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Why are bathroom fans in ceiling? Bill 05-30-2008
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Posted by HeyBub on May 30, 2008, 4:20 pm
Claude Hopper (11) 5. ? wrote:
> 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.

Methane is odorless, so what's the diff?



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Posted by Jeff Wisnia on May 30, 2008, 5:56 pm
HeyBub wrote:

> Claude Hopper (11) 5. ? wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>
> Methane is odorless, so what's the diff?
>
>
If the OP's that concerned about flatulant odors he could always
scrounge around used building material yards and pick up an American
Standard "Ventaway" toilet. (AKA in my youth as "The fart catcher.")

Repair parts for them are still available.

They stopped making them quite a few years ago, probably for water
conservation reasons. They used running water to pull the air out
of the bowl and send that air down the drain after the trap section of
the toilet.

IIRC you pulled up on the flush handle to turn on that water flow before
you sat down. Pushing down on the handle to flush the toilet stopped the
venting water flow.

Jeff

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Posted by HeyBub on May 30, 2008, 7:11 pm
Jeff Wisnia wrote:
>>>
>>> Methane is lighter than air and floats to the ceiling.
>>
>>
>> Methane is odorless, so what's the diff?
>>
>>
> If the OP's that concerned about flatulant odors he could always
> scrounge around used building material yards and pick up an American
> Standard "Ventaway" toilet. (AKA in my youth as "The fart catcher.")
>
> Repair parts for them are still available.
>
> They stopped making them quite a few years ago, probably for water
> conservation reasons. They used running water to pull the air out
> of the bowl and send that air down the drain after the trap section of
> the toilet.
>

Wouldn't that suck your, you know, down the drain?

That prospect scares the crap outta me!

Oh.

Maybe that's what it's for...



Posted by RicodJour on June 3, 2008, 10:38 am
>
>
>
> > Jeff Wisnia wrote:
>
> > >>> Methane is lighter than air and floats to the ceiling.
>
> > >> Methane is odorless, so what's the diff?
>
> > > If the OP's that concerned about flatulant odors he could always
> > > scrounge around used building material yards and pick up an American
> > > Standard "Ventaway" toilet. (AKA in my youth as "The fart catcher.")
>
> > > Repair parts for them are still available.
>
> > > They stopped making them quite a few years ago, probably for water
> > > conservation reasons. They used running water to pull the air out
> > > of the bowl and send that air down the drain after the trap section of
> > > the toilet.
>
> > Wouldn't that suck your, you know, down the drain?
>
> > That prospect scares the crap outta me!
>
> > Oh.
>
> > Maybe that's what it's for...- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> I have a toilet seat that I need to put on. I read the directions (I
> don't know why, but I did) and it says "retighten nuts after 2
> weeks". Now THAT scares the cr*p out of me !!!

Calm down. I don't think they're talking about those nuts.

R

Posted by reqluq on June 10, 2008, 4:52 pm
> Wouldn't that suck your, you know, down the drain?
>
> That prospect scares the crap outta me!
>
> Oh.
>
> Maybe that's what it's for...

Yup... to scare the crap out of you
req




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