The bottom line: Before you climb on the roof to look for leaks , make sure your bath fan duct is insulate and run the fan more often and for longer periods. Noticed lately that water drips from the bathroom exhaust fan or the joint around it ? The hose for the fan goes to the roof through our attic. Any ideas on what would cause this to happen?
If your bathroom vent fan has water leaking around or next to it, the problem may not be your roof, but could be the ventilation system itself.
Walked into bathroom seen puddles , investigate and see water leaking out off casing.
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I turned off the light and water started leaking from the fan. Merry Christmas (If you celebrate it) BTW. Bathroom exhaust fans are installed to remove the high levels of moisture from the bathroom to the exterior of the home. Water can be deleterious to the homes condition, so it is no wonder we install exhaust fans in the bathroom. The probleThe bathroom exhaust fan is terminating in the attic.
If this is the case, should you . Could condensation have frozen inside of the pipe, and then . So you run the bath exhaust fan to remove moisture – but then you get that drip , drip , drip from the fan on your nice clean rug. The remaining duct should slope slightly away from the fan to eliminate drip back. I think Chris is right, warm moist air from outside is coming into the vent and condensing on the cooler inside surfaces. Fixing this could be as easy as fixing or replacing the outside vent damper so it closes properly. The dripping was coming from the vent fan.
Many people complain about water that drips down from their . The water destroyed the entire ceiling, and the floor of the bathroom , and it also destroyed the ceiling of the lower level. Rain water leaking through exhaust fan. DIY bathroom vent condensation drain.
How To Vent Attic Exhaust Fans (Proper Attic Exhaust Fan Ventilation) - Duration: 2:08. Q: Our house is about three years old. I assume it is some form of condensation.
The vent itself and the exterior pipe look normal.
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