Recent content by johnm6543

Picture attached - luckily I managed to get a hold of the fitter and he has agreed to fit some vents, even though he still says there is enough ventilation as is. Thanks to everyone who had a look at the thread. Cheers

Dear all Just had my 1990's soffits boarded over with the hollow type soffit board - looks like a honeycomb sort of arrangement inside - and a nice job it is too. However, I cant see any vents in it - the original soffit had a continous venting strip at the front edge, which has been covered...

Are you sure the DNO just didn't like SPOW customers that day - tomorrow it's SSE supplied ones that'll have a phase down..... Might be a good comparison criteria for Uswitch to look at - who's supply stays on the longest!

Thanks again. I will slant it down a bit and at least I know that any water will go out the vent now rather than spill on to the soffit. Got fed up with the noise and took the shutters out the fan. No clattering now but a bit too much wind and noise from the road ect coming through the...

Thanks for the replies. The ducting only goes up at the point where it enters the loft and then travels flush with the joists and down at the soffit. I'm getting loft insulation done tomorrow and the duct will then be insulated and under boards, so hopefully that will stop any water build...

Dear All First post so apologies if this has already been answered or I've raised it in the wrong place. I've just replaced my ensuite extractor fan and ducting - run is 5 mtrs - due to the previous vent hose being full of water! I've fitted a Manrose CF100T due to it's ability to move the...