It was very annoying.
Spinning roof vent squeaking.
This causes the metal parts to rub together and make a squeaking noise.
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.
Locate the turbine vent.
Ensure the ladder is situated on a solid.
The whirly bird was.
Be sure to lubricate the bearings.
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.
How to fix a squeaky turbine vent step 1.
Here s how i did it.
Climb the ladder remove the access panel and enter the attic.
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.
Recently due to a leak at base of the turbine the area was caulked.
Without regular cleaning it could end up spinning abnormally or not at all.
The cause of a squeaky roof turbine is typically from the lubricant drying out.
But you can fix it if you are able to get up on the roof to get to it.
There was a noise coming from the roof first sounded like a tap dripping but it turned out to be the whirly bird roof vent as it turned.
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.
The wind turbine is squeaking as it turns.
Add lubricants if needed.
Place the stepladder under the attic access space.
I climbed up to the roof to quiet them down with a long lasting wd 40 specialist product.
Fortunately it is a very fixable problem and depending on your property perhaps even one you can fix yourself.
Extend your ladder leaning it against a solid gutter or roof element.
So you have to lubricate the parts to get it to stop the squeaking.
I m sure the turbine is the original placed when the house was built.
The wind turbine sits on an elevated base since we have cement tiles.
Our spinning rooftop turbine vents were squeaking and squealing in the wind.
This will also eliminate annoying squeaking sounds.
