What is the Best Way to Ventilate a Garage?

Garage ventilation is important no matter what region or climate you live in. No matter where you live, air quality is a concern. If you store toxic chemicals or gas-powered equipment (or vehicles) in your garage, the air quality will be downright dangerous. Even if you don’t store chemicals or equipment that release toxic particles into the air, any unventilated space will eventually develop poor air quality. Plus, poor air quality can leach from your garage into the rest of your home if you own an attached garage.

And air quality isn’t your only concern. Poor ventilation leads to the buildup of humidity. When temperatures cool, this moisture can condense on equipment and surfaces causing slippery floors and rust or rot. Then, if you live in a region that experiences heat, you’ll want to keep your garage well-ventilated for the sake of comfort. But what’s the best way to keep your garage ventilated?

Passive Ventilation
Depending on how well you want to or need to ventilate your garage, you may want to go for the easiest options which involve passive ventilation. Passive ventilation allows air to naturally ventilate in and out of a space.

Examples of passive ventilation include:

• Opening windows: If your garage has windows (ideally on opposite walls), open them up to allow air to flow in one window and out the other.

• Opening your garage door: Simply keeping your garage door open for a few hours every day or night will allow when temperatures and humidity levels are low, which is a great way to ventilate your garage.

• Installing vents: Installing vents in your garage is another effective option. Simply place one vent near the floor on one side of your garage and another vent near the ceiling on the other side of your garage (or on the garage doors) to allow cool air to flow in through the low vent and hot air to naturally exhaust through the high vent.

Active Ventilation
While passive ventilation is an easy way to ventilate your garage, it can really only be considered the best way if your garage requires little ventilation to begin with, or you don’t mind keeping windows and doors open all year round.

The best way to effectively ventilate any garage is with a garage exhaust fan. Garage exhaust fans (as you may have guessed) are designed to ventilate garages efficiently.

The GA-ES 1500 by QuietCool is an energy-efficient option that runs quietly so as not to disturb you while you’re working or spending time in your garage. This fan also comes with a wireless RF kit to make controlling your fan a breeze. What’s more it comes with a 15-year warranty!