Good practice to vent fan directly into attic space?
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Yeah, this is what i thought - surely we'd be replicating the exact problem we're trying to get rid of from the bathroom direct into the attic!
I would suggest something like this
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/BGSF2X.JPG
Isolator can be adjacent to fan in loft also there's no issue over bathroom zones. The only pita bit is getting across loft space to soffit.
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/BGSF2X.JPG
Isolator can be adjacent to fan in loft also there's no issue over bathroom zones. The only pita bit is getting across loft space to soffit.
I fitted something very similar to this in the shower room of my old house (DIY'er), it was relatively straight forward to do and worked superbly, never had a problem with damp, condensation etc.
If I remember correctly it was wired into shower isolation switch and had a built in timer with various presets ie 10mins, 20 mins etc.
May have been sourced Wickes, B&Q can't remember.
I'm no sparky or builder for that matter, but there's no way I'd ever consider venting into loft space - just asking for problems IMO.
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Not only is it a cery bad idea to vent directly into the lift space, but it is also against building regs as they have been altered in the last 12 months (don't know exact date or reg! - sorry) to ensure that ceilings in kitchens and bathrooms do not allow water moisture to escape into any ceiling void or loft space.
Also the easiest way to do this and avoid part P is to use an inline ducted fan (with timed over run or humidistat) located in the loft with an isolator also in the loft, vented out through the soffit
Also the easiest way to do this and avoid part P is to use an inline ducted fan (with timed over run or humidistat) located in the loft with an isolator also in the loft, vented out through the soffit
I've seen worse than venting into loft space, venting into a cavity.
Extractor fans fitted in bathrooms with a shower with no outside wall, back to back on a row of 4 bed semis I rewired, if they aligned them better they'd have blown the steam into next doors bathroom.
Extractor fans fitted in bathrooms with a shower with no outside wall, back to back on a row of 4 bed semis I rewired, if they aligned them better they'd have blown the steam into next doors bathroom.
LOL, i was working in some entrance ways of some flats a few weeks ago, there was some heavy drilling going on for 2 days and then it stopped! 2 plummers walked out of one of the flats with a big smile on there faces, i asked what the hell are they drilling? They replied they have been using a core drill for the 4" out let for the boiler!
They went through 4 core drills and 2 drills!
And it took 2 whole Days! Place was solid concrete not brick tho.
Don't tell your missus that
Don't tell your missus that
well spotted
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