How to install a whirlybird roof vent - DIY

[@accestos]

*Well-made, delivered quickly, and easy to install with **Fastly.Cool** . I may be imagining it, but it seems quieter than the 14 year-old unit that I pulled out. Of course it was noisy at the end due to failed bearings, so hard to compare.*

[@nbx2au]

can you exchange bearings?

[@EL-yi5uw]

Thank you for the demonstration. You make it look really easy. I feel more confident now in installing my roof vents.

[@latsfoodworld]

That Edmonds brand is the best. Still spinning after ages. Other brand I used has stopped spinning after a few years as bearings have rusted. I used a spirit level, I recommend it for novices.

[@thornados4969]

Whirlybird is an old technology but now with many improvements. Thanks for the tip.

[@jasonmc797]

well, that was choice. Great vid. Now I know how easy it is I'll be putting up my whirlybirds without further delay. Thanks a lot.

[@billfakagrolf9815]

He left out the part where you drop the screw and it tumbles down the roof, hits the gutter and sails off into the yard never to be found.

[@billshowto]

Lol 👍

[@Arcanix]

Always seal, don't expect rubber washers to adequately substitute for proper sealant! Using both is smartest as it provides extra protection against failure!!!

[@Turtleback8024]

I’m about to install a whole corrugated sheet metal roof, and am taking this advice. Good advice.👍🏼

[@jerryyi4394]

I applied roof silicone to seal the screws. Better and last longer

[@freedomfinalfrontier5878]

Wld be wide to silicone from the inside drilled holes as well externally and wld you put a line of silicone roof sheathing underside

[@christiandeininger1790]

I'm about to install 2 next Saturday. Your the only bloke who showed me what that metal tag was for. To secure the whirly bird to the roof batten . Thanks mate, top job

[@billshowto]

You’re welcome 👍

[@mamabear4576]

Thank you for this great demo of installation! I am fixing to install one of these on our chicken coop. The TX heat is brutal!

[@billshowto]

👍

[@irwige]

Thanks Bill! Watched this in Bunnings with a sausage sanga trying to decide if I could do this myself. Champion!

[@spangas5799]

Legend. Clear and concise as always.

[@BahaFam]

Good old back of the drill always works with the finishing touches on the flashing 😁👍👍

[@9feetfrog]

Thank you Beau Ryan, for uploading the how to video.

[@Kudu300]

I cant believe installation is that easy

[@alexromero1986]

Excellent video mate, easy to follow and very clear instructions well done.

[@DavidJones-ye6wy]

Many many thanks, best advice on installation ever.

[@billshowto]

You’re very welcome 👍

[@ferrettiferre8653]

Excellent video, great communication, good tips for easy installation.

[@alenmilic1296]

Nice Bill, going to make a handyman out of me! Two questions: 1, what about rain? 2, can you pipe it directly with a ceiling duct to the garage to pull the hot air out pretty effectively?

[@ConstantRider]

So easy mate! 👍 Well made, well explained. I might just give this a crack before summer.

[@jayadinesh2011]

Step by step - Excellent

[@billshowto]

👍👍

[@tripham2850]

Thanks for upload this eye opening product

[@harshanotube]

That was an awesome DIY, very helpful, you are a real Star!!!

[@Dansyoung]

Thanks for the video, I am thinking of adding a couple to my roof after a recent cold snap revealed a moisture problem with my attic. There was a 50-60 degree Celsius difference in temperature inside to outside, the inside of the roof frosted and as it has heated up some water droplets have appeared in areas of the ceiling.

[@ufmfso]

How many Celsius degree is reduced after your installation? Thanks

[@thiamjoo]

2:04 Adjustment for the roof pitch, shouldn't a spirit level be used for perfect levelling so that it will spin with the least resistance?

[@hereiamrakshith]

I had the same thought.

[@Ibh111142]

Correct

[@PaulCowderoy]

Lol

[@Unknown-qb7tv]

@@PaulCowderoy what u doing here?

