knolly
Nov 22, 2008, 11:46 AM
Hello,
Our bathroom fan was dripping and we figured it was just because of condensation in the vent pipe. I think that was definitely part of it but then we switched it to a much shorter vent pipe that was being used to vent above the stove. Then we covered the end of the longer vent pipe with plastic and left it just to check and see if there was water coming into the long pipe from outside. Went up into the attic a week later and the plastic has half a foot of water in it. So it seems that there is indeed water coming down the pipe from outside.
Our roof is very hard to get at, we can't even see that part of it as we don't have access to the back garden, and it would be best to figure this out without getting in a roofer or something. Any guesses as to how water is getting in? Is it possible that the hole in the roof is not covered properly or something? Or can air from outside cause condensation in the pipe as well? And if so what can we do about it?
Thanks for any help!
Our bathroom fan was dripping and we figured it was just because of condensation in the vent pipe. I think that was definitely part of it but then we switched it to a much shorter vent pipe that was being used to vent above the stove. Then we covered the end of the longer vent pipe with plastic and left it just to check and see if there was water coming into the long pipe from outside. Went up into the attic a week later and the plastic has half a foot of water in it. So it seems that there is indeed water coming down the pipe from outside.
Our roof is very hard to get at, we can't even see that part of it as we don't have access to the back garden, and it would be best to figure this out without getting in a roofer or something. Any guesses as to how water is getting in? Is it possible that the hole in the roof is not covered properly or something? Or can air from outside cause condensation in the pipe as well? And if so what can we do about it?
Thanks for any help!