It looks like you installed the exterior vent directly under the soffit with a soffit vent directly above it. In a cold climate with no wind what's going to stop exhausted moisture from entering that soffit vent and being pulled upward into the attic only to condense there? That's also a very wide soffit further compounding the problem. I'm under the impression in many areas code requires a significant distance between a side vent and any soffit overhang above it
Making a simple 2 inch frame, scribed over the trim above the hole, thereby giving a flat surface to fit the wall cap onto, why of course! Apart from that the guy clearly knows his onions.
This is a project in detail, but you explain it so well that most viewers will comprehend and understand this! It is not too much information all at one time! well-done😎
Cutting sheet rock you should have a vacuum to pull in the dust as you cut. Makes for a much cleaner job for everything. Also The insulation up top should be pushed out the way.
Thanks for the Video. As always wear proper clothes for the job. It's the same as having the right tools for the job. Anytime someone mentions an attic and the basement I cringe because of the nasty stuff that is above and below.
This was a fantastic video.... I was wanting to do this with my bathroom vents, and upon inspection see they just dump into my attic...incidentally, the builder failed to give me any entry into 90% of it because of the way the entrance was made in the garage. It looks like they hired a team of 12 year kids to do 1/2 the construction this place.
Excellent video and workmanship! I noticed you vented the fan on the side of the house near the soffit. Would you prefer to go through the roof or whichever wall / roof is closer to vent? Thanks.
Screw the tighten the house. Houses need to breath! Connection to vent damper is WRONG. Run goes into not out side of Vent pipe~These Panasonic fans are junk to install. If you live in the northeast as we use STRAPPING for drywall...these Panasonic's are engineered POORLY for install. Reno or NEW construction. PURE HELL!
+Green Power Farm - Out the roof is the proper way to vent a bathroom fan if it is the shortest run. Soffit vent is a BIG No-No and that is a hack / crappy way to do it... Next best is Gable end, but usually requires longer runs. Rigid duct pipe and smoothest transitions (Read: 2 45's instead of a single 90) should be used. Then you should use the metal tape or Mastic to seal the joints if you want the job done RIGHT.. Finally you should wrap the rigid duct pipe with insulation. Too many contractors Hack it hard when it comes to bath fan venting...
Great video. Have to replace an old heat lamp/light combo in bath room and I believe run ducting to outside as I don't think there is any. Can I get a combo unit with a fan and light?
Well, I have but I am going to have to cut out a new entry into the main living area of my home to get in the attic. Furthermore, there isn't even any insulation up there either! It's awful construction.
Not quit done. Above your "cut out" outside the house is a gap that needs to be filled with expanding foam. Wasps just love places like that - I know from painful experience!
kool vid...but one question...why not install the vent pipe through the roof? The hot damp air will just rise back into the attic and cause mold if you vent it out the side .
I hate exhaust fans discharging moist air near the soffit vents .. The soffits will suck the moist air back in and potentially create underside sheathing rot and mildew
Great video. Might want to change the title to a better describe the video (Installation video is a little broad). :) Really helped me with my project. Thanks!
It's tough to do easily. The first hole used a drill bit in the center around which the hole cutter rotates. The center is gone now. So now what do you do? Especially tucked under a soffit when the last guy put the hole near a piece of trim?
Just drill a series of small holes fairly close together half inch from the edge of the hole, wiggle the drill a bit at times and tap the resulting loosely attached half inch ring of ply/timber with a hammer! Job done!
Also, a 8 inch long piece of 2x1 could have been places at the back of the hole and temporary secured to the inside of fascia by two screws from outside, thereby giving a temporary solid centre to the hole, whereupon a 4 inch core cutter could have been subsequently used to create a 4 inch hole.
After watching this video I installed a ventilation fan in my musky basement and it made a huge difference in air quality in our entire home. Thank you for uploading this video.
It looks like you installed the exterior vent directly under the soffit with a soffit vent directly above it. In a cold climate with no wind what's going to stop exhausted moisture from entering that soffit vent and being pulled upward into the attic only to condense there? That's also a very wide soffit further compounding the problem. I'm under the impression in many areas code requires a significant distance between a side vent and any soffit overhang above it
Nice video! One suggestion, use insulated duct if you are in a cold climate.
Why didn't you use insulated duct? Condensation not a problem?
LOL chiseling out that trim molding to make way for the exhaust flange. Hack central!
lol.
What would be a better way?
Making a simple 2 inch frame, scribed over the trim above the hole, thereby giving a flat surface to fit the wall cap onto, why of course! Apart from that the guy clearly knows his onions.
Pretty sure people use chisels to make fabulous wood sculptures and statues but thats hack too?
the 4 to 3 reducer should have gone at the end of the run
This is a project in detail, but you explain it so well that most viewers will comprehend and understand this! It is not too much information all at one time! well-done😎
Haha. Love it! No mask, no goggles, no gloves, a day in the life for me! 👍
Cutting sheet rock you should have a vacuum to pull in the dust as you cut. Makes for a much cleaner job for everything.
Also The insulation up top should be pushed out the way.
Thanks for the Video. As always wear proper clothes for the job. It's the same as having the right tools for the job.
Anytime someone mentions an attic and the basement I cringe because of the nasty stuff that is above and below.
This was a fantastic video.... I was wanting to do this with my bathroom vents, and upon inspection see they just dump into my attic...incidentally, the builder failed to give me any entry into 90% of it because of the way the entrance was made in the garage. It looks like they hired a team of 12 year kids to do 1/2 the construction this place.
Excellent video and workmanship! I noticed you vented the fan on the side of the house near the soffit. Would you prefer to go through the roof or whichever wall / roof is closer to vent? Thanks.
what type of contractor do u normally hire, a electrician or heating/mechanical contractor ?