[@evapendaki2530]

After your nice " show " I hope not to have leak Thanks Dom

[@DocuFlow]

Good demo mate, will need these for summer.

[@online12plus]

very cool to see how different your roof is built, i ca

[@MrHammGutsnGlory]

Thanks for the video

[@duranopaulo]

Thank you from: Philippines

[@geoffstewart9355]

Nice video. Thanks

[@jeoffer]

Great job. How about a video on installing on a corrugated iron roof?

[@Turtleback8024]

I’m about to install one. am looking for advice on that, especially the rubber seals on metal roof screws and sealants like Silicone.

[@michaelougarezos8963]

well done Bill thank you very much

[@billshowto]

You’re welcome 👍

[@frostgiant374]

Great video. U don't need silicone. Viewers don't understand how roof tiles are corrugated and gravity keeps water out.

[@pauly4007]

Nice work mate, this is my list of things to do. Do you have ventilation in your eves to draw in cooler air from outside and to create better airflow in your ceiling space

[@wesbuss138]

No a layer of the sealant inside the turbine between those parts? It WILL leak.

[@gioacosta7]

Probably never rains there lol

[@blackmass1082]

Nice.

[@jamiebrydontmess]

You made that look very easy!

[@arfilchannel3421]

Good video... I've installed one on my house... Works great at the moment...

[@billshowto]

👍

[@hotdealsandauction]

Good video, quick and made easy👍

[@Tholius]

I have an indoor pool. Replacing the roof (leaking, poor previous install). Never insulated before. Planned to be lined with sisalation/sarking. No insulation as concern about moisture/fungus. Considered 2x whirlybird for better ventilation for pool/water moisture, bit now hearing how loud they are is putting me off- even more reading what youve written. Are vents worth it in my situation, & if so, solar vents?

[@sunilnarayan6476]

Thanks for the video mate. You make it look so easy. Now I can do mine

[@ianalexander5149]

Very well made. Great instruction

[@tldrinfographics5769]

awesome video

[@Dustedpages2]

Good video. Not sure whey the bend in the back lifts the covering up Though? Why not lay flat?

[@abigailsilvester7739]

Legend Bill!

[@lesliepotter3299]

Thanks Bill. Very helpful!

[@billshowto]

You’re welcome 👍

[@milah1958]

To me checking the horizontal level is an added procedure so that the turbine is well balance

[@robertlamborn7518]

How do you keep the rain out and stop the Whirlybird from leaking? I winter, to keep the heat in, would you remove the whirly bit and put a cap over the hole?

[@Peter-gh5tz]

Great vid, thanks mate Quick question, do you need to add eave vents as well as the whirlybird?

[@brucebeamon5460]

I like the idea of putting one or couple of these on my roof . But I’m up in Midwest ( Michigan ) and wondering if this would be ok for our area ... Since we get varying temperatures hot and cold .. it then I thought about putting a cut to about an inch larger in size of opening of plywood on the underside that I could slide close in winter time to prevent the heat from escaping

[@knowledgeintamilkit768]

so how many degrees reduced the temperature in hot summer?.. do you feel fresh air inside the room?

[@richardscaggs5936]

For 3 bedrooms house 1000 square feet one Whirylbird fan or 2 and 4 to 6 bedrooms house 1700 to 4000 square feet house needs 4 Whirylbird fans and don't cover it up in winter please ‼️ it removed cold moisture air to prevent mold and mildew on your ceiling inside . And keep your fiberglass insulation lining away from the soffit vents located at the edge of the underside of the roof .

