Vents ARE installed correctly

Vents ARE installed correctly

Let the record show: I am a dork. I took some rough measurement of the location of the clothes dryer and then went back up in the attic and had a more thorough look about. Duh! The dryer vent is installed correctly, and should have been easy to spot. Of course, my mission yesterday was to check that the Solatubes would fit where we want to put them, so it was quite by accident that I saw some mystery vent open to the attic area.

To make it easier to crawl over to the area of the vents ...and in large part to make it easier when we install the Solatubes ...I began screwing down some boards today, across the roof trusses. Having to be careful to locate the truss every 24 inches and NOT step on drywall (and most likely break through to the living area below) ...is no fun. With these boards fastened, I can now slide along much more easily, and can also push or drag tools and materials more quickly.

So with a more measured inspection, I discovered that the dryer and plumbing vents are, in fact, installed properly. That leaves the mystery of what the purpose might be for that open tube that sticks up. Here's a pic of all three vents. Ideas?

Comments

[Adeleida]

Perhaps some sort of overflow? E.g. for a washing machine... (I think I need to provide a broader context about the origin of this thought by writing a blog post on OUR current home plumbing. Watch this space.)

[Barry in Portland]

Perhaps some exotic Florida critter, that has adapted its breathing tube to masquerade as suburban housing materials? I'd approach with caution, if I were you.