Hi folks,
I'm doing a bit of gentle improvement on my bathroom, and I'd like to add an extractor fan. Because of the layout of the room it would be far far easier if I could fit the "inlet" vent for the extractor about 18" above the floor - either in the bath side panel or in the box next to it which has the shower controls and plumbing mounted in it. Outlet pipe would then go along under the bath and out the wall near the drain.
Mounting in the ceiling is impossible because there's no access to the space above (flat roof). There is no outside wall area available - it's all either window, bath or sink. Only other option is to go through another room - and that's so much hassle that if that's the only option, I just won't do it.
In terms of electrical safety, I'd either have an in-line fan so that the electrical part would not be subject to getting wet, or mount it away from the taps/drain end, or both.
My question is whether extractor vents work properly at low heights. I've found all sorts of information about mounting them near the source of steam, far from the source of fresh air, not too close to the ceiling etc. - but not been able to find anything at all about mounting them low down.
We're trying to promote air flow, right, not suck out steam - so it's not about "steam rises". Are they all high up because it's normally convenient to do it that way (not in this case) or is there a reason?
Thanks!
-Mark
I'm doing a bit of gentle improvement on my bathroom, and I'd like to add an extractor fan. Because of the layout of the room it would be far far easier if I could fit the "inlet" vent for the extractor about 18" above the floor - either in the bath side panel or in the box next to it which has the shower controls and plumbing mounted in it. Outlet pipe would then go along under the bath and out the wall near the drain.
Mounting in the ceiling is impossible because there's no access to the space above (flat roof). There is no outside wall area available - it's all either window, bath or sink. Only other option is to go through another room - and that's so much hassle that if that's the only option, I just won't do it.
In terms of electrical safety, I'd either have an in-line fan so that the electrical part would not be subject to getting wet, or mount it away from the taps/drain end, or both.
My question is whether extractor vents work properly at low heights. I've found all sorts of information about mounting them near the source of steam, far from the source of fresh air, not too close to the ceiling etc. - but not been able to find anything at all about mounting them low down.
We're trying to promote air flow, right, not suck out steam - so it's not about "steam rises". Are they all high up because it's normally convenient to do it that way (not in this case) or is there a reason?
Thanks!
-Mark
