Drying the ceiling

fan bodging

A computer case fan connected to a hole in the ceiling with a "duct" made of cardboard from a cereal box.

The other day we had a leak from some of the pipework in our bathroom. Fortunately nothing too serious, and the plumber sorted it out quickly (once I'd determined it was beyond my own skills) - but it had dripped through the bathroom floor and the ceiling of the downstairs loo below; a lot of moisture got trapped in the space between the ceiling and the floor above it.

That was going to take a while to dry out on its own, so I rigged up something to create some airflow.

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