Customer Reviews for Active Ventilation Aura Vent 113 NFA 12 in. Weatherwood Finish Aluminum Roof Turbine Alternative Static Roof Vent with Louver Design

no good at all....

I ordered 1 for a look and decided to get 3 more to redo everything. Once upon a time had 2 of the usual turbines. 1 took off in a storm and another did not turn so well. The noise made me nuts in high winds. Wish I found these years ago. The one I put on the shed/work shop is doing quite well with the slightest breeze as I made a little plastic bag flag to watch the air flow. Will see how they work when the snow falls.

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The roof vent was lightweight . excellent quality and fit my purpose perfectly.... I used it as the outside cap for my commercial grade range exhaust. Very pleased with this product.

This attic ventilator is low profile and Works great. I replaced the two whirly birds I had and added a third when I had the roof replaced.

These vents work great and I don't have to worry about rain coming in or wasps building in my attic

The vent was fairly easy to install once I cut hole in roof. n new uninsulated shed. works fine when coupled with intake of same size.

Great solution for an passive vent. Easily withstood heavy wind driven rain without any leaks. Added the Turbine Boss to 2 of these units for an 720 sf unfinished interior garage and the venting is keeping the garage very comfortable. Location is in Arizona about 500 feet elevation - cool nights warm days

so far they seem to work as described. I have purchased 4 of these. my old house had two dormer vents that were 22x22 inches and they did a great job. The square passive vents on my new house didn't seem to work at all. I needed something that was close to the HOA standards so I searched until I found these round short vents. I put a thermometer in the attic to measure temperatures. My attic would run from 130-140 on a 100 degree day in dallas. I also purchased solar panels and dc fans to pump out heat during the day. This did not work at all on the square passive vents. Not hardly any air would pass through the vents even with the fan running fast. The old vents were about 10x12" holes in the roof. I added these round Aura vents (I increased the hole to 12x12") and there was a difference in the attic temperature by about 7-8 degrees. However, I didn't get them in until it started getting cooler, so they may do a better job than this during the real hot days. I also, have not added the solar panels and fans to the setup yet, to determine how well it has made a difference on its own. Looking at the design it seems it might leak. But like other reviewers, I have gone up during a couple thunderstorms and only have some condensation on the underside of the vents. I don't find them leaking at all. I consider myself a shade tree handyman. Hope this helps you.

I used this to replace our gas vent exhaust which was no longer needed. It is located on the top of our roof and not on an angle/slope at all. So far it is working great. Screwed it down and caulked the edges and have not had any water come in that I know of. And we've had some major downpours during the summer. Will be interesting to see how it does with snow.

This is one really good replacement for those roof vents with fans....the fans burn out pretty quickly and eat up your electric bill....this vent sucks the hot air out in the lightest breeze and lets the heat out even with no breeze at all. The vent well built and is relatively easy to install...you can find numerous videos on line for help. Since I installed it on my shed's roof, the shed has been several degrees cooler and doesn't smell nearly as bad as it did after a heavy rain....the improved air flow has cleared up my moisture issues too. Just make sure to use gloves when you install...the edges can be sharp.

The manufacturer says those fixed louvres are active, rather than static, I don't know. They don't turn like turbines but sit there catching the wind like a sail. I'm returning them for turbines.

Very misleading. This fan has no active ventilation. It is totally passive and simply uses convection.

Vents have just been installed. Hopefully this will cool the attic significantly during the summer. Look great on the house.

I found out my turbines let a lot of dirt, rain, leaves and even rodents into my attic. The turbines have to be spinning all the time other wise they let the rain in. I'm poor, and so I searched for the best value I could find. These will definitely keep the rain, leaves and rodents out and they appear they will last forever. Four screws hold the tops to the base. They appear to be made for FLAT roofs, but I will be using the old turbine bases which were made for my sloped roof. They really are 12 inches at the inlet. Painting would be a good idea since aluminum like this corrodes pretty quickly. Not really the most beautiful option, with it's industrial apprearace, but if looks aren't important.....this is a low cost way to get rid of your turbines. They do look to be well made. They might survive a 200 lb man standing on them, but not jumping on them. They have inner and outer sets of louvers that surely keep the rain out. I doubt bees will get through them either.

