So yesterday my girlfriend noticed a yellow spot on the new white toilet seat cover. She of course accused me of dripping urine on it as I am the only man who has use it since we bought it. This wasnt the case and I got no apology but thats not the issue here...
The issue is that above the toilet is the bathroom exhaust. I noticed that it looked a little damp up there and pulled it off to be sprinkled with water which keeps accumulating. So I started to take the unit out however I had to stop for dinner.
I am several possible scenarios as I am almost 100% positive that it can't be a leak from internal piping as there hasnt been a leak yet in over 30 years for that stuff and I would have noticed it after drywalling.
1.) Thing I have come up with is that its moisture from the shower and the bathroom exhaust is not managing to get the air outside. Meaning this exhaust is useless... Thus causing the exhaust fan to put the moisture building up on the cement ceiling behind the drywall and slowly leaking down as it builds up.
I cant confirm this posibility yet but plan to do a little more investigation.
2.) It could be oil from the new exhaust fan or something in that fashion mixed with water as it is coming in yellow...
I smelled it knowing it isnt urine and it smells like water but I cant figure out whats giving it the yellow tint.
I plan to go get a UV light later today and popping that bad boy out to get a better look at where the water is coming from.
Any suggestions on how to make sure this doesnt continue once I figure out the problem?
If its the exhaust to the outside.. I have an air compressor and a very long hose to push down it and try and knock out anything clogging it... I do fear its a bee hive... I would hate for them to find me inside and attack the source of the air...
If its moisture getting behind the fan and dripping down what do I do? Is it the fan installed poorly is it the way the fan works? Its got a side slow where the exhaust is connected to so I can assume this could keep it from getting to the proper location...
Any thoughts on this before I tackle it today when I get home would be great.
The issue is that above the toilet is the bathroom exhaust. I noticed that it looked a little damp up there and pulled it off to be sprinkled with water which keeps accumulating. So I started to take the unit out however I had to stop for dinner.
I am several possible scenarios as I am almost 100% positive that it can't be a leak from internal piping as there hasnt been a leak yet in over 30 years for that stuff and I would have noticed it after drywalling.
1.) Thing I have come up with is that its moisture from the shower and the bathroom exhaust is not managing to get the air outside. Meaning this exhaust is useless... Thus causing the exhaust fan to put the moisture building up on the cement ceiling behind the drywall and slowly leaking down as it builds up.
I cant confirm this posibility yet but plan to do a little more investigation.
2.) It could be oil from the new exhaust fan or something in that fashion mixed with water as it is coming in yellow...
I smelled it knowing it isnt urine and it smells like water but I cant figure out whats giving it the yellow tint.
I plan to go get a UV light later today and popping that bad boy out to get a better look at where the water is coming from.
Any suggestions on how to make sure this doesnt continue once I figure out the problem?
If its the exhaust to the outside.. I have an air compressor and a very long hose to push down it and try and knock out anything clogging it... I do fear its a bee hive... I would hate for them to find me inside and attack the source of the air...
If its moisture getting behind the fan and dripping down what do I do? Is it the fan installed poorly is it the way the fan works? Its got a side slow where the exhaust is connected to so I can assume this could keep it from getting to the proper location...
Any thoughts on this before I tackle it today when I get home would be great.