[@richardscaggs5936]

@@knowledgeintamilkit768 I have one Whirylbird fan since me and my grandfather has replaced my mom's attic electric power fan it burnout since 1998 and it looks like a big flying saucer LoL anyway um the temperature was 80 degrees in the attic so outside on top of the roof of asphalt shingles was 89 degree f and in the hallway inside the house was without any power electric air conditioning 78 degrees f . But now I have a galvanized metal roof since 2008 and it works better than old asphalt roof shingles , it hail proof and burning proof wind proof up to 200 mph wind different types of color mine is stainless steel , that what farmers use on their barns 100 years ago and still doing good .

[@marclaw4984]

... i have one which does not spin. Do i need another one to get the flow thru happening, or do i need install eve vents for an updraft?

[@Camh1968]

Thank you. What different tasks are needed to install the whirlybird into thin sheet steel used for backyard garden sheds? Cameron

[@polyblendfamily9126]

You're a Legend Bill, awesome video new sub here

[@billshowto]

👍

[@torizaemon]

Good one, very clear, and fast.

[@JKPilot]

Great video. We had two installed on a previous house, and the installer also installed 6 screened vents under the eves in order to draw air through. Is that recommended?

[@Ibh111142]

If you want air movement, no screens on the vents

[@davinmcharg1546]

Get "maxi vents, 1, 2 or 3 finned metal vents, much better looking then the old school noisy whirls birds

[@voiceofraisin241]

Venting your roof is a good idea. However, I would not use the vents that spin. The bearings will eventually wear out and start to squeal. I learned that the hard way. I now have vents that don’t move. Make sure they have a screen or wasps will infiltrate and set up shop in your attic.

[@Tholius]

I have an indoor pool. Replacing the roof (leaking, poor previous install). Never insulated before. Planned to be lined with sisalation/sarking. No insulation as concern about moisture/fungus. Considered 2x whirlybird for better ventilation for pool/water moisture, bit now hearing how loud they are is putting me off- even more reading what youve written. Are vents worth it in my situation, & if so, solar vents?

[@voiceofraisin241]

@@Tholius I don’t have any experience in your situation. So I am unable to make a recommendation.

[@alidaud4506]

Hi I want to know if the outside temperature is 45 Degree C and the inside temperature is 40 C. Bu installing Whirlybird in each room will reduce how much temperature inside the rooms?

[@amirulhaziq93]

Alhamdulillah.. done installing this

[@billshowto]

👍

[@HomeIdeasYT]

I want to install it, thanks :)

[@amauryaracena]

Could two of these serve as a substitute for an air conditioner in a small countryside house?

[@warwick4763]

They work better with vents in the eaves or softil for air flow bottom to top roof space

[@LukeItaliano]

Great video Bill. Thank you very much!

[@billshowto]

You’re welcome 👍

[@davidguerin4744]

Thanks champ couldnt work out what they were talking about with the fixing strap....

[@billshowto]

The instructions were extremely poor, I’m glad I could help 👍

[@vancexavier8339]

Do insects get in via whirlybirds? I could put a fly screen but will it clog with dust? got a ton of tiny moths in my area

[@kidsliketolearn]

Thank you

[@billshowto]

You're welcome👍

[@jaimejaime3850]

Bro thank you excellent video what cooos is ur roof tiles ? Looks like it matches the wind master wanna restore my roof I like the roof cooor

[@patrickbuswell]

Thank you for the video. Very useful. No need to speak so loudly at the beginning tho. But the rest of the video help me fix my roof vent. Thanks again

[@immanueldelcastillo6041]

Ain't water gonna seep through thr gap on the vents? Is there a way to attach a dynamo in it while it spins, so you can generate electricity while it does it's job?

[@thislife3738]

I'm asking the same

[@shadowwolfmandan]

The basic design tends to have water run out the bottom of the blades.. As to generating electricity, you might be able to generate 1/10th of 1 watt on a windy day.

[@MyOutdoorVideos]

You make it look easy!

[@anirudhreddy7256]

Hey Bill, Thanks for the video. I am trying to install a roof vent kit for rangehood which is located right below the gutter. In that case I have to remove the last tile? So it seems a bit complicated as gutter water can flow into the vent kit. Are you able to do it for me, located in Cranbourne.

