Home Automation - Re: Cooling attic (and home) by spraying water on roof (shingles)

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Re: Cooling attic (and home) by spraying water on roof (shingles) - good/bad?

wkearney99

2005-06-26, 4:25 am

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> Is there anything written up about residential roof cooling with water
> spray?

Besides the glaring fact of WASTING WATER? Do the math on your water bill
(or the electric to pump your own well water) and you'll probably find it's
a helluva lot cheaper to just leave the roof alone. If anything, put in an
attic vent fan. Water's not as harmless a material as one might imagine.
The various minerals causing deposits, the likelihood of algae other
mold/fungus growth and even it's weight are all factors to consider. Enough
that unless the roof was designed with in mind would make it not only a bad
idea but a potentially dangerous one at that.

-Bill Kearney

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