distance of exhaust fan wall cap from windows and soffit intake vent
hobbitrock
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I’m installing an exhaust fan in a 2nd story bathroom and the only reasonable way to run the exhaust fan vent is through the wall. I don’t have a lot of room to play with and the wall cap is going to be situated 16 inches or so to the right of the window and a foot or so below the vented soffit.
Will the moist air that the fan is removing just end up back in the house and attic/roof assembly because of the location of the wall cap?
I’m more worried about the soffit intake vents. The window stays closed most of the year.
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How much of an eave overhang is there? Is it a continously-vented soffit?
I would think you'd want to block the soffit vent for maybe three feet either side of the exhaust.
It is a continuously vented soffit. Cor a vent. 12 inch overhang. Blocking the vent would mean the several bays would be unvented and would be difficult at this point unless I just caulked the cor a vent shut.