intake
from wherever there is soffit).

The gable vent had a powered motor on it, but I believe its dead (I
flick the switch on even on the hottest summer days and it doesnt kick
on). Ive been advised NOT to replace it with a new one. My issue is
that the gable opening is allowing quite a bit of air *into* the attic
(as evidenced by the very dirty fiberglass insulation below the gable
opening).

Is there any louver type setup that can be installed that would
basically open with the heat exiting the attic, and close when there
isnt enough heat flowing out?

Im thinking the correct way to fix it is install a ridge vent and then
just seal off the gable opening. But I was just wondering if there
was a temporary quick fix until I can get a roofer out.

Thanks!
-Chris

Why are you worried about air exiting the gable vent? That's exactly
what it's supposed
to do. And if you go with a ridge vent, that's sure going to be
bigger and open all the time.

Going with a ridge vent is probably the best solution. Until then,
unless you have some specific
problem that you failed to mention, there is no need to do anything
else. Personally, I would not
bother closing off the gable vent when you install a ridge vent.
IMO, hot air rises and it will likely
go out both the ridge vent and the gable vent.