It was very annoying.
Spinning roof vent squeaking.
The wind turbine is squeaking as it turns.
How to fix a squeaky turbine vent step 1.
Recently due to a leak at base of the turbine the area was caulked.
It appears to be rotating freely but makes a loud squeak.
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.
Be sure to lubricate the bearings.
Add lubricants if needed.
But you can fix it if you are able to get up on the roof to get to it.
These are located in the track where the pipe coming out of the roof meets the spinning part of the vent.
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.
I climbed up to the roof to quiet them down with a long lasting wd 40 specialist product.
Our turbine roof vents whirlybirds were really noisy and had some rattling that was causing some vibration in the house.
This causes the metal parts to rub together and make a squeaking noise.
Place the stepladder under the attic access space.
Locate the turbine vent.
Our spinning rooftop turbine vents were squeaking and squealing in the wind.
This will also eliminate annoying squeaking sounds.
The cause of a squeaky roof turbine is typically from the lubricant drying out.
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.
Ensure the ladder is situated on a solid.
You should have eave vents to allow the air in and gable vents should be blocked off if not being used for a fan.
Fortunately it is a very fixable problem and depending on your property perhaps even one you can fix yourself.
Insert a small wooden dowel to keep the turbine from spinning if it happens to be.
The wind turbine sits on an elevated base since we have cement tiles.
If it is rotating in an abnormal way rough or shaky check the lubrication of the bearings.
Extend your ladder leaning it against a solid gutter or roof element.
Find the noisy turbine and apply the lubricant to the moving parts of the turbine.
I m sure the turbine is the original placed when the house was built.
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.