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Post by rocketmanbkk on Aug 24, 2023 9:30:02 GMT
Hello
Been busy at Heathrow but keep checking in.
I need to fit an extractor on my bathroom. The open window isn’t enough & I’ve spotted a few mould spots on the ceiling.
Do they need to vent outside or if venting into the loft does it need a hose & roof vent fitted?
Cheers all
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Post by battle1066 on Aug 24, 2023 17:29:48 GMT
Hello Been busy at Heathrow but keep checking in. I need to fit an extractor on my bathroom. The open window isn’t enough & I’ve spotted a few mould spots on the ceiling. Do they need to vent outside or if venting into the loft does it need a hose & roof vent fitted? Cheers all Bad idea to vent into the loft - through the loft is acceptable into ridge or tile adaptor, I find direct through the cavity is the best job and a humidity controlled fan is the dogs bollocks. www.envirovent.com/products/extractor-fans/ |
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Post by DIYDafty on Aug 24, 2023 19:48:43 GMT
I typically vent through the ceiling into the loft BUT then use insulated vent pipe to take it out through the soffit. Not sure if that is good or bad.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Aug 24, 2023 20:33:14 GMT
I was thinking into loft & then hose to roof vent.
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Post by dickpuller on Aug 26, 2023 6:19:23 GMT
I totally agree with battle.
I prefer through the external wall & a fan with a Humidity Stat.
Poorly ventilated First Floor rooms are a killer for houses. Someone once said & it’s a great analogy; ‘If you’re upstairs, how quickly can you smell burn toast from your Kitchen? That’s how quickly damp, warm air travels’!!
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 26, 2023 13:29:36 GMT
I fitted a vent axis fan with a humidistat. It’s connected using a switch in the airing cupboard as we don’t always have the lights on in there.
It’s turned on 24/7 & comes on & off automatically
Quite quiet, cost just under £100.
Pleased with it
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Post by DIYDafty on Nov 26, 2023 14:56:11 GMT
Wish I'd read Battle's comments a few years ago before fitting 3 shower fans. I wasn't certain at the time if the humistats do a good job so I fitted ceiling PIR sensors. After a mistake with the first one, I realised if you fit the sensor just outside the shower/bath but point it facing in with masking it works flawlessly.
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Post by dickpuller on Nov 27, 2023 13:55:16 GMT
I fitted a vent axis fan with a humidistat. It’s connected using a switch in the airing cupboard as we don’t always have the lights on in there. It’s turned on 24/7 & comes on & off automatically Quite quiet, cost just under £100. Pleased with it What, you have a shit in the dark???!!!! Back in the day, we did a lot of Ventilation Work, a lot of Contracts had it lumped in with the Commercial Heating. So I could bore you to tears with my knowledge of Damp & ventilating Rooms. In fact, Lidl were selling Humidistats for under a tenner the last time I was in buying the Giant Empire Biscuits & Steaks👍👍 It’s fairly simple to check for surfaces that humid air will condense on & causing Black Spots. A Lidl Giant Empire Biscuit as the Major Prize, if anyone can tell me the name of the Pirate Tale about the Black Spot!, |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 27, 2023 15:12:02 GMT
I fitted a vent axis fan with a humidistat. It’s connected using a switch in the airing cupboard as we don’t always have the lights on in there. It’s turned on 24/7 & comes on & off automatically Quite quiet, cost just under £100. Pleased with it What, you have a shit in the dark???!!!! Back in the day, we did a lot of Ventilation Work, a lot of Contracts had it lumped in with the Commercial Heating. So I could bore you to tears with my knowledge of Damp & ventilating Rooms. In fact, Lidl were selling Humidistats for under a tenner the last time I was in buying the Giant Empire Biscuits & Steaks👍👍 It’s fairly simple to check for surfaces that humid air will condense on & causing Black Spots. A Lidl Giant Empire Biscuit as the Major Prize, if anyone can tell me the name of the Pirate Tale about the Black Spot!, Toilet is in a separate room! |
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Post by battle1066 on Nov 27, 2023 18:24:14 GMT
It’s fairly simple to check for surfaces that humid air will condense on & causing Black Spots. A Lidl Giant Empire Biscuit as the Major Prize, if anyone can tell me the name of the Pirate Tale about the Black Spot!, Do you mean Blind Pew, who gave the spot to Billy Jones, or am I missing a trick here? |
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Post by joinerjohn on Nov 28, 2023 3:04:28 GMT
Sadly Dickie boy was asking for the name of the pirate tale featuring the “ black spot” so the correct answer is of course, Treasure Island” 😉😉😉 Dickie, you can donate my prized biscuit / s ( hope they come in a tin,, it is coming up to Christmas after all) to any local charity in Glasgow, you see fit 😉😉😉
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Post by dickpuller on Nov 28, 2023 13:59:07 GMT
Sadly Dickie boy was asking for the name of the pirate tale featuring the “ black spot” so the correct answer is of course, Treasure Island” 😉😉😉 Dickie, you can donate my prized biscuit / s ( hope they come in a tin,, it is coming up to Christmas after all) to any local charity in Glasgow, you see fit 😉😉😉 Well done JJ!!!......The empty Biscuit Tin is put on the Coffee Table & filled with Car Keys JJ. This happens every time we have our Wife Swopping, Dogging & Bike Saddle Sniffers Parties JJ👍👍 |
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Post by joinerjohn on Nov 28, 2023 22:11:49 GMT
Ahh, I went to a wife swapping party with my wife. I came away with a 1yr old BMW with a set of Ping golf clubs in the boot. Fair swap I reckon. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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