I’m putting in a new bathroom fan, but the plastic wall caps on the existing bath & dryer vents doesn’t seem to be holding up well, and the aluminum ones I’ve seen at the big box stores seem thin enough to bend if you blow too hard on them.
Is there a place to get thicker aluminum ones, or are the expensive copper ones worth it? I’ve seen a few that have stainless duct attached to prevent corrosion when you attach an aluminum duct.
I know this is a pretty obscure question (did a search, got zip), but if anyone can clue me in, I’d appreciate it. I’m east of Cincinnati, if it matters.
Thanks,
Froed
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ok... i hate to even start this but...
i had a case of alum ones.... and some scrap sheet copper.... with a small $10 (On sale) bench top12" brake from harbor freight made my own copper caps... took one of the alum apart bent it back flat... made a pattern ( made my copper ones a bit larger because i thought they looked better but still used all the other alm parts damper ect... only made up the hoods... took maybe 15-20 min each after the first one... i had the copper... so it didn't cost anything...
p
Look up Aldes (or American Aldes) they sell wall and roof caps direct - galvanized, copper, stainless steel, might even make something custom. Not all cheap, though.
These http://www.copperlab.com/page/C/CTGY/CV are the ones I'm installing - their dryer vents and intake/exhaust vents are very, very good quality.
Jeff
That was a reall great site. I never thought anybody made a copper exhaust vent
They're not cheap but the quality is terrific - even stainless ducting away from the copper to avoid galvanic action.
We're going to use the 6" dia. for intake and exhaust for an ERV.
Jeff
Edited 1/28/2007 11:08 pm ET by Jeff_Clarke
Rez, thanks for the bump. As a lowly DIY lurker, I know that this place can get a good bit of traffic, so I'd pretty much given up on it. Is it bad form to bump your own question?
P - Unfortunately, I don't have any sheet copper laying around, and no brake (but for $10, I'll keep HF in mind for the future). My dad was a sheetmetal worker, but his brake is up in Michigan, so I'd need to plan ahead. Fortunately...
Jeff - After figuring this one got lost in the cracks of BT, I went ahead and ordered one from CopperLab. I liked the stainless duct, and they answered my questions via e-mail and over the phone. So I ordered one as sort of a test to see if I like it.
Jon - American Aldes hadn't shown up in my searches, but it sounds like the CopperLab one should do the trick.
Thanks for the input, guys. As a follow-up, this is going through a brick wall, so I ordered the "surface mount" style, which has a flange on the top. Everything I've seen says just to caulk around it, but should the flange be bent back into the brick like a flashing? I'll be putting a hole in the brick anyway, so it won't be much more work, and relying on caulk never seems like a good idea to me.
Fred
Yes it looks like you could bend the top of the back flange to insert it into a mortar joint-if it comes right.
That would be better than just caulk.
Thanks, I thought so.
I would bend up a reglet if it was mine.
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Thanks. You wouldn't consider that overkill for a dryer vent? Yes, it's a serious question. I often have a habit of making things more comlicated that they need to be.
"Thanks. You wouldn't consider that overkill for a dryer vent? Yes, it's a serious question. I often have a habit of making things more comlicated that they need to be."
If you are going to cut out a mortar joint and bend the top edge of the vent to fit it, I think it would be easier and better looking to bend up a counter flashing, you would have some wiggle room, could hide fastners, and it would be easier to line up the vent inside. Small pieces of copper can be bent easily with out a brake. If you pay attention to the way you bend it, capilary action can be eliminated. Is this over kill for a dryer vent? I guess it depends on who's vent it is.
Thanks for the reply. It was very helpful.
"Is this over kill for a dryer vent? I guess it depends on who's vent it is." 'Nuf said.
Is it bad form to bump your own question?
Nah, in fact it is recommended particularly if time is of importance.
It is real easy for a post to fall thru the cracks so to speak, in that once a number of posts follow it the post will slide off on to the bottom of the folder and eventually out of sight unless one goes looking for it.
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Froed,
For an easy to clean, inexpensive and yet durable use ceramic.. even big box stores sell them usually over in the tile section..
Fenchy, I think I missed something. Could you explain, or are you suggesting a ceramic dryer vent? I've never heard of such a beast.
Thanks
Froed,
My mistake I was quickly skimming and thought that you meant switch plates.