The resistance to the airflow in the long duct caused the air to back up in the nearest bathroom especially when more than one fan was on at the same time.
Gable wall bathroom fan.
However bathrooms that are further from an exterior wall will usually have a longer more complex route.
Set your store to see local availability add to cart.
Get free shipping on qualified gable attic fans or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department.
This is the same as venting through a ridge vent or through the roof.
Broan nutone 270 cfm through the wall exhaust fan model 508 119 10 119 10.
No matter the location of the bathroom you can vent the exhaust fan through the wall.
Wall 3 wattage watts 0 1 1 4 1 10 2 120 1 140 1 15 2 160 3 180 1 200 2 20 1 220 1 22 1 25 1 28.
You may be able to configure a short route.
Just to clarify my situation the attic is vented by a continuous ridge vent and soffit vents and the gable vents louvered clothes dryer style are exclusively for venting the bathroom fans not the attic.
And of course a bathroom with a window doesn t require an exhaust vent.
I recommend that my clients vent their bath fans out a gable wall if at all possible when not using an hrv or erv that is.
If you vent through the roof condensation will drip back into the interior.
Through the roof or an exterior gable wall.
An exhaust vent fan can exhaust out through a gable end side wall or out through a soffit overhang.
Venting the bathroom through one of the existing roof vents tells me that he plans on venting it through a gable vent.
The location of the bathroom will determine how extensive the ductwork will be.
Ductwork is what will connect the fan to the outside.
Keep mirrors from fogging up with a bathroom exhaust fan.
The best way to vent bathroom fans is with schedule 20 bell end drain pipe.
To do so means that the duct would be run up to the vent.
Crawling in the attic revealed the connection of four bath fans into one long duct going to a gable vent.
If you vent through a soffit where attic vents are often located the moisture will get sucked back up into the attic or roof venting.
Condensation will run down and rust the fan and stain the ceiling.