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Posted by NapalmHeart on August 15, 2005, 11:36 pm
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>> I'm putting in a bathroom exhaust fans into two adjoining bathrooms
>> that never had an exhaust fan installed by the builder.
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>> My question is, the two fans will be no further than a few feet apart.
>> I bought fans that have a one way flapper. Can I simply join the ducts
>> from both of them in the attic and vent out of one roof vent?
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> Check with your local building department. This was nixed quite a while a
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> where I live.
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>> Venting out of the side of the attic wall is also an option as it's
>> only a few feet away, but I assume venting out to the roof is best?
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> the shorter the pipe and the less bends the better.
> Where I live the vent on the fan is 3 inch and they run 4 inch pipe.
> Personally I do not like cutting holes in the roof. Unless there is no
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>> Also, is there a website that shows in detail how to install the roof
>> caps?
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I did this 2 years ago and it passed inspection.
Ken
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