Loft Ventilation - Can Someone Propose a "Solution"

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Best illustrated by a couple of pictures showing the long stretches of ducting crossing one side of the loft to the other. Just wondering if I could perhaps use the insulated ducting and somehow make it more functional as I am pretty sure this ain't working correctly.


Outstanding mortgage Dec 2016 £214,500
Current mortgage outstanding May 2017 £211,244 June 2017 £210,446
Offset savings June 2017 £57,354 Balance outstanding May 2017 £154,490 June 2017 £153,091
Current mortgage outstanding May 2017 £211,244 June 2017 £210,446
Offset savings June 2017 £57,354 Balance outstanding May 2017 £154,490 June 2017 £153,091
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Insulating the ducting for an extraction fan will not make it work better, but will reduce the likelyhood of condensation forming in the duct and pooling at the lowest point. (A friend of mine had a similar set-up to yours, and was not amused when it gave way and dumped a load of water onto his ceiling!)
Someone did say that may be able to vent through soffit through a vent connector or something like that but may have to cut a section to get them to fit. Is it ok to vent through soffit?
Current mortgage outstanding May 2017 £211,244 June 2017 £210,446
Offset savings June 2017 £57,354 Balance outstanding May 2017 £154,490 June 2017 £153,091
smooth solid ducting (white plastic pipe)
support it so it doesnt sag.
dont let the colder side of the pipe fall down towards the fan
insulate it so the air stays warm till it exits and hence less likely to condense
Replace the fan (assuming it some feeble ceiling outed thing) with a larger inline fan like an Manrose MFT100
Then it should work a bit better than what you have.
Current mortgage outstanding May 2017 £211,244 June 2017 £210,446
Offset savings June 2017 £57,354 Balance outstanding May 2017 £154,490 June 2017 £153,091
And yes, it can go though sofit. Or you can move the tile vent to other side of the roof.
.withdrawal, NOT withdrawel ..bear with me, NOT bare with me
.definitely, NOT definately ......separate, NOT seperate
should have, NOT should of .....guaranteed, NOT guarenteed