Looking to vent 2 extractor fans through pitched roof.
I know you can get the tile vent type as well as the cowl.
Which one is better?
I know you can get the tile vent type as well as the cowl.
Which one is better?
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Vent types for venting extractor through roof
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We prefer 100mm pipe via a multi-slate with mushroom cowl. More flexible positioning.It means we can locate the pipe between two tiles, allowing us to cut a bit out of each tile.
You just need to be careful dressing the lead and avoiding rafters.
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Is the pipe rigid or flexi? If flexi doesn't it get condensation build up
It has to be rigid as it passes through the roof (and multislate). Flexi hose is connected within the roof space
Can you connect rigid within loft space instead of flexi?
Yes. All depends how and what you are venting. A ceiling fan for instance could connect straight into the end of the vertical pipe, if you wish.
What about an inline fan?
Not sure. May need flexi hose (In and out).
My inline bathroom fan is connected with 100mm rigid pipe.
Is it vented through roof? If so does it have the rigid pipe? Does rigid pipe vibration noise or any other issues?
I have vented mine through the attic into the soffit. Originally I bought one of these cheap fans from screwfix that sits directly above shower with a light, but the fan conked out after a couple of years so I bought a manrose MF100T to give it a bit more extraction power. I sat this new unit on a piece of scrap ply which sat on a couple of joists in the loft, to minimise the vibration I add added some foam under the ply where it sat across the joists which I then lightly secured with screws.
Yes rigid pipe.
Yes rigid pipe.
That depends how you choose to weather the hole through the roof surface. 110mm plastic pipe is the most convenient.
Don't some tile vents come with a flexi hose attached? The extractor pipes are 100mm guessing you need an adaptor for the 110mm?
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