The Role of Attic Ventilation in Air Conditioning Efficiency

At Ideal Conditions in Florida, we recognize that summer is right around the corner. In many ways, it’s in fact already here! As the days grow longer and our temperatures begin to rise, it’s important as a property owner to ensure proper ventilation of your home. One of the largest property owner mistakes is not ensuring adequate attic ventilation for your property. At Ideal Conditions, we are here to explain the role of attic ventilation in air conditioning efficiency as well as offer any services you may need to restore proper ventilation to your space.

Beating the Heat

As our temperatures rise, many home and business owners are quick to turn that air conditioning on full blast. However, sometimes it still doesn’t seem like enough. Even when cool air continues to circulate within your home, your attic may be heating up even worse than it is outside! As the sun beats down on your dark roof, temperatures within your attic can rise and without proper ventilation, where do you think it’s going to go? Heat can become so trapped within your attic that it begins to radiate through the ceiling below. So how can we fix this problem?

Proper Attic Ventilation

At Ideal Conditions, we have decades of experience performing HVAC services. We’ve even seen folks not using their attic at all try and divert their HVAC to a vent in the attic. Unfortunately, this is both costly and an extremely unnecessary waste of your air conditioning efficiency. The two most useful tools within an attic are rooftop fans and gable fans. Rooftop fans expel the stagnant air in hopes of replacing it with cooler air. Gable fans sit on opposite sides of the attic so that one side blows in and the other blows out, helping to circulate the air. In order for any of the fans to work though, you need to create a tight seal between living space and your attic. This is what will give you the most air conditioning efficiency in the long wrong.

Reach Out to Ideal Conditions to Further Discuss Attic Ventilation

At Ideal Conditions, we are well equipped to handle any ventilation issues that you may have that is causing your air conditioning system to be less efficient. Our trained technicians can evaluate your space and tell you which areas seem vulnerable or which could use more ventilation. The role of attic ventilation in air conditioning efficiency should not be taken lightly. Let Ideal Conditions help you today. Give us a call today at 904-379-8762 to learn more.