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

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From: wkearney99
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 03:23
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"Jim Baber" <jim@baber.org> wrote in message
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> Jim Baber's comments:

Nice bit of explanation Jim.

> 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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