Bathroom extractor fan outlet....

[recycled sixtie]

I need your advice on what to do with this. The exhaust flap on the outside of the wall broke apart and fell off. The bathroom was renovated 20 years ago. I bought a new exhaust flap(see instruction sheet figure 2). I made the mistake of removing the old pipe inside the wall which was attached to a a dryer type flexible plastic duct and it was duct taped together. Now with the sheet metal pipe detached and the flex plastic pipe not long enough to come outside the wall I have no way of attaching the new metal pipe and exhaust valve.

So now what do I do? remove the extractor fan motor and push a really long piece of flex plastic outside of the wall to the outside? Butting part 2 tube and flipper valve against the existing flex pipe will not give a good seal as the moist air will vent into the attic or wall cavity.

It is 42 inches from the ceiling extractor fan to the outside wall. I would have thought that originally the flex pipe would have been routed from the inside of the house to the outside. I might have to repeat this but do I have to remove extractor fan first?

Your thoughts please!?

[1990C4S]

I would install the new cover and the aluminum tube that is shown in the instructions.

Connect that back to your fan with a short flex line, screws on each end, and tape the joint with foil duct tape.

I assume you can get into your attic?

[dad911]

20 yo flex hose and duct tape have reached it's end of life.

Run a new vent. I'd use the corrugated(stiff) aluminum. I'd probably replace the fan too.

[vash]

Originally Posted by dad911

20 yo flex hose and duct tape have reached it's end of life.

Run a new vent. I'd use the corrugated(stiff) aluminum. I'd probably replace the fan too.

this. just went thru this. well, my handyman just went thru this.

[ossiblue]

Originally Posted by dad911

20 yo flex hose and duct tape have reached it's end of life.

Run a new vent. I'd use the corrugated(stiff) aluminum. I'd probably replace the fan too.

Originally Posted by vash

this. just went thru this. well, my handyman just went thru this.

Agree with both^^.

If you have access, it's an easy job. If not, it can still be done but you'd need to let us know the details.

[recycled sixtie]

Originally Posted by dad911

20 yo flex hose and duct tape have reached it's end of life.

Run a new vent. I'd use the corrugated(stiff) aluminum. I'd probably replace the fan too.

Makes a lot of sense.

[recycled sixtie]

Originally Posted by 1990C4S

I would install the new cover and the aluminum tube that is shown in the instructions.

Connect that back to your fan with a short flex line, screws on each end, and tape the joint with foil duct tape.

I assume you can get into your attic?

Not sure about getting in the attic. Have had lots of insulation blown in. Could be a challenge.

[recycled sixtie]

Originally Posted by vash

this. just went thru this. well, my handyman just went thru this.

Wifey stepped in. Was on the ladder 20 feet up in the air. She read me the riot act. Likely hire somebody.

Thanks all!

[Evans, Marv]

Hiring somebody is probably a good way to go. What is the OD of the coupling at the vent? I installed a vent for the dryer using 3" ABS flush with the outside wall. The vent pipe was 3" OD and slid right inside the ABS. You might be able to do something like that where you use a stiff tube to go from the outside wall to near the fan assembly and hook it up with flex tube.

[billybek]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

Wifey stepped in. Was on the ladder 20 feet up in the air. She read me the riot act. Likely hire somebody.

Thanks all!

If you fall from up there, make sure you perform a monkey roll when you hit the ground....

[vash]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

Wifey stepped in. Was on the ladder 20 feet up in the air. She read me the riot act. Likely hire somebody.

Thanks all!

hahha..my wife pulled my permit also!! but i did almost electrocute myself..removing a light to install the fan it it's place.

[recycled sixtie]

Originally Posted by billybek

If you fall from up there, make sure you perform a monkey roll when you hit the ground....

I was thinking of that thread today.

[recycled sixtie]

Originally Posted by vash

hahha..my wife pulled my permit also!! but i did almost electrocute myself..removing a light to install the fan it it's place.

Sometimes these things work out and sometime they don't. I gave it a try anyway...