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 Message 1188 
 Mark Hofmann to Tom Walker 
 Re: Hey! 
 18 Jul 12 07:37:31 
 
TW> My older house did not have roof peak vents so I instaled tow of the
TW> wind turbing vents. Seems to do the job quite wel of venting attic heat
TW> in the summer. Not having Air I also increased the Attic insulation
TW> from R-8 to about R-35

I have also heard of people installing "whole house fans" that pulls all the
heat up through the house and out through the attic.  Some people still swear
by them, but I still can't live without my A/C.  

You can always get warmer, but there is a limit when trying to get cooler.

- Mark

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