I’d like to install a solar tube in my shower, but I’m wondering if steam will simply collect on the lens and diffuse the light. Anyone got experience with this?
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you'll have a perpetual puddle standing in the lens...
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I nearly ALWAYS put a skylight above a master shower, a Velux FS series. Never heard of a problem or a leak. Haven't tried a solar tube, though. Might require some detailing to seal the tube from the moist shower air, and also a vent from the tube into the attic so any puddles condensing on top of the lens will have somewhere to dry to.
Forrest - I'm pretty much in your area, so same weather