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

2005-06-27, 4:25 am

"Jim Baber" <jim@baber.org> wrote in message
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> Jim Baber's comments:

Nice bit of explanation Jim.

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> I can't see how it would be dangerous, in fact in So. Calif. some people
> do this for protection from brush fires, and I would do it here if I
> still had a shake shingle roof.

True, I suppose dangerous isn't the right word. I was thinking more along
the idea of some DIY nightmare oversaturating the roof (somehow) and
introducing problems well beyond the roof's design. Weight, saturation,
downspout overflow, etc.

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