Questions tagged [vent]
For questions generally relating to the exhaust ventilation of air from inside the home, and/or methods to promote proper airflow thorough various spaces in a structure.
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Why can a common vent configuration be too big if we disconnect the gas furnace?
Our house has an electric AC and natural gas furnace heater setup. The AC is getting old and having issues, so we want to replace it, and are thinking of upgrading to an air source heat pump. We ...
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how to insulate attic bathroom vent to prevent condensation
i bought a house in june and the bathroom fan start dripping water a few weeks ago (november). I looked at the inspection report and the picture shows that the vent duct through the roof isn't ...
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Will my vent siphon the bathtub P-trap?
We're modifying our bathroom by moving a shower and bathtub around, but we're having trouble working around the limitations of the space. For some background, we're in Florida and are governed by the ...
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Safe to install humidifier above furnace gas vent?
I'd like to add an AprilAire 600 bypass humidifier.
I plan to install the humidifier on the supply plenum, and the bypass duct on the return air. The gas vent coming off the furnace is type B.
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Moving or closing cold air return
Here is my current situation:
There used to be a wall running between two rooms here; with a heat vent on the top side room and what looks like two cold air returns on the other. The issue is, with ...
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Loud buzzing from hydronic gas boiler
I have a 105K BTU Raypak radiator boiler, similar to this one but a slightly older model (I guess mine is about 15 years old). The boiler heats and pumps hot water to 8 radiators throughout the house. ...
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Dryer booster installation forthcoming, any tips or warnings?
Background: As the title says, I'm about to (within the next week or 2) install a dryer booster for a new (to my friend, not newly built) house. The dryer vent goes through a couple bends behind the ...
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Replaced a Heat/Light/Vent with a vent only. There does not seem to be a hot wire:
The three gang box previously had a HLV combined switch plus a switch that operated a separate light. Stupidly, I removed and discarded the switches and units (light and HLV) without studying the ...
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Best way to plug foundation vents?
Whats the best way to close foundation vents? Closing the backdoor and then plug or using backdoor for better fit like second photo?
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soffit vents: better to have more, smaller-size vents or fewer, larger-size vents are okay?
My 120-year-old house has no soffit vents and 2 passive roof vents a couple feet below the ridge line (no ridge vents). I want to add soffit vents in the wood soffits to provide more airflow because ...
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Adding fan to dryer vent with ventless dryer
I recently moved into a new condo with a laundry closet designed for a vented dryer. There's a 4" vent coming out the ceiling of the closet. However, the closet isn't actually large enough for a ...
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Will the vent arrangement for my bathtub pass inspection?
4 fixture bathroom - Florida inspector says all fixtures need to be wet vented in bathroom.
I want to ask if the bathtub to the right with its own vent will work. I believe the inspector is wanting ...
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How can I mount a vent louver to a partially obstructed round duct?
I need to install a wall vent in my kitchen. The problem is that the hole is not round! Do I cut a plastic vent or what type of wall vent do I install? Thanks for any tips!
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Plumbing 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code - Need advice on adding a kitchen and dishwasher drain to laundry and clother washer drain
Context: Located in California. Doing an addition and moving the kitchen. The kitchen sink and dishwasher drain into an existing line in the garage that has a laundry sink and a clothes washer. Need ...
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About to drill large holes in exterior walls --- will UK building regs be a problem?
I want to install a vent for loft ventilation and also install a sun tunnel through a gable wall, to help light a severely under-illuminated upstairs room (not going with a window, for reasons of ...
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Sealing exterior vent
What is the correct way to seal an unused exterior vent without replacing siding etc? This is an old, 4'' dryer vent. My current plan would be to first caulk around the flap to close any air gaps and ...
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Will this roof vent installation cause me problems?
I just have my house re-roofed on last November. Recently I look around in the attic and found the new vents and ventilation fan weren't prefect fit the existing holes. Will this situation be a big ...
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Water dripping from a gas vent thats connected to my furnace
I just noticed when I opened the closet where my furnace is located there was water in the middle. It appears to be leaking from 2 spots on a vent that's labeled the (gas vent connector) its sunday ...
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What material blocks cigarette smoke the smell and the vocs from passing through vents?
I tried blocking the weed/cigarette smoke from neighbors apartment from getting into mine. I've done everything from wrapping kitchen and bathroom vents in aluminium foil, packed and sealed off whole ...
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Desert Sand Blowing Into My Attic
We live in the high desert of Southern California and our home is positioned facing South and the prevailing winds blow from the West. Our gable vent faces West and over time the sand has blown into ...
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Old-style ceiling vent in DC rowhouse, top-floor bathroom
I'm looking to recreate the original mechanism for opening and closing the ceiling "window-frame" vent in the topfloor bathroom of my 1938 Wash DC rowhouse.
Problem is, I have no friggin' idea what ...
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Stove Vent Hood Not Pulling Air
My stove vent is not pulling enough air but the exhaust on the outside of my house is flowing really good. The metal grease filters have been replaced (in fact with the grease filters removed it still ...
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toilet won't drain - appears to be no blockage
First floot toilet - extremely slow drain, more than 2 hours.
Bath - extremely slow drain, ditto.
Sink - gurgles a bit (also while bath trying to drain) but will drain with cold tap going full blast.
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Air brick in old Toronto home?
We have a house that was built in 1937 in Toronto. It is a double brick design. On one of the outside walls, I can see what appears to be a single-brick-sized vent and I don't know what its function ...
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Cooker hood venting close to eaves
I have had a new single story extension built to first fixtures; this includes a new kitchen area. Building Control (UK), will not sign off the extension until an extractor hood is fitted with ...
