Bathroom exhaust fan stink bugs
Stink bugs have made it into the bathroom exhaust fan of a residential home. Bathroom located on second floor. The exhaust pipe passes through the ceiling and a spacious attic with a stairwell to walk into for storage before terminating above the roof of the home. The right way to deal with this is from the roof side. No go on roof work. Not doing it, personally. Alternatively I'm considering cutting open the exhaust pipe in the attic. Replace a segment of pipe with an inspection port and install screen to catch any bug intrusion aligned with this. That would make for a cozy walk up to the attic and clean out the trapped bugs on occasion process. Less inconvenient than total disassembly of the ceiling fan for cleaning. What am I missing with my least-bad alternative? Curious if there are factors I've missed that makes this a terrible idea. submitted by /u/decrementsf [link] [comments]
Stink bugs have made it into the bathroom exhaust fan of a residential home. Bathroom located on second floor. The exhaust pipe passes through the ceiling and a spacious attic with a stairwell to walk into for storage before terminating above the roof of the home.
The right way to deal with this is from the roof side. No go on roof work. Not doing it, personally.
Alternatively I'm considering cutting open the exhaust pipe in the attic. Replace a segment of pipe with an inspection port and install screen to catch any bug intrusion aligned with this. That would make for a cozy walk up to the attic and clean out the trapped bugs on occasion process. Less inconvenient than total disassembly of the ceiling fan for cleaning.
What am I missing with my least-bad alternative? Curious if there are factors I've missed that makes this a terrible idea.
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