Re: slightly OT.... a clean oven

On 11/30/2024 6:19 PM, Carol wrote:

jmcquown wrote:
 

On 11/29/2024 5:56 PM, Carol wrote:

Michael Trew wrote:
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Another house I grew up in, both bathroom ceiling vents went
straight into the attic and stopped.  I'm glad that I checked,
because that could have been a moldy mess up there from humidity
had we regularly used the fans.

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The few times we need it, we open the bathroom window to vent.

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Not everyone has a window in the bathroom, nor a fan in it.
>
Jill

 Jill, of course not!  Only more current codespec adds the vent. My
house predates it. That probably varies by state as to when it was
added.  Some states may not have a requirement for one at all.
 I don't have a vent over my stove either, nor a window.  I do have a
sliding patio door to the side of the stove that suffices for mr!  8-)
   

The code for ventilation goes back to 1946.  Could be a window or fan. My first house had a skylight.  Next house, each had a window.
The code for fans goes back to 2003 with a minimum of 50 cfm.
As for the stove, no code for a vent.  We had to pay an extra $200 when our house was being built 6 years ago.