aZamaryk t1_j1zkyap wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:06 PM

Can you run it to a soffit and at least get majority of the air out? Soffits should be open to outside for venting. You could possibly bury it in the blown insulation and just expose the end to soffit vent. Its not ideal, but it might help.

mcdiego OP t1_j1zy5si wrote on December 28, 2022 at 5:34 PM

I think I could run it to a soffit. Would it also work to run it to one of the mesh screens on the attic wall? They might be easier to get to than where a soffit vent is currently.

aZamaryk t1_j200dcm wrote on December 28, 2022 at 5:49 PM

Anyway to get it to exhaust to outside should help. If you have an eaves vent then go for that because that's hot air out and would help push bath air out. A soffit draws air in and might pull humidity back in.

mcdiego OP t1_j202dw9 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 6:02 PM

Okay nice. I’m going try for one of the eaves vents.

Any thoughts on how I should secure the hose to the eaves vent? Or could I get away with just resting it on there? Mainly thinking about a strong wind gust or something could move it off.

Really appreciate your help.

aZamaryk t1_j2075du wrote on December 28, 2022 at 6:33 PM

Buy one of those plastic discharge adapters and just screw it against the vent. You should have 2x4s around the eaves vent and should be able to just fasten it on an edge. Clamp or zip tie hose in place. Or if money is that tight you can always just screw the hose itself to the wood. Use washer to give more holding strength. A washer can be any flat item, piece of wood even.

a_lost_shadow t1_j215wi1 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:24 PM

If you vent out the soffit, consider using rigid ducting instead of a flexible hose. It's harder for a fan to push air through a flexible duct, so the fan will work better. It also allows you to put a small drop from the bathroom fan to the soffit exhaust vent. Doing so will allow any condensation that forms to drip out the soffit exhaust vent.