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Actually tempted to go back to an Axial fan - the silent tornado seems to get good reviews

Oh I thought I was doing a good thing having the window open to prevent mould etc

Fan currently runs an extra 16 mins - what would you recommend? Bathroom window is always open for showers as it's a small room and steams up quickly. Can you explain in technical terms what you thinks happening re the condensation so I can understand it better? Thanks

From the body casing (see 1st post) thanks

Sorry, should have said the flexi hose usually does have the rock wool over it (as in 1st photo) - I just pulled it back for the photo. Not sure what to do now as don't want to use the fan with it leaking.

This is the existing set up. Not sure if the insulated ducting should be shorter/more direct to the fan? Note the flexi duct snakes off to a grille in soffit on the right hand side - not sure if it would be better to put another grille in to the left so it just slopes directly down from the fan?

Thanks everyone. Changed them both to face away from house. Wasn't as painful as I thought!

Yes the timer runs for an extra 15 mins after shower. Insulated ducting goes to the fan and I've covered the flexi ducting with loft insulation until it slopes to soffit but it's just a very short run. The fan sits horizontal on the plinth. Are you saying it should be at angle? Just a bit...

Has anyone had any issues with an inline fan leaking? I have a National Ventilation Monsoon UMD100T in my loft on a plinth. I was in the loft yesterday and noticed a pool of water beside it. The ducting connections to the fan are secure so I thought maybe there was water sitting in it. I opened...

Can I ask what the issue would be re soil stack thanks

It's the one I put back together the wrong way. Currently up a ladder sorting them both

True, putting off a fiddly job. Is there an easy way to take off cable ties as they're holding the ducting onto the spigot of the grill?

Hi, I recently took off the external grille for bathroom extractor fan to access the ducting which had ripped on a screw and needed cutting and reattaching. On putting the grill back on instead of the louvres facing away from the house i wasn't paying attention and put it on facing sideways to...

Thanks Andy, appreciate your help

Thanks Andy, we've certainly had a lot of wind driven rain lately. Is there anything I would need to do about that or just let the weepholes do their job?

Thanks Woody, it's a strange one. I went in the loft this afternoon in case there were any issues with the roof in that area but all looked fine so I'm not going to worry about it. Can't think how water would get in there anyway!

Hi, my house is 6 years old and i noticed a dark staining around a weep hole vent under my porch to the right of front door (see photos). It's not damp to touch but there was efflorescence on the mortar which I've brushed off but you can still see slightly. Is this just a weep hole vent doing...

Just noticed a patch of dampness near rear corner of garage floor. Garage is 5 yrs old, cement floor. DPC runs along bottom of breeze blocks. I raked away the chips from the outside of garage & all the way along builders seem to have put polystyrene in plastic - is that normal? (See pic). The...

It is a pretty large kitchen diner with island. Husband tends to cook but is averse to putting fan on very often as he can't hear the TV when it's on so more often than not the patio doors etc opened to let out steam.

Thanks very much for all your help. Lots to think about.