Screw the tighten the house. Houses need to breath! Connection to vent damper is WRONG. Run goes into not out side of Vent pipe~These Panasonic fans are junk to install. If you live in the northeast as we use STRAPPING for drywall...these Panasonic's are engineered POORLY for install. Reno or NEW construction. PURE HELL!
awesome job! could you have just increased the hole size to 4" (instead of reducing it to 3 1/2?)
great video dude thanks i learned something today wise more people would be as detailed
Dang you did a good job on that bud! Glad to see you didn't decide to do the CRAPPY go thru the roof way!
+Green Power Farm - Out the roof is the proper way to vent a bathroom fan if it is the shortest run. Soffit vent is a BIG No-No and that is a hack / crappy way to do it... Next best is Gable end, but usually requires longer runs. Rigid duct pipe and smoothest transitions (Read: 2 45's instead of a single 90) should be used. Then you should use the metal tape or Mastic to seal the joints if you want the job done RIGHT.. Finally you should wrap the rigid duct pipe with insulation.
Too many contractors Hack it hard when it comes to bath fan venting...
I know this is a n 8 year old video, but it would not have been hard to enlarge that hole in the siding to the proper 4" discharge.
We’ll explained!
Thank you!
Should also exhaust this on the roof not the roof eve. That way the warm, moist air doesn't get sucked back up into the attic and cause mold issues.
Great video. Have to replace an old heat lamp/light combo in bath room and I believe run ducting to outside as I don't think there is any. Can I get a combo unit with a fan and light?
Well, I have but I am going to have to cut out a new entry into the main living area of my home to get in the attic. Furthermore, there isn't even any insulation up there either! It's awful construction.
Thank you, because of your video I was able to see the mess, the company I hired to install a bathroom fan did...Thank you,
The fan exhaust will go straight into the soffit 🤦
Not quit done. Above your "cut out" outside the house is a gap that needs to be filled with expanding foam. Wasps just love places like that - I know from painful experience!
kool vid...but one question...why not install the vent pipe through the roof? The hot damp air will just rise back into the attic and cause mold if you vent it out the side .
GREAT VIDEO, THAT IS A QUIET FAN.
great video.
How did u finish the top of the exterior vent where u chiseled the wood ? You didn't leave that space open did u? Good video.
I hate exhaust fans discharging moist air near the soffit vents .. The soffits will suck the moist air back in and potentially create underside sheathing rot and mildew
Great video! Wow! This video is 10 years ago? Thanks for a great tutorial!
Great video. Might want to change the title to a better describe the video (Installation video is a little broad). :) Really helped me with my project. Thanks!
Bravo
hello sir. what do you call that duct with cover? can i use that on the range hood duct at the end of the pvc pipe?
Open a fuckin window.
I thought one should always take the fan straight through the roof in case of a ventilated soffit. And that looks like a ventilated soffit to me.
Well done! Thank you for this video, 11 years later. 😄
thanks for the video... can you recommend an updated model of Panasonic, with occupancy sensor?
you said ethe hole was only 3 1/2 instreAD OF 4 INCH, but you only use a 3inch duct. why not make the hole bigger?
ya, why not just make the hole bigger use the desired 4 inch duct ?
It's tough to do easily. The first hole used a drill bit in the center around which the hole cutter rotates. The center is gone now. So now what do you do? Especially tucked under a soffit when the last guy put the hole near a piece of trim?
Just drill a series of small holes fairly close together half inch from the edge of the hole, wiggle the drill a bit at times and tap the resulting loosely attached half inch ring of ply/timber with a hammer! Job done!
Also, a 8 inch long piece of 2x1 could have been places at the back of the hole and temporary secured to the inside of fascia by two screws from outside, thereby giving a temporary solid centre to the hole, whereupon a 4 inch core cutter could have been subsequently used to create a 4 inch hole.
this is cleavers ideal for house have no attic ,thank for sharing i will do the same as ur setup ,question is it work with any fan and light?
And this is how you make a youtube video. On point.
Nice presentation. Eight years old but still relevant. Thank you.
Where can I purchase this fan. On northeast?
Kudos on the video! Not many people know how to do the right steps to vent their home and I am happy to see that you did it spot on Sir!
Thank you so much for this video. It has given me the foundation that I DESPERATELY needed to figure out what I need to put a fan in my bathroom.
Nice . Looks good & sounds better .
That's what I like to see ,, Explanation very simple. Now I can go hook up my new fan tomorrow :) Thanks, Good Job.
After watching this video I installed a ventilation fan in my musky basement and it made a huge difference in air quality in our entire home. Thank you for uploading this video.
Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to show how you did this. Cheers.
Great explanation for how to install a ceiling fan; thank you!
Great lesson, thank you
I'll be using this video to replace mine. Thank you so much for this instruction.
So did you eventually get it figured out?
So many things wrong here.
well done! thank-you for posting this.
nice video. thx for posting.
Nice work!
This is such a good video. Thank you very much.
Why didn't you use Rigid 4" duct pipe?
He said, the hole on wall is off-center. That could be a reason. Aligning rigid pipe is pain.
One of the best vids. And I watched a lot of them.
B
what's up with dudes hair?
Learned a lot! Thanks.
Laughed really hard at 2:55. I’m sorry for your suffering
Very neat job
buen trabajo
Good job !
not perfect but one of the BEST videos on RUclips. Well done!
yup, pretty good vid.
You deserve a cold beer to do this on a hot day. Or have you become politically correct and drink only iced tea?
great vid nice job!!!!!!!!!!