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Old 11-19-2020, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
If the fan exhausts air directly into the attic, it is either a very old house or it was not constructed according to the current building code. An exhaust fan cannot discharge air into the attic space. It must be ducted to the outside.
Mine vented into the eaves. That seems to be standard practice. It works fine. You are right that venting into the attic is not according to code.