Installing A Roof Vent On A Storage Container

Installing the shipping container vent line up the vent assembly where you want it on the outside of the container.

Installing a roof vent on a storage container.

As they spin these vents suck the air out of the container. Cut the vent opening using a grinder with a cut off wheel. Check to see if the vent assembly will fit properly in the opening. Often one vent is installed low and the other one s placed high diagonal from one another.

Trace around the steel tubing. Installing a vent yourself can be done with the six easy steps below. This technique is also known as cross ventilation. Be sure to like and subscribe in order to help me bring you more helpful videos filled with tips and tricks i ve learned over the years.

A couple of years ago i purchased a 40 conex box steel shipping container that the supplier had installed one of your solar vents on the roof along with a couple of ordinary eave vents in the doors to allow fresh air in. Put on your safety gear and use your angle grinder to cut. Carefully measure the vent to establish the size of the hole you will need to be cutting out of the cargo container. Trace around the steel tubing of the vent with the black marker.

Now that you have the tools for the job here s our 9 step guide to installing your shipping container vent. Line up the vent assembly on the outside of where you want it to go. Plenty more videos t. I have a lot of valuable equipment stored in this container and the solar ventilator has.

A roof vent also known as also known as turbine or whirlybird vents are installed in shipping container roofs.