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Lone Star Contractors
Lone Star Contractors

By Justin Bravo from Lone Star Contractors, the WOAI.com remodeling expert

Lone Star Contractors is the local authorized installer for US Sunlight’s Solar Powered Attic Vent System. During our tough Texas Hot Summers, your attic can get over 160 degrees or hotter. Popular ridge vents & other vents need a breeze to work. With this system, you can utilize the sun’s energy to power a vent that will draw cooler air through the attic even when there is no breeze. This system draws air through the current soffit vents around the home and out the Solar Powered Attic Vent.

The solar panel and fan motor have up to 25% more power than other fans, providing much better circulation and improved airflow. The advanced design provides more efficient attic ventilation while using no electricity. One fan alone can ventilate up to 1250 square feet of attic space reducing the energy needed to keep your home cooler in the summer. By running year-round, it can also remove harmful moisture in the winter months keeping your attic space drier, reducing condensation, and the potential for ice daming, mildew and mold.

Helps Cool Your Home

During the peak summer months, your attic’s temperature can rise to 160° or more. This heat buildup can raise the temperature inside your home and increase the amount of electricity used by air conditioners and other cooling equipment.

Removes Damaging Moisture

During the winter months, warm moist air from inside your home rises into the attic and collides with the colder underside of the roof. The moist air condenses and promotes mold and mildew. If you live in an area that has snow, the warmer attic air will heat the roof and melt the snow which drips to the eaves where it can refreeze as ice and form ice-dams under the eaves. These ice-dams will cause water to work back up under the shingles into the attic and down to the ceiling.

Product Features

  • Adjustable Solar Panel and Shroud - adding up to 25% more Power
  • High Output 38 Volt Motor
  • Commercial Grade 12 Watt Solar Panel
  • Temperature sensing switch included - shuts off motor on cold days
  • Ventilates up to 1250 sq/ft
  • Year-round benefits: Cools in the summer - removes harmful moisture in the winter
  • Qualifies for IRS Tax Credit – other rebates may be available in your area.

To learn more, Call Bob or Justin with Lone Star Contractors today at (210) 690-HOME (4663).

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