UPDATE - condensation problems while taking a shower with newly installed bathroom exhaust fans

Feb 19, 2007 4 Replies

I added insulation around the fan housing and it made the problem even worse in the smaller bathroom



For now I am running the small space heater while taking a shower as I don't experience any condensation then.



One thing I should have mentioned is that the fan is installed on a 8 degree slant ceiling instead of a flat ceiling.



Could this be the problem?



Also, since the bathroom is so tiny, perhaps I need a stronger fan(more than 80 cfm), since the steam builds up very fast while taking a shower.



I'm all out of ideas, as I've tried everything(read the previous post).



You might consider this:

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Nick

Be sure you have a good way for enough air to enter the bathroom to replace what the fan blows out. If you don't the fan may not be effective.

Don Young

I tried leaving bathroom door all the way open and also window open....it doesn't help at all

The site that nick recommended I actually called and they recommended sealing off the shower completely???

that would not look very nice and is not really an option.

I guess I'm just stuck with it, until I find a better solution to this problem.

Good idea.

Awww...

Yup. Impossible to fix.

Nick

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