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re: Wanting to install a bathroom exhaust fan
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:55 am to Broke
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:55 am to Broke
quote:Just save a frickload of time and not run a vent at all and let that shite go in the attic. I mean, it's not a fricking dryer or anything, right?
Dude, you can go through the soffit with no problem. You aren't venting a fricking dryer
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Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:59 am to bbap
I have a light fixture/fan in my shower. Not sure of the wiring above. It def keeps moisture from accumulating on painted shower ceiling.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:04 am to htownjeep
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let that shite go in the attic. I mean, it's not a fricking dryer or anything, right?
But if it's venting an area with a shower then there's a high probability of moisture. You don't want that in your attic.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:06 am to CAD703X
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make sure you cut a hole in the roof and vent that thing out of the house (per codes)
I don't think that's code
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:06 am to terd ferguson
i think he was being sarcastic.
I get what jeep's saying. If you are going to do it do it properly. With that said I'm just trying to get this house in shape to sell.
I know having no exhaust fan at all is bad and will be a mark against the bathroom. But i'm assuming having an exhaust that vents out of a soffit instead of the roof isnt going to scare buyers away. And wont be a mark against the house during inspection.
I get what jeep's saying. If you are going to do it do it properly. With that said I'm just trying to get this house in shape to sell.
I know having no exhaust fan at all is bad and will be a mark against the bathroom. But i'm assuming having an exhaust that vents out of a soffit instead of the roof isnt going to scare buyers away. And wont be a mark against the house during inspection.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:09 am to bbap
Yeah I ran mine out at the soffit and haven't had any issues. I would agree that having one is better than not... and running it out at the soffit is better than cutting a new hole in the roof.
I would check that first... you know women are dumb.
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Well i havent inspected it yet but the ole lady says the existing vent is just venting into the attic.
I would check that first... you know women are dumb.
This post was edited on 6/23/15 at 11:10 am
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:10 am to terd ferguson
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I would check that first... you know women are dumb.
no doubt. checking it tonight.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:13 am to bbap
But even if you have an existing vent line is it a good idea to tie into that? I'd be worried about one fan exhaust backflowing to the other fan. Seems like you'd need some kind of check valve/flapper on each line coming from a fan before the point where they join to a common line... path of least resistance and all.
You could end up blowing shite fumes right back into the bathroom.
You could end up blowing shite fumes right back into the bathroom.
This post was edited on 6/23/15 at 11:13 am
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:13 am to bbap
If you are just trying to sell the house I wouldn't worry about this shite at all. I've never asked about the exhaust fans in a house I'm about to purchase. If the buyer asks, put one in.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:13 am to terd ferguson
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But even if you have an existing vent line is it a good idea to tie into that? I'd be worried about one fan exhaust backflowing to the other fan. Seems like you'd need some kind of check valve/flapper on each line coming from a fan before the point where they join to a common line... path of least resistance and all.
You could end up blowing shite fumes right back into the bathroom.
I really have no idea. Good question.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:14 am to Broke
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If you are just trying to sell the house I wouldn't worry about this shite at all. I've never asked about the exhaust fans in a house I'm about to purchase. If the buyer asks, put one in.
I'm a big fan of the "frick 'em" approach.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:15 am to Broke
I hear ya but it might be a year or even 2 before we're actually to that point.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:18 am to bbap
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I'd be worried about one fan exhaust backflowing to the other fan.
Baffles. Just like I said earlier.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:19 am to bbap
Have you tried leaving the door to the toilet room open w/ the fan on? Seems like it would still be able to help w/ moisture removal from the shower... unless it's really far away.
If you must go w/ the 2nd fan route, I'd say just run a separate line from that fan to the soffit. And check the existing fan to make sure it's not running into the attic.
If you don't want to make 2 vents in the soffit, I would join the 2 fan exhaust lines together as close to the soffit as possible to help prevent backflow.
If you must go w/ the 2nd fan route, I'd say just run a separate line from that fan to the soffit. And check the existing fan to make sure it's not running into the attic.
If you don't want to make 2 vents in the soffit, I would join the 2 fan exhaust lines together as close to the soffit as possible to help prevent backflow.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:19 am to Broke
You're a baffle.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:21 am to terd ferguson
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Have you tried leaving the door to the toilet room open w/ the fan on? Seems like it would still be able to help w/ moisture removal from the shower... unless it's really far away.
Yeah. It just doesnt really do the trick.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:28 am to Broke
quote:I'd go this route as well if I was you. It will only take a couple of months for mold to start growing if you do get moisture coming back into the attic and you say you may be there for a year or two. I'd do it correctly or not at all.
If you are just trying to sell the house I wouldn't worry about this shite at all. I've never asked about the exhaust fans in a house I'm about to purchase. If the buyer asks, put one in.
To do it correctly it is NOT hard at all. You could probably find youtube vids on how to do it and see how easy it is.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:30 am to htownjeep
It took me less than 2 hours and I was tying into another exhaust fan.
This post was edited on 6/23/15 at 11:32 am
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:34 am to htownjeep
Well if the other fan has been venting into the attic this entire time without issue, who would venting thru the soffit suddenly make a difference?
Also, couldn't he put the exhaust vent away from any of the soffit vents? He doesn't have to put it right next to it.
Also, couldn't he put the exhaust vent away from any of the soffit vents? He doesn't have to put it right next to it.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:34 am to Broke
quote:Yeah, it is not hard but I can understand why someone who has never done it would think it may be difficult.
It took me less than 2 hours and I was tying into another exhaust fan.
How to vent a bath fan through the roof
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