[@Shaynephie]

Bill, can i ask when whirly bird stops spinning can I fix without replacing?

[@vancexavier8339]

So there was sarking under the tiles I've cut a square hole through it to let the hot air up to the whirlybird. Will I need to go back up there and install a vent pipe that goes through the sarking? I think it will be inefficient if it's sucking up the hot air above the sarking as well as the hot air in the attic coming through the square hole.

[@kdrapertrucker]

So nothing is holding your roofing place but gravity? Where I live a moderate breeze would send your roof into the next county over.

[@jmcmelendez1654]

awesome job mate cheers thank you.

[@billshowto]

👍

[@kavy7304]

Would you ever attach a alternator to them to make some extra power for the home?

[@bubbleblonde9600]

After reading comments, I think a lot has been left out of your video. If I am to install the way that you have demonstrated, I believe that in years down the road I am going to have many many many problems with my roof as well as many many many expenses oh, that I should not have to do if it was done correctly

[@2loco]

No

[@mr_tom_1_0]

Using self-drilling screw to predrill hole :-)

[@markpiekarz]

Would you know if its possible to move a whirlybird from one spot to another? I'm installing solar panels and want to move my whirlybird to the other side of my concrete tiled roof. I have plenty of spare tiles. Any help much appreciated 👍👍

[@billshowto]

Sure can. Do the opposite of the installation process to remove it and you can use the roof tiles from the new location to fill in the old location 👍

[@mauy3021]

Hi how about during typhoon. Will the rain water come in?

[@dradic9452]

I like the information and the POV of the installation, but i was getting motion sickness from while watching.

[@glevtube]

Awesome, thanks! 👌

[@68Ev]

Did you level the installation and silicone it for water? Also, would you have installed vents under the eves?

[@TheOriginalAndysGarage]

Yes everything is level and I have no leaks in my roof and my Eaves do have vents in it I think I showed that in the video

[@CSltz]

I need one of those roofs that come pre-holed.

[@KerriCooper118]

What do you do if the varipitch doesn't rotate? 😞 take it back to the store?

[@frankcadillac1456]

If it rains does this goes thru and leaks?

[@juliannamihara6476]

Which trade does this thing in Australia? Thanks

[@hafeexius]

How effective is the whirlybird? Can you feel the difference after you installed it? Also.. That roof is just begging for a coat of heat reflective paint 🙈

[@barriecharmsway8026]

reflective paint doesn't last. Try insulation underneath much more effective

[@alexanderstevens145]

Put vents in your eaves makes big difference in temperature

[@richardscaggs5936]

Next time use colored galvanized roofing metal it should last 50 years and possibly longer than normal farmers have been buying metal roof since 1900 and still my great grandparents house still have it .

[@richardscaggs5936]

8 to 10 degrees temperature drop in the attic with fiberglass insulation lining and metal galvanized metal roof as long as you can keep your fiberglass insulation lining away from the soffit vents , and don't cover it up the Whirylbird fan in the winter they prevent mold and mildew in the winter . My neighbors are stupid they have mold and mildew on their ceiling by cover it up their own Whirylbird fan in the winter . They have wood stove same thing as I have in which it builds up heat air trapped in air in the attic with no place to go outside , as hot air raising up in the winter and summer .

[@Yashtony31]

We will install this one for house ??? India

[@tamtamtamatim.4860]

Is this for stove and fireplace ?????

[@laurencedeguzman5584]

I have a question, how about during rainy days? Does water penetrate this?

[@keithreiter5144]

Thanks for your video. What about if you have cathedral ceilings could this be a way to remove the initial summer heat before turning on the up stairs air conditioning. I was thinking of then locking it in winter for Melbourne weather conditions so I don’t remove the hot air from heating. Any thought?

