Storing Autovents for winter

Got myself an auto roof vent a few months back and understand I have to take it out so the tube doesn't get damaged by the frosts.

My question is where and how do you store the tubes? I was just going to bring it into the house but wondered if the constant warm temperature would do it any good at all.

 

I've never removed mine either.
Cant see how cold can damage them really.

 

I think it was a review for an autovent I read somewhere (possibly Amazon). Seem to remember it said also to stop high winds damaging the window in the roof itself.

I guess I will leave it in there then. Thanks everyone for making me feeling daft again lol

 

i had the same thought myself when i had my auto vent a few weeks back, ( it said on maintainance that it should be removed durring winter months ) but never said why, i havent put mine in yet but i can guarantee that once in it wont be removed lol

 

I do not know but it states when you buy it stick it in the freezer for a day before installing it ?
Only had mine since June, but a friends father with a greenhouse installed his in 1994 and without removing it it still works fine even today

So it is a NO from me, leaving as it is

Jack McH

 

My Bayliss autovents have remained insitu complete for over 20 years, but what I do when all the plants are finally out of the greenhouse is remove the screw knobs that adust the opening width so they aren't working againstheavy glazed timber opening lights when it isn't necessary which may or may not extend their life and eleiminates the possibility of birds from getting in when I'm not checking it regularly. I hadn't thought about wind, but it's in an extremely sheltered location.

 

I found the instructions for the autovent yesterday and even that says its quite safe for me to leave it in place over winter. I still have no idea where I read to overwinter the tube, it must have been on the internet.

My greenhouse is in a bit of a exposed spot for winds so would like to keep it closed as much as possible during high winds. I too have a Bayliss autovent and I guess will have a bit of a fiddle about with it today.

 

If its a Bayliss, you just need to unscrew the end nut until it comes off.

Then the vent wont open, you can just leave the cylinder in place.