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UPDATE - condensation problems while taking a shower with newly installed bathroom exhaust fans youngi 02-19-2007
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Posted by on February 19, 2007, 1:04 pm


I added insulation around the fan housing and it made the problem even
worse in the smaller bathroom

For now I am running the small space heater while taking a shower as I
don't experience any condensation then.

One thing I should have mentioned is that the fan is installed on a 8
degree slant ceiling instead of a flat ceiling.

Could this be the problem?

Also, since the bathroom is so tiny, perhaps I need a stronger
fan(more than 80 cfm), since the steam builds up very fast while
taking a shower.

I'm all out of ideas, as I've tried everything(read the previous post).


Posted by on February 19, 2007, 3:09 pm



>I'm all out of ideas, as I've tried everything...

You might consider this:

http://www.sunfrost.com/efficient_shower.html

Nick


Posted by Don Young on February 19, 2007, 10:00 pm



>I added insulation around the fan housing and it made the problem even
> worse in the smaller bathroom
>
> For now I am running the small space heater while taking a shower as I
> don't experience any condensation then.
>
> One thing I should have mentioned is that the fan is installed on a 8
> degree slant ceiling instead of a flat ceiling.
>
> Could this be the problem?
>
> Also, since the bathroom is so tiny, perhaps I need a stronger
> fan(more than 80 cfm), since the steam builds up very fast while
> taking a shower.
>
> I'm all out of ideas, as I've tried everything(read the previous post).
>
Be sure you have a good way for enough air to enter the bathroom to replace
what the fan blows out. If you don't the fan may not be effective.

Don Young



Posted by on February 19, 2007, 11:58 pm


>
>
>
>
> >I added insulation around thefanhousing and it made the problem even
> > worse in the smaller bathroom
>
> > For now I am running the small space heater while taking a shower as I
> > don't experience anycondensationthen.
>
> > One thing I should have mentioned is that thefanis installed on a 8
> > degree slant ceiling instead of a flat ceiling.
>
> > Could this be the problem?
>
> > Also, since the bathroom is so tiny, perhaps I need a stronger
> >fan(more than 80 cfm), since the steam builds up very fast while
> > taking a shower.
>
> > I'm all out of ideas, as I've tried everything(read the previous post).
>
> Be sure you have a good way for enough air to enter the bathroom to replace
> what thefanblows out. If you don't thefanmay not be effective.
>
> Don Young- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I tried leaving bathroom door all the way open and also window
open....it doesn't help at all

The site that nick recommended I actually called and they recommended
sealing off the shower completely???

that would not look very nice and is not really an option.

I guess I'm just stuck with it, until I find a better solution to this
problem.


Posted by on February 20, 2007, 5:12 am



>The site that nick recommended I actually called and they recommended
>sealing off the shower completely???

Good idea.

>that would not look very nice...

Awww...

>I guess I'm just stuck with it...

Yup. Impossible to fix.

Nick


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