The cause of a squeaky roof turbine is typically from the lubricant drying out.
Spinning roof vent squeaking.
Add lubricants if needed.
I m sure the turbine is the original placed when the house was built.
But you can fix it if you are able to get up on the roof to get to it.
It appears to be rotating freely but makes a loud squeak.
Place the stepladder under the attic access space.
Fortunately it is a very fixable problem and depending on your property perhaps even one you can fix yourself.
The wind turbine sits on an elevated base since we have cement tiles.
This will also eliminate annoying squeaking sounds.
Find the noisy turbine and apply the lubricant to the moving parts of the turbine.
Ensure the ladder is situated on a solid.
Recently due to a leak at base of the turbine the area was caulked.
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.
How to fix a squeaky turbine vent step 1.
Our spinning rooftop turbine vents were squeaking and squealing in the wind.
Here s how i did it.
Climb the ladder remove the access panel and enter the attic.
This causes the metal parts to rub together and make a squeaking noise.
Insert a small wooden dowel to keep the turbine from spinning if it happens to be.
Our turbine roof vents whirlybirds were really noisy and had some rattling that was causing some vibration in the house.
Without regular cleaning it could end up spinning abnormally or not at all.
So you have to lubricate the parts to get it to stop the squeaking.
You should have eave vents to allow the air in and gable vents should be blocked off if not being used for a fan.
Be sure to lubricate the bearings.
The wind turbine is squeaking as it turns.
Locate the turbine vent.
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.
I climbed up to the roof to quiet them down with a long lasting wd 40 specialist product.
Extend your ladder leaning it against a solid gutter or roof element.
These are located in the track where the pipe coming out of the roof meets the spinning part of the vent.
The whirly bird was.
