I have exhaust vent troubles in all my bathrooms. In the powder room bath on the first floor the previous owner had squirrels getting in thru the wall cap. His solution was to replace the damper with a screen. Really dumb solution because now the bathroom is hot or cold depending on the season. Is it possible to just install a new damper and not replace the whole vent wall cap? The house is aluminum sided. I really hate to disturb that siding. Plus, I doubt I can ever get the new wall cap to be as leak-proof as the original wall cap. Thanks.
Wall cap damper missing
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Breplum
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Replacing damper is a matter of getting the part and if anything was damaged in removing the old damper.
so, it is case by case details.
so, it is case by case details.
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ok well I think I forced the issue now. I tried to replace the exhaust fan and accidentally pulled the vent pipe off the vent cap to the exterior wall.
Pictures from the exhaust vent inside
I hope this link works.
the siding is 30 year old aluminum that I’m afraid to mess up if I have to remove the exterior vent wall cap. (is that what they are called)?
These are pics of the vent from the outside. I’m not sure how to replace this vent without messing up the siding. Exterior vent
Vent underneath
Vent underneath
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