Did I buy vents or windows?

[Stephen Tashiro]

Several years ago, I bought and installed about 6 small things that were somewhat like foundation or attic vents. They are the size of a standard concrete block, about 8" x 16". However they are more like a small window that a typical vent. They have a screen instead of louvers and they have a vinyl framed window on the front of them that will flip up. The hardware store where I got them doesn't stock these things any more.

What is the proper terminology for these things? When I look on the web for foundation vents, I don't see anything like them. I also don't find them listed under any kind of window.

[Michael Gibbons]

Could a burglar fit through them?

[Wil Richardson]

Hydro-static vents.

[Stephen Tashiro]

I don't think a burglar could fit through them. (They have a frame, which makes the opening even smaller than 8" x 16".)

I looked at "hydrostatic vents" on the web. My vents?/windows? are not as elaborate as something designed to release water. They are simply a small window. The window has a simple plastic latch. Assuming you mount the unit with the screen facing the inside of the basement or attic, the latch is on the outside of the house.

[Eric Franklin]

hopper vent?

[Stephen Tashiro]

Right! They are "hopper vents", somewhat like the
"Pittsburgh Corning 16 In. x 8 In. Hopper Vent" http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100318666&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_sku=100318666&ci_src=14110944&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googlebase-_-D22X-_-100318666

except the window covers the entire opening.