Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 19, 2011 11:41 am Hi folks Is anyone able to give me an estimate on how much it would cost to purchase and install a whirligig? And does the price of installation usually include the vent required in the ceiling? We have a tiled roof. We are considering this as an option to help air circulation in our WIR which otherwise gets no ventilation. Would a whirligig be the way to go - or any other ideas to help move the air or help with some damp? (We are hoping the problem might be eliminated if/when the adjoining ensuite leak gets fixed, but we also fear it is just generally bad circulation in there as it is in the middle of the house with no ventilation what so ever. How does everyone else vent their internal WIR (ours is fairly small too - so quite confined space). We don't want to just put a fan in their blowing all day long - or even an exhaust fan that has to be on for a good part of a day. Trying to find economical options that preferable don't require electricity. OH, and as it is adjacent to our ensuite, would it then also work to extract the steam in the ceiling cavity from the bathroom? Or does it only work for the one area it is installed in (ie tunnelled into one vent/room only - if you know what I mean). Thanks again' HHCIB Re: Whirligig - cost?? 2Jun 20, 2011 8:43 pm You could consider a ventilated skylight. This way you get light and ventilation. It is also sealed from the vent to the room. A whirlygig usually doesnt have a connecting shaft, they usually ventilate the ceiling space, and do a great job of that, removing the trapped heat. Re: Whirligig - cost?? 3Jun 20, 2011 9:31 pm We never needed to ventilate anything except when we got a leak so I'd concentrate on fixing the leak. If the bathroom exhaust fan only goes into the roofspace and the whirlygig ventilates the roofspace then I suppose it must help. If the whirlygig is ducted to a different room it won't do anything for the bathroom. The most effective thing to ventilate the bathroom would of been to install a ducted bathroom exhaust fan. Re: Whirligig - cost?? 4Jun 20, 2011 9:47 pm If it is ducted, yes, I can understand that. I just "thought" that they generally sit in the roof and capture what they can from 'around it' in the ceiling. And given our ensuite is right next to our bathroom, I thought it could capture the steam from the extraction fan at the same time. yes, we are going to be focussing on fixing the leak. We aren't expecting a whirlygig to take care of the mould caused from a leak. I was just interested in this as an ongoing from of ventilation, perhaps our WIR does need some air circulation or something to help pull stale air out. Was just wondering how much one cost - roughly. Thanks anyway. HHCIB Re: Whirligig - cost?? 6Jun 20, 2011 10:52 pm Phone your local B#### hardware store and ask. Easy to install yourself if you have the tool, otherwise call around for competitave prices. Re: Whirligig - cost?? 7Jun 21, 2011 10:33 am Thanks for that david242gt - good idea re calling the hardware stores. Not sure what I was thinking - didn't even know where you got them from but if I had of stopped to think . Mind is a bit chaotic at the moment. Thanks for the tip and confirmation we could potentially tackle it ourselves. Jazzyjess - yes, anything to do with my house is a bit of a sore point at the moment . Some days I feel able to tackle it and get through it. Other days I just want to bury my head in my hands (and the sand) because it gets quite overwhelming. Appreciate you trying to help. HHCIB 7 12005 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37143 Fair Trading can issue orders to rectify and complete but once the matter goes to NCAT these orders are automatically vacated. You will have to terminate contract and sue… 21 29717 |