There is also a remote unit made by Fantech, as well as others I'm sure.
This mounts in the attic and only a small round easy to install vent has to
be cut in the ceiling. From my experience though,once mold spore gets into
the plaster or sheetrock,its damn near impossible to kill. I can't tell you
how many fans I've installed for this exact reason and it doesn't cure the
problem
wrote in message
ps.com...
I have an older home with a bathroom that has poor ventilation which
causes shower steam to coat the walls with moisture. In effect this
yields unwanted mould on the bathroom ceiling and other places like
tile grout and shower curtains. The differences between my bathroom
and a large petrie dish are begining to blur.
I have accepted the fact that I have to install an exhaust fan come
spring time
so I am begining to do a bit of research on the easiest method to
install an exhaust fan in an older home. I came accross this PDF
http://www.gov.ns.ca/energy/enerinfo/ventold.pdf which is a good start.
After reading this I realized that the most effective way to install an
exhaust fan is on an exterior wall, exhausting directly to the
outdoors. Does any one see any potential issues besides a proper way
to insulate? Looking forward to your replies.


Rainer