Very happy with the craftsmanship of this product. Only wish that home depot carried the models with taller collars.

well built and easy to install. specs list has screens included. no screens came with shipment. customer service checked with manufacturer. manufacturer says no screen needed. remove screens from spec list. effiicient customer service, and shipment arrived on schedule.

The ventilation created by this vent is great, they really pull the air in summer and winter. 2 units were plenty for a 1,200 square foot attic space. Fast shipping, Great company to deal with. We were able to order other sizes from manufacturer that were not available from HD.

The vents arrived very quickly and in good condition. We had the turbine vent on the roof that was letting rain into the attic. This vent protects from rain, snow, and other debris by the design.

I installed 2 on my roof per manufacturer guidelines and measured the temperature. I measured attic temp and outside temp for a few days before and after installation. It only registered a 1 degree drop over a few days which could be due to any number of reasons. Definitely not enough to justify the expense. I returned them for a refund.

Have tried a number of things this summer to lower the attic temperature and the living space temperature above the 2nd floor bedrooms in my home. Added more insulation and radiant barrier, duct boosters on floor registers to improve airflow, etc. Calculated that I had enough attic ventilation between soffit vent intakes and static roof vent exhausts and checked that all vents, especially the soffit vents were clear of insulation, debris, etc. After installing radiant barrier, placed a wireless thermometer in my upper attic and recorded a peak reading of 129 degrees on a 95 degree sunny July day in the Midwest. Had another thermometer in the second floor hallway that had peaked at about 86.5 degrees. Believe it or not, this was an improvement of about 2 degrees prior to installing the radiant barrier and duct boosters. Also used an infrared thermometer to check temperature at attic intake and exhaust vents outside and did not get the sense that hot air was properly exhausting through the roof vents (standard box vents). Looked at power venting options, but decided the initial cost, ongoing power costs, and poor life expectancy of powered exhaust fans was not the best option. Read several positive testimonials of aura vents from what I considered reputable sources and decided to give the a try. I especially liked the low maintenance, no moving parts design, and felt, where I live at least, wind is more consistently available than solar for moving air through vents on my roof. The Home Depot price and shipping was much better than from manufacturer though was concerned that my steeper roof pitch might pose a leak risk. Manufacturer claims to have a modification to prevent leaks on steeper pitched roofs, though Home Depot website says this unit can be mounted on roofs up to 12/12 pitch. Units have a solid aluminum plate around the top half of the back third of the louvers (the part pointing highest towards the peak of the roof). Should be okay for rain, but we'll see when some 6-8 inch snowfalls come this winter. The weathered wood finish is reasonably close to the standard timberline asphalt shingle weathered wood color. Installed two 12 inch aura vents in place of 2 static box vents near the peak of my roof. Next day was another 95 degree day nearly identical to the day in July mentioned earlier, with a slight breeze. Placed the wireless thermometer back in the attic and never broke 116 degrees--so 13 degrees cooler in the attic than the 95 degree day in July and this time peaked at 84.3 degrees in the second floor hallway for another 2 degree drop. There seems to be some debate about what is a reasonable target for attic - outside temp differential. Some say they should be nearly equal while others suggest a 10-20 degree differential is okay and expected. I'm curious to know if additional vents will lower my attic temp further and lower the inside living space temp as well or if that would just result in diminishing returns and worth the extra cost and effort. I have a few more things to try, though am happy with this result from just adding these 2 vents. May consider more similar vents on other parts of roof, but need Home Depot to carry the modified version with the full (not half) covered plate on the back third of the vent to prevent water leakage on highly pitched roofs. The manufacturer charges excessive shipping (nearly as much as the vent itself) which makes it cost prohibitive and I will have to keep looking to get them somewhere else for a reasonable total price (vent + shipping charge). Sorry for all the detail--thought I would give the kind of review I would like to find when I research products. Overall, happy with the product and to see Home Depot carrying it. Would like to see expanded options for greater collar height, vent diameter size, and highly pitched roofs.

This is a great price, great price on shipping. I wish I would have put these in 5 years ago. I shopped around and this was a great price! I put these on my double wide the west side. I should save on electric. Its been in the 90's.

Happy to see this product finally offered by Home Depot! In my opinion, this is one of the best choices for roof/attic ventilation. It is more efficient than "mushroom" or ridge vents, but won't rust, leak, or wear out like turbines. In my experience with the Aura Vent, I have had positive results and positive feedback from my customers.