Hi all We have a bathroom with no external windows and an extractor fan that, we just discovered, vents straight upwards into the cold loft space. I understand this will be very bad for the wooden beams. I was thinking of using a straight PVC pipe to create a horizontal run leading towards.
Bathroom Fitting Extractor fan venting into the loft Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.32 PM Hi, We had our bathroom installed in 2017. As part of the design we had the extractor fan installed in the ceiling above the shower. We are now in the process of selling our house and we have discovered that the extractor fan is venting directly into the loft space.
We have done some basic research and. Hello, I just had an extractor fan replaced by an electrician (edit - it's in a bathroom) and found out from him at the end that it's venting into the loft. (I've only just moved in, and so I wasn't aware of this.) I've done some searching and found out that this poses risks for condensation.
2 The exhaust fan for the bathroom humidity should not empty out into interior space. That defeats the purpose of it. Most systems are installed with the fan in the hole cutout and then ducting to exhaust that hot humid air outside.
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Hi It is quite common for the extractor vent to go into the ceiling but, it still needs to be vented to the outside. If you look where he's fitted the fan in the loft there should be a white flexible pipe running from the top of the fan out to the soffit or a roof vent. , Extractor fan venting into the loft., UK Electrical Forum, ElectriciansForums.net Est.2006 Free Electrical Advice Forum and page_number.
Venting from bathroom extractor fan by Pagw Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:30 pm Hello, I just had an extractor fan replaced by an electrician and found out from him at the end that it's venting into the loft. (I've only just moved in, and so I wasn't aware of this.) I've done some searching and found out that this poses risks for condensation.