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    Nov 8, 2010, 01:51 PM
    Bathroom vent for basement
    Can i vent my exhaust fan the basement bathroom to the sewer vent stack or is it safer to dump in the garage?
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    Nov 8, 2010, 02:01 PM

    First off lose the caps. We don't yell at one another in here,
    NO! You can't tie the fan back to the sewer. Any place is better, Good luck, Tom
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    Nov 8, 2010, 02:05 PM
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    Sorry about Caps, The closest wall that I have is the garage wall next to the heat duct.
    Would it be OK to put moisture in the garage, it is a 3 car?
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    Nov 8, 2010, 04:18 PM

    Of course it would be better to exhaust it outside but I remember back in the 50's a lot of contractors were exhausting them in the attic.
    Could you possibility get to a outside wall by going through the attic? Actually, when you stop to think about the moisture a car will bring in during a rain or snow storm the moisture from the fan doesn't sound all that bad. Good luck, Tom
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