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Customer Reviews for Turbine Boss Automatic Damper for Turbine Ventilator, Cuts Heating Cost

Internet #100661459

Model #100-A

Store SKU #1000210508

  • Made from polystyrene to offer durability
  • Designed to reduce turbine winter heat loss
  • Long-lasting 25-year warranty

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  • 4.2
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  • 86% recommend this product
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Great product
I'm really satisfied with this Turbine has good quality.
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Easy Installation, & Works In The 'Frig... LOL
I got 2 Turbine Boss', put them in the frig, they closed & I let them warm up, they opened as advertized. I have 16" turbines so I plugged the gap with insulation. I've checked them in the morning & they're closed, checked them later & they opened all the way. So that saves me from bagging & un-bagging the turbines, good to go.
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The thought of it is great but installation are poor...
The thought of it is great but installation are poor as roofers broke the first one and decided cut the hole inside smaller for the unit to sit properly. The L brackets for making it fit 12” or 14”are flimsy and not a great design.
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Excellent Item! Lifesaver in re: to oil use with...
Excellent Item! Lifesaver in re: to oil use with the wind turnbine!
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Installer said they did not fit the turbine as stated....
Installer said they did not fit the turbine as stated. Wasted purchase..
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Case Closed!
Temperature variations recently allowed me to witness the Turbine Boss Automatic Damper for Turbine Ventilators in action. Worked exactly as advertised. I am very happy with the performance. Look forward to a much more comfortable work space in the Winter than ever before. If you have a Turbine Ventilator, you should have this ingenious Turbine Boss!
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  • Recommended
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Really easy to install and works perfectly! I highly recommend this...
Really easy to install and works perfectly! I highly recommend this product.
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Haven’t assembled or mounted. Designed to operate in cold weather....
Haven’t assembled or mounted. Designed to operate in cold weather. Can’t rate until winter.
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It's plastic, which I didn't expect. One of the dampers...
It's plastic, which I didn't expect. One of the dampers came with some of the louvers loose, indicating nondurable construction. The instructions recommended to hold the damper in place with caulk, with no suggestion for holding the unit in place until the caulk cures. The spring boss extends beyond the rest of the circumference, which makes the unit out of round, binding up the louvers. It's too early to judge how well it will survive summer heat, assuming it will operate as advertised at all and not bind up either fully open or closed.
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DEFECTIVE
I ordered two of these at midnight stating they would be delivered in 5-7 days This was on a Friday and they arrived the same day Friday I was surprised As the box says and the web it says pace in the refrigerator wait 30 minutes and they close one closed the other one closed about 90 percent there is a slider on there to adjust this but mine was set to zero after they warmed up the one that did not close opened all the way the one that closed all the way only opened up to 75 percent these are spring loaded so i manually pushed them closed the one that only open partial had a weak spring and the other had a tighter spring sounds like a great concept also to install you will need to purchase liquid nail to glue it into place which it does not tell you this on the HD website or the factory website only for 15" turbines they send you clips for the 17" turbine
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    Reduce air flow in summer.
    Louvers/vents don’t open all the way. 45* instead of 90*.
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      Works as described,excellent product...
      Works as described,excellent product
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          It’s too early to tell how they will work. They...
          It’s too early to tell how they will work. They were very easy to install.I think they will help. They almost have to.
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              I am not scheduled to have the installation done until...
              I am not scheduled to have the installation done until October, but it is a fantastic Idea. I bought this unit for my garage, which is sweltering in the summer. I was thinking that I would have to cover the vent opening with cardboard or something during cold months, so I was delighted to find this. After a conversation with my roofer, I am going to order another set for my house. My attic is suffocatingly hot in the summer, so I hope the turbin will help with the AC use in the summer. I am really excited about this.
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                It works as advertised....
                It works as advertised.
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                  I didn't do the install but it went pretty good...
                  I didn't do the install but it went pretty good the guy that did it said. seems to be opening when it gets warm in my building
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                  The damper seems to be as described and will work...
                  The damper seems to be as described and will work properly on a 12" turbine with good coverage of the hole cut in the roof. On a 14" turbine if it is already on the roof installed AND has a 14" hole cut in the roof already, your plastic "stand-off/centering pieces" allow for easy installation BUT the damper is smaller than the hole in the roof so it has an extra 1-2 inch open area around the damper for more air/ moisture to pass through. It is not that it won't work, it just won't "seal-out" as much air in the winter and the settings for louvers will have to be compensated for the extra air gap.
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                  so far it works but will not know until winter...
                  so far it works but will not know until winter time if it was worth the money.
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