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Originally Posted by Choro&Swing
My bathrooms each have a loud exhaust fan in the ceiling. I plan to replace these with very quiet ones. The residential building codes all require that these be ventilated to the outside, either through the wall or the roof. Ideally, that vent is solid metal going straight up from the fan, not plastic hose or corrugated metal pipe. However, when I look at my roof, I don’t see any openings for these vent pipes. I see the attic ventilators near the peak of the roof, and a dryer vent, and the small air vents required for the plumbing. That’s all.
Do you know where the air goes from these bathroom fans? Blowing this air into attics has been against the building code for decades. It’s a great way to soak the plywood above the vent, leading to rot.
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You will find FL codes lagged behind many other states.
I have a few FL homes built in the early 90's where the vent hose terminates under the ridge vent. Which was allowed at the time, confirmed with the county inspector on his last visit.
Also, note each FL county can have their own unique codes.