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Toilet Vent when no horizontal run
I am remodeling my own 67 year old house basement and putting in a full bath. The 4" waste line runs a few inches below the concrete floor and passes by the proposed toilet. Previously I replaced the ...
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Dryer vents and mice
We have been dealing with mice since the fall, eventually we got a pest control company and their recommendation after setting their baits for ~3weeks is to seal all the cracks and holes.
One thing ...
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Wet vent question
I'm building a little apartment above my new garage and am hoping to wet vent everything like in the above crude picture.
In case it's not clear: a kitchen sink and lav are at the top of the line, ...
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Toilets Burping and Gurgling
We always liked this toilet for it's strong and quick flush (American Standard Chamption, I believe, with a 4" flush valve), but now we consider it a problem especially seeing the water 'burping' up ...
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Is this drain setup adequately vented?
Pictures are coming after I find new batteries for my mouse.
My basement has two vertical drain pipes. Drain pipe number one comes down directly from my bathroom sink. Near the basement ceiling, a ...
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Bathroom exhaust fan through clay tile roof
I've installed an exhaust fan in an upstairs bathroom and need to vent it through the clay tile roof. (pic attached)
The standard 4" pipe jacks and flashings I'm finding at Home Depot don't seem to ...
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What to do about gap under outside bath exhaust vent?
The exhaust vent was broken so I installed a new one. After I finished, the previous homeowner apparently cut the siding too tall, or my new vent is shorter, but I'm left with this raggedy gap at the ...
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Return Air Vent
I am in the middle of planning a kitchen remodel. We are removing a non load bearing wall to open up the space. The wall has a big return air vent (using the studs of the wall). My initial thought is ...
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Backdraft issue w/bathroom exhaust and dryer connected to same air outlet
I live in a condo where a dryer and bathroom exhaust both connect into a Y connector that flows into the same pipe and into the building air shaft.
I understand that these two appliances on the same ...
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3" radon vent 4" roof jack
I have installed a 4" oatley vent flashing and drilled holes in roof and walls with a 4-1/8 bit. Unfortunately the radon coupler out of the concrete is only 3". This was a plumbing mistake and long ...
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Can a horizontally-vented kitchen exhaust have a downward-facing outlet in a soffit?
Can I vent a kitchen exhaust fan horizontally to an exterior soffit, ending with a downward outlet/cap? (Or must the outlet be horizontal (through a wall) or upwards (through a roof)?
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Why does the Hartell Reservoir style pump require no venting, while the Little Giant Drainosaur does?
Why does the Hartell Reservoir style pump require no venting, while the Little Giant Drainosaur does? See links below for more info on pumps
Hartell Pump
Little Giant
I am having a hard time ...
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How to best connect this microwave to the exhaust vent?
I'm trying to connect my microwave to the existing exhaust vent. The problem is that the microwave is about 1 inch to the left of the actual vent. This is the part that I'm struggling with. I have ...
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Can a cheater vent be installed in a vanity drain that maybe running into a roof vented drain?
Can a "cheater vent" be installed in a vanity drain that MAY be running into a roof vented drain? All p-trap , tail piece is new and drain line has been cleaned with a drum auger netting no major ...
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gas fireplace smells
I bought a house that was vacant for a year and a half. It has a gas fireplace. The plumber that fixed the heating unit supposedly looked at the fireplace too and lit the pilot for me. I lit the ...
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Can I extend attic vents so they don't get blocked by snow?
I have 2 square low profile attic vents on the detached garage but I'm pretty sure they are blocked with snow during the winter. If I should alter them, are there extensions available to raise these ...
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How can I tell if my bathroom ceiling vent is working properly?
Seems to take the vent forever to clear shower vapor from room. I purchased a vent that had a good rating. It is vented to the outside. How do I know if it is working properly and actually venting to ...
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Dryer vent hose not staying connected to the dryer vent even with clamp
I cannot get the hose to stay on the metal vent coming out of the dryer. I have tightened the clamp til I am almost bending the pipe but the venting material slides right off?
Help and thank you!
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Register for vent with almost zero floor clearance
I bought a house built in the US in the mid 70s, and the vents for the forced air system are mostly at the baseboard level.
The original vent covers were something like this, like a wall register but ...
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How do I vent a new above-range vent on an interior wall into the previous, existing island downdraft vent which outlets 36’ away
How can I tie in a new range hood, interior wall (with 2nd floor) to the previous down draft island vent (1986). The vent would go 13’ then into a crawl space under a sunroom and will exit at a total ...
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Maximum distance between sink basket and floor outlet pipe
I am installing double bowl sink on the benchtop. I am not sure what maximum length is allowed between trap below the sink and pipe outlet on the floor?
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Rerouting an external Dryer Vent
The dryer vent in our apartment unit exits on the ceiling of our balcony and leaves lint everywhere. What's the best way to attach a dryer duct to this vent so I can redirect it off the side of the ...
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Can a cast iron sewer pipe union be above roof line?
Should this sewer pipe connection be below the roof line? Is there a code stating this should be below the roofline?
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Did my hydraulic separator's valve fail due to low operating temperature?
Three years ago I purchased a Hydraulic Separator that came with a High Pressure Vent on top. The components were of a common name brand, yet in only 3 years the Vent failed in an odd way. At normal ...
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Bathroom Fan Exhaust Vent Replacement
I am having a bit of a tough time finding an Exhaust Vent that will replace the one that we currently have which has some broken louvered pieces. The dimensions of the plate are 5.5" x 5.5". ...
