I recently purchased an older home out in the country so the wife could have some chickens and a garden (happy wife, happy life).
I'm learning that the overall construction of the property is suspect and finding a bunch of little items which bother me. One of those is the fact that the two upstairs bathroom vent fans aren't vented outside and vent directly into the attic. There are the usually roof vents in place, but I don't like having the bathroom moisture vent directly into the attic. We live in southern Indiana, so the winters get cold and I like to take long hot showers in the morning to warm up.
Any best practices on the best way to run venting for the bathroom fans? Would there be an issue with back pressure if I had both running into a T so they could vent out one pipe? Is a roof vent the best option or should I look at something else?
I had heard it is somewhat common to have bathroom fans vent up into the attic, but this seems troubling to me. Am I making a big deal out of something which is ok as is? Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
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I'm learning that the overall construction of the property is suspect and finding a bunch of little items which bother me. One of those is the fact that the two upstairs bathroom vent fans aren't vented outside and vent directly into the attic. There are the usually roof vents in place, but I don't like having the bathroom moisture vent directly into the attic. We live in southern Indiana, so the winters get cold and I like to take long hot showers in the morning to warm up.
Any best practices on the best way to run venting for the bathroom fans? Would there be an issue with back pressure if I had both running into a T so they could vent out one pipe? Is a roof vent the best option or should I look at something else?
I had heard it is somewhat common to have bathroom fans vent up into the attic, but this seems troubling to me. Am I making a big deal out of something which is ok as is? Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
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