"JA" wrote in message
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Would anyone like to weigh in on where I should vent a bathroom fan? (Not
the attic--I know that!) I've found that some home repair sites say it's
OK or preferred to vent through the soffit; others say this is nearly as
bad as venting into the attic and that one should vent through the roof;
and yet others say to avoid the roof and go through the soffit or gable
end of the house.

Does this all depend on where you live? For instance, in areas with heavy
snow, the roof vent could get blocked and therefore venting through the
soffit would be preferred, but everywhere else the roof is the way to go?
Is it really bad to vent through the soffit?

yeah, the gable end is preferred. the trouble with going through the
roof is that you can get condensation that will drip back into the room
no matter how well you insulate (been there). run it out the gable,
insulate the pipe, and give it a slope to the outside.