I read an article in the home section of the local paper that
recommended against venting a bathroom fan out or near the soffit
since these vents draw air into the attic which is then exhausted out
the gable or ridge vents (through a natural convective action that
occurs when the attic heats up). Moist air vented at the soffit could
just be pulled back into the attic.


"j.duprie" wrote in message ...
If you have soffet vents (the bottom side ofthe soffet has lots of little
holes in it - kinda like a coarse screen), you can simple attach a 4"
flexable duct to the existing vent, and put the other end up againts the
soffet vent (pointing down). When the fan is running, it'll vent through the
soffet vent.

A better solution is to remove one (or 2 0r 3) of the soffet vent panels,
and replace it with a real vent...

--JD