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Why are bathroom fans in ceiling? Bill 05-30-2008
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Posted by Tony Hwang on May 31, 2008, 1:13 am
S. Barker wrote:
> because the genius code pencil pusher engineer types say a bathroom has a
> fan period.
>
> s
>
>
>>>Uhmmm... Because the fans are there to suck up the warm, wet air from
>>>your shower. They are NOT there to clear out your stinky butt gasses.
>>
>>So why are there ceiling fans in bathrooms that has no bath or shower,
>>just a sink and toilet?
>>
>
>
>
Hmmm,
No window either?
Maybe you live in a milder climate?

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Posted by S. Barker on May 31, 2008, 11:35 pm
eastern kansas. yes window. but never been opened.

s


> S. Barker wrote:
>> because the genius code pencil pusher engineer types say a bathroom has a
>> fan period.
>>
>> s
>>
>>
>>>>Uhmmm... Because the fans are there to suck up the warm, wet air from
>>>>your shower. They are NOT there to clear out your stinky butt gasses.
>>>
>>>So why are there ceiling fans in bathrooms that has no bath or shower,
>>>just a sink and toilet?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
> Hmmm,
> No window either?
> Maybe you live in a milder climate?



Posted by =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Claude_Hopper_ on May 30, 2008, 1:16 pm
Calab wrote:
>> Why are bathroom exhaust fans mounted in the ceiling?
>>
>> Wouldn't down low next to the toilet be a better location?
>>
>> Maybe even lower than the toilet and behind the toilet. Then the
>> "smell" would go down and back instead of forward and up!
>
> Uhmmm... Because the fans are there to suck up the warm, wet air from
> your shower. They are NOT there to clear out your stinky butt gasses.
>

They just blow all your heat outside sucking in cold air from someplace
else and raising your heating costs. Just don't have the water so hot
and you won't get the bathroom filled with steam.

--
Claude Hopper :)

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Posted by HeyBub on May 30, 2008, 10:51 am
Bill wrote:
> Why are bathroom exhaust fans mounted in the ceiling?
>
> Wouldn't down low next to the toilet be a better location?
>
> Maybe even lower than the toilet and behind the toilet. Then the
> "smell" would go down and back instead of forward and up!

What smell?



Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Claude_Hopper_= on May 30, 2008, 1:14 pm
Bill wrote:
> Why are bathroom exhaust fans mounted in the ceiling?
>
> Wouldn't down low next to the toilet be a better location?
>
> Maybe even lower than the toilet and behind the toilet. Then the "smell"
> would go down and back instead of forward and up!
>
>
Methane is lighter than air and floats to the ceiling.

--
Claude Hopper :)

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