Re: Bathroom and kitchen fans.........Jeff

[Guest guest]

, ..so exhaust fan in kitchen is also for odors or smoke then,

not moisture? I have a range hood that goes nowhere but pulls air

through a filter and then shoots it out back into the air. This is

very interesting. I have felt deprived for not having a bathroom

exhaust fan, now I don't.

I just take a towel and wipe down the walls afterwards.

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> I'd like to interject a slightly different take on bath exhaust

fans.

[Guest guest]

I have an exhaust fan in the bathroom but also point a fan in the

bathroom after a shower, mainly cuz I have a cloth shower curtain but

it dries everything out good. Just a suggestion. -

-- In , " barb1283 " <barb1283@...> wrote:

>

> I have felt deprived for not having a bathroom

> exhaust fan, now I don't.

> I just take a towel and wipe down the walls afterwards.

>

[Guest guest]

Barb,

IF a kitchen exhaust is properly vented to the exterior, it removes

odors, smoke and moisture. If the fan only blows air back into the

room, and has only a metal mesh filter, it only removes a bit of smoke

(i.e. grease); these hoods really serve little purpose other than

providing some light for the cook top and annoying back-drop noise for

meals.

The ideal kitchen exhaust blower is at the exterior of a house. That

way, the duct is never pressurized indoors (and therefore cannot leak

grease or smoke to the inside). The hood is over the stove but it is

quiet because the blower is outside.

I have seen quite a few kitchen exhaust installations that supposedly

vented to the exterior but the installer forgot to remove the

knock-out plate that blocks the vent opening so the duct did nothing.

Jeff May

May Indoor Air Invesitgations LLC

www.mayindoorair.com

www.myhouseiskillingme.com

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> Re: Bathroom and kitchen fans.........Jeff

> Posted by: " barb1283 " barb1283@... barb1283

> ate: Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:52 pm ((PDT))

>

> , ..so exhaust fan in kitchen is also for odors or smoke then,

> not moisture? I have a range hood that goes nowhere but pulls air

> through a filter and then shoots it out back into the air. This is

> very interesting. I have felt deprived for not having a bathroom

> exhaust fan, now I don't.

> I just take a towel and wipe down the walls afterwards.

>

>

>>>

>> I'd like to interject a slightly different take on bath exhaust

> fans.

>