Yeah, it occurred to me that you also might have the possibility of getting smells from the garage into the bathroom, too.
Hmm. -D > On Mar 7, 2021, at 6:04 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > It might be a code violation to have any kind of vent passage between > garage and living space. My parent's house had heat/air vents in the > garage but someone told me that is no longer permitted on new > construction. > > Allan > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > >> If it’s just a half bath I can’t see an issue with it venting into the >> garage. It’s not like the air would have a lot of moisture as if it was a >> bath with a tub or shower. Only smells. >> >> I presume the garage does not get conditioned air? Again, this shouldn’t be >> an issue as far as I could imagine. There’s enough air leakage in a garage >> that there’s no way you could push enough air into the space from inside the >> house to make a difference. >> >> -D >> >>> On Mar 7, 2021, at 5:25 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I've got a downstairs half-bath (toilet and a sink) right off the kitchen, >>> and the vent fan is a ductless that simply recirculates the air through a >>> charcoal filter. >>> >>> I'd really like to make this a vented fan, but there are no exterior walls >>> nearby, but it would be relatively easy to vent into my garage. >>> >>> Good idea, or bad idea? >>> >>> The vent will primarily move odors out of the house, which although smelly >>> will be 'dry' air conditioned air, because there is no shower or bathtub - >>> just a half-bath. >>> ------------- >>> Max >>> Charleston SC > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
