beachguy005
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I lived in MA, on the coast, in a 2 story house. The house had a ridge vent and soffit vents that I installed when I removed the gable vents. The reason I removed them was that regardless of the type of vent, I would get wind driven snow forced into them, especially during a 2 day noreaster. The snow would eventually melt and soak the insulation and ceiling. The ridge vent worked well.
The bathroom was on the north side of the house on the second floor and when I vented it, I wasn't going through the roof because the snow would block any vent.
Installing it in the soffit worked perfectly. Used that fan sometimes twice a day, most of the year, for years on end. Checking the attic for mold....never found any. This whole concept that your attic is going to just suck up any moisture or air that gets exhausted and create issues is nonsense.
The bathroom was on the north side of the house on the second floor and when I vented it, I wasn't going through the roof because the snow would block any vent.
Installing it in the soffit worked perfectly. Used that fan sometimes twice a day, most of the year, for years on end. Checking the attic for mold....never found any. This whole concept that your attic is going to just suck up any moisture or air that gets exhausted and create issues is nonsense.
