Andy Ring
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Went home for the holidays and stumbled upon a plumbing problem at my parents 70's single story ranch house. It started when my mom showed me a leak in their bathroom ceiling coming through the drywall. I climbed into the unheated crawlspace above it and found that the main vent stack vented right into the crawlspace (does not penetrate the roof). Someone had attached a flexible dryer vent to it that led to the eave. This had a low point right above their bathroom in which water must have condensed and a hole developed leading to soaked insulation and a ruined ceiling.
So, I want to fix this. Seems to me I have three possibilites (in order of hardness).
1) Remove the dryer venting and let the vent leave it venting into the crawlspace. The roof has a continous ridge vent and vents along the eaves, so it is pretty well ventilated.
2) Make a new vent that leads to the eave out of PVC pipe. This would attach to the 4" copper of the existing vent pipe via a no-hub or something. This piping would run basically horizontal and/or slight downhill (problem?).
3) Continue the vent through the roof. Since they have a hand split cedar shake roof, this would be the hardest option.
Any thoughts? I'm here on vacation and hope to leave soon (i.e. the easier the better).
Thanks, and Happy Holidays!
So, I want to fix this. Seems to me I have three possibilites (in order of hardness).
1) Remove the dryer venting and let the vent leave it venting into the crawlspace. The roof has a continous ridge vent and vents along the eaves, so it is pretty well ventilated.
2) Make a new vent that leads to the eave out of PVC pipe. This would attach to the 4" copper of the existing vent pipe via a no-hub or something. This piping would run basically horizontal and/or slight downhill (problem?).
3) Continue the vent through the roof. Since they have a hand split cedar shake roof, this would be the hardest option.
Any thoughts? I'm here on vacation and hope to leave soon (i.e. the easier the better).
Thanks, and Happy Holidays!