Thanks for the great tips Steve, maybe next a video on replacing old cement laundry room dual washtubs, I even know of a location near you for your video!
Love your videos, Steve, I've watched a ton of them and am in the middle of a bathroom reno (tiling the shower walls around the tub at the moment) and I've gotten most of my instruction from watching your videos here and with Home Repair Tutor. What would you do in a situation where the bathroom never had a fan to begin with? The bathroom I'm redoing is on the second floor (attic above) and had no fan originally. I want to add one but am not sure about how to go about venting it out of the house. Thanks!!
Hey Bobby, Thanks. So yeah a new installation with new duct system is somewhat unique to each situation. But typically you want to vent things within 8 ft of the vent. 3 main ways to vent. 1 - through roof (which is best/but probably best to have a roofer install the roof vent for it) 2 - though the side of an eave or side of house (depends on location and if you have a gable end on your home) 3 - route duct over outside wall and install a soffit vent (if you have overhangs on your house). Did you have a gable end to install a dryer type outside vent?
@@BathroomRemodelingTeacher Thanks for taking the time to reply, Steve. This bathroom is in the middle of the house so I'm pretty far away from either end. It is against the back of the house, though, and I was thinking about going the soffit route - I don't think my soffits are vented - if I go up in the attic during the day I do not see any daylight coming through the soffits. Everything else in the house is vented through the roof (other bathrooms, dryer, etc..). I actually wasn't sure who to call to see about putting a vent in the roof (is that a job a roofer does? or an HVAC guy? etc..). Can you run more than one exhaust fan out a single vent in the roof? Maybe I can tie into something already there? Thanks!
Yes, I would recommend a roofer for that. But depending on how old roof is, it might be tough to find someone to do it. Plus it would probably cost $3-500 to have installed. But it is the most efficient way to go. You can get a duct wye that you could attach to vents too. Here is one with the flaps inside to prevent flow back from one fan to the other amzn.to/3sMSzPT
@@BathroomRemodelingTeacher Thanks for the info, and thanks again for all the content - you're almost singlehandedly helping me renovate my bathroom :)
It's obviously been a while and you likely found a solution already, but Are you sure you didn't just get one that converts the AC 120v house supply to a DC motor? DC motors are more efficient. The inverter is built in.
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That’s the old fans I have in my bathrooms. I just bought 2 of the fans you recommended and will be installing soon! Thank you 😊
Great video!
Nice work!
Thanks! These are some easy vent fans to install!
Thanks for the great tips Steve, maybe next a video on replacing old cement laundry room dual washtubs, I even know of a location near you for your video!
P.S. Protect those eyes with safety glasses!
I would like to be your helper... I want to learn more and more .. thanks buddy...
I can't stand loud vent fans. This is great!
What year was that house built?
Love your videos, Steve, I've watched a ton of them and am in the middle of a bathroom reno (tiling the shower walls around the tub at the moment) and I've gotten most of my instruction from watching your videos here and with Home Repair Tutor. What would you do in a situation where the bathroom never had a fan to begin with? The bathroom I'm redoing is on the second floor (attic above) and had no fan originally. I want to add one but am not sure about how to go about venting it out of the house. Thanks!!
Hey Bobby, Thanks. So yeah a new installation with new duct system is somewhat unique to each situation. But typically you want to vent things within 8 ft of the vent. 3 main ways to vent. 1 - through roof (which is best/but probably best to have a roofer install the roof vent for it) 2 - though the side of an eave or side of house (depends on location and if you have a gable end on your home) 3 - route duct over outside wall and install a soffit vent (if you have overhangs on your house). Did you have a gable end to install a dryer type outside vent?
@@BathroomRemodelingTeacher Thanks for taking the time to reply, Steve. This bathroom is in the middle of the house so I'm pretty far away from either end. It is against the back of the house, though, and I was thinking about going the soffit route - I don't think my soffits are vented - if I go up in the attic during the day I do not see any daylight coming through the soffits. Everything else in the house is vented through the roof (other bathrooms, dryer, etc..). I actually wasn't sure who to call to see about putting a vent in the roof (is that a job a roofer does? or an HVAC guy? etc..). Can you run more than one exhaust fan out a single vent in the roof? Maybe I can tie into something already there? Thanks!
Yes, I would recommend a roofer for that. But depending on how old roof is, it might be tough to find someone to do it. Plus it would probably cost $3-500 to have installed. But it is the most efficient way to go. You can get a duct wye that you could attach to vents too. Here is one with the flaps inside to prevent flow back from one fan to the other amzn.to/3sMSzPT
And for soffit. I recommend cutting a hole in soffit and using one of these - amzn.to/3gwseQT
@@BathroomRemodelingTeacher Thanks for the info, and thanks again for all the content - you're almost singlehandedly helping me renovate my bathroom :)
I accidentally bought the DC version of this fan, now that I'm ready to install, I can't get Amazon to take it back...
It's obviously been a while and you likely found a solution already, but Are you sure you didn't just get one that converts the AC 120v house supply to a DC motor? DC motors are more efficient. The inverter is built in.