Ridge vents are essential for removing large heat loads, ensuring maximum airflow efficiency, and promoting the flow of fresh air through your building without exposure to the elements.
When selecting a ridge vent for your factory or warehouse, it’s important that you pick one that will be resistant to corrosive environments.
For optimum long lasting ventilation performance, be sure to consider the next three points
1) Proximity to the sea and weather conditions
Salty ocean air is a particularly corrosive environment, and one that can be extremely damaging to your ridge vent. Choosing a corrosion-resistant ridge ventilator – such as one from our Dalton, Element or Sterling series – will provide you with the best results in these types of areas.
A specialised rust-protection coating will avoid salt built-ups on the structure of the ridge ventilator.
2) Emissions flowing from within the building
It’s also fundamental to consider the emissions coming from within the building. High levels of corrosive chemical elements are often liberated into the air by plants and factories.
These elements, may build-up in the cladding and destroy its components. Sulphur, for example, becomes very corrosive when liberated into the air as it hits dew point. Choosing the right ridge vent is very important and may save you a lot of money and pain.
3) Materials that compose the ridge vent
The materials used to build the ridge vent will determine its resistance to corrosive environments and wet weather conditions. All parts of the ridge, frame and cladding, must be made from high quality non-corrosive constituents.
The frame section can range from a hot dip galvanised finish right through to stainless steel, depending on requirements and budget. And the cladding can either be made from the standard COLORBOND range or stainless steel.
For more information regarding ridge ventilators and other roof ventilation machineries, ensure to contact Lowline ventilation. They have the newest information and research to enable you to improve your building.