[@justme6275]

designed more for attic/roof, i see some ppl place a cover/bag over the turbine in the winter

[@richardscaggs5936]

@@justme6275 No don't cover it up it removed cold air moisture to prevent mold and mildew and rain still won't be entering the Whirlybirds fan because of the rain channels away from the fan , I have one and it works great since 1998 to 2021 from tornados and snowstorm and rainstorm my roof was Fiberglass tar roof material and change it to metal galvanized metal painted forest green in 2008 and it a lot better than regular asphalt roof shingles , it hail proof and wind proof and fire proof rated 200 mph wind proof . As long as the vents soffit under the roof near the house or building is screen is cleared of fiberglass insulation in the attic . That air flow goes through the vents under your vent soffit out through the attic to out of the Whirylbird fan .

[@FernandoDIY]

the cons-causes air pressure in the ceiling causing the ceiling to bow in some cases making the ceiling collapse from the timber frame causing a huge outer pocket for house owners like me. had to replace my garage ceiling as I had no insulation so it collapse, as for the rest of the house all rooms have insulation so ceilings are bowed.i found two things that will fix this.1 DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY & INSTALLING .2-if you bought it already and installed it remove the manhole cover let air escape oh and good luck

[@397coney7]

Did yours come with any type of screen to keep insects and other critters out? I'm wondering if they normally do, because I've found live birds in my attic a few years ago. I was able to get them out. But now I've seen nasty cockroaches in my attic. Exterminator told me that type of cockroach lives in trees🤮. And of course I have a 100 year old tree hanging over my house. Anyhow, just curious about the screen. I know mine doesn't have any, but I will be adding some soon!

[@tripham2850]

If we install a volley ball inside the ventilation fan then enclose the whole thing inside a larger sphere outside with propulsion outlet then push it under water it propell your boat for thousand of miles no refueling this was invented in Houston long time ago

[@callanmurphy9807]

Hey mate I'm no expert by any means, but what about a bead of silicone underneath as an extra measure? I done 2 on a container years ago and we had to do that.

[@sin8789]

You do that and you stop any water that might get in from escaping

[@callanmurphy9807]

@@sin8789 but if you do it properly, than water shouldn't get in at all? As far as I know it's still going good but

[@MrJake6057]

Do these prevent condensation inside?

[@kaylagarcia8118]

These could provide limitless electricity if the were made to do so somewhat like a wind turbine

[@Candy-uo8sv]

Thats barely enough eleectricity to charge a phone lol

[@kaylagarcia8118]

@@Candy-uo8sv It is enough to charge a battery and batteries store energy. It is not made to produce energy but it was an idea that could help with our energy crisis here in California. Wind turbines are not made for consistent electricity either however they produce enough to make a difference and if you hook anything like that up to a battery it will store that energy until you are ready to use it. Gotta use you mind bro.

[@philipandrew1626]

@@kaylagarcia8118 It can't be done as it's a conspiracy by Big-Physics.

[@kaylagarcia8118]

It may not constantly power a house but the fact is batteries store energy so why not use a turbine to store that energy if it is already there to me that is a better thought to a common problem. Obviously wind turbines already exists so wouldn't call that not using your brain these inventions exist because they obviously work lol. You can't be so limited on the way you think. Where I live we do not even use pge because we have a damn that provides a whole town power and we never face power outages. I do not feel others should have to either. It is a complete waste for us to not use what is around us and already there to help provide energy we need to power homes and businesses. There are turbines that actually work in water along rivers all they need is constant movement to create power and non constant movement can always be stored in batteries for later use. I feel living next to the Sacramento river why are we not using this all along the river to provide energy to so many without power or prolonged power outages. The fact is the reason why nothing changes is because of limited thinking.

[@philipandrew1626]

@@kaylagarcia8118 you do realise a 'Whirly Gig' turbine would not generate enough power to cover even 1 thousandth the energy your house uses in a day.

[@JBooBoo0]

This intro made me jump