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join:2002-10-08
Harwood Heights, IL
kudos:4 | Bathroom fan, venting question.. So my bathroom fan vents into the attic(i believe)...
Is that an issue?
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| yes it is. all the moisture will hang out up there and allow for mold growth in the summer and ice in the winter. plus it will add to you heating and cooling costs.
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 rjackalPremium
join:2002-07-09
Plymouth, MI | reply to SuperNet9
Yes, yes it is.
Water belongs on the outside of your house, not in the attic where it can cause mold, condense on surfaces and drip down... |
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 alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | reply to SuperNet9
Better confirm it vents in the attic and not that it goes THROUGH the attic and directly to a vent leading outside. |
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Harwood Heights, IL
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| said by alkizmo:Better confirm it vents in the attic and not that it goes THROUGH the attic and directly to a vent leading outside. I don't see a vent tube anywhere from the bathroom fan.
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alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | So you see your attic through the fan? |
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Harwood Heights, IL
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| said by alkizmo:So you see your attic through the fan?
No,I have NO idea where it is venting.. But I looked at the roof and side the house and can't find a vent for it at all.. So I am guessing it is going in to the attic.. I will take a pic later...
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alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | Just go look in your attic instead of making us guess your situation. |
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Harwood Heights, IL
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| said by alkizmo:Just go look in your attic instead of making us guess your situation.
I did look in my attic many times... I don't see a vent tube anywhere for it.. I will take pics
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| Consider also that some vent fans may vent through a soffit vent. Going up and out is more likely, but sometimes they go laterally to the soffit then down.
If you can get to and touch the fan box in the ceiling, you will know for absolutely certain whether or not there is a vent tube from the box up or sideways.
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You could possibly just have a filter-fan that pulls air in, runs it through a charcoal filter (to supposedly reduce the odor) and then pushes the air right back into the bathroom. Pull the cover and have a peek inside and see if there is an outlet or just a filter. |
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alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | Oh man that would be the most useless bathroom vent ever. |
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| Yep, but some builders use them to save $10.  They're sometimes found in the "powder room", just a toilet and sink. |
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alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | What's the point of them? There's nothing to filter. |
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| said by alkizmo:What's the point of them? There's nothing to filter.
Odors, or as I heard one guy say, they're "poot fans".  |
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SuperNet9Go Ninja,Go Ninja Go..Premium
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Harwood Heights, IL
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Here is the pics... The Fan is on the right side about 1 foot of the 2 tubes you see.. I checked the opening of the fan vent, it is facing the left toward the tubes..
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| Have you gotten on the roof to check both of those gray pipes? Or do you already know what they're for?
Could one of them be the exhaust from that fan? I've seen 3" PVC used for fan exhaust "duct".
I don't know a lot of plumbers who would run two sanitary system vents out that close to each other unless there were some code issue involved.
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| said by ArgMeMatey:Have you gotten on the roof to check both of those gray pipes? Or do you already know what they're for?
Could one of them be the exhaust from that fan? I've seen 3" PVC used for fan exhaust "duct".
I don't know a lot of plumbers who would run two sanitary system vents out that close to each other unless there were some code issue involved.
One is for the heat/hot water. Other one I believe is the tube for water smell? I don't know the correct term.
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robbinPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
kudos:1 | reply to SuperNet9
Can you mark a pic of the attic to show where the fan is? |
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Hate to say it , but it just might be time to go digging in the insulation |
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