Cool air enters the attic through soffit vents in the eaves.
Exhaust fan vents to attic.
Bathroom exhaust fans perform an important function by removing excess moisture from your home.
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They are typically easier to install and won t detract from the appearance of your roof.
They can quickly remove a larger volume of hot and or humid air from your attic compared to static ventilation which helps save money on your heating and cooling.
Can you vent a bathroom exhaust fan into the soffit vents.
Options for venting a bathroom exhaust fan include best to worst.
Most homes already have some passive attic venting built in.
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If you vent the bathroom exhaust fan to close to the soffit vents which are vented plates under your homes outer edge and roof your home the air can be sucked right back into the attic from the soffit.
It comes on an easy to install flexible mesh roll and is hand nailable with no complicated fitting wrapping nail gun adapters.
Once inside the air heats up and rises higher ultimately exiting through venting at the roof s gables through ridge vents cut into the roof s apex or other vent holes in the roof.