bathroom ventilation fan with or without light?
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Easy replacement for an old bathroom ventilation fan?
Comments (14)Ours in Broan Model 652, which looks like the above pictures. As Father Thomas wrote above, there are two slotted screws which go into the fan/light assembly. Those screws go through two keyhole slotted tabs which are part of the grill assembly. You'll need to shine a flashlight up into the fins to see them. In ours, the screws are 3-slots away from the "B" of both Broan badges. Loosen the screws enough so that the entire vent cover can rotate counterclockwise a little. This movement will align the screw heads with the wider opening of keyhole slotted tabs, thus allowing tabs to pass down over the screw heads, for removal of the grill assembly. From there, you can easily access the light bulb. To reassemble, align the screw heads with the larger opening of the keyhole slotted tabs, raise the assembly so that the screw heads pass through the tabs, then rotate the assembly a tiny bit clockwise so that the screws are aligned in the narrow ends of the slotted tabs. Tighten the screws enough to snug it up to the ceiling, but not so tight that it bends the aluminum. While you have the grill off, you might want to clean the fan and vent, which is fairly simple. Remove the 1/4" hex screw which is located near one of the long screws loosened to remove the grill. When the hex screw is removed, the entire fan/light module will swing down on a “hinge”. That motion results in unplugging the fan and light from the receptacle inside the 12X12 housing. Then slide the lowered fan/light module from the hinged peg, to completely remove the assembly from the housing....See MoreFavorite bathroom vent fan to replace WhisperFit-Lite?
Comments (8)Thanks--your timing is impeccable since we still haven't gotten around to this and I was just working on figuring out exactly which fan to get! We've decided to stick with Panasonic in spite of our bad experience because it is the easiest to fit into the space (same size) and everyone else seems to have good experiences with them, so hopefully ours was just a lemon. Do you have recommendations of specific Panasonics other than the Whisper Fit Lite, though? Our current dead fan is theoretically more than powerful enough for the space (twice what we need based on the linked site) and as far as we know the ducting is good to go (was put in when the fan was four years ago) but we never got very good venting from the first fan. Possibly whatever caused it to die was also he cause of the earlier issues, though....See MoreBathroom fan with light ideas
Comments (10)I feel like Lowes used to sell something a bit like the one you linked -- nickel ring with frosted glass globe -- but the fan and light could be wired to separate switches. What don't you like about that? If you're not feeling it, maybe you should put the fan there (white kind, painted to match the ceiling) and put a separate light that you like over the mirror or wherever... I see they have some other styles that I haven't tried and can't vouch for... Home Depot: Here's a cool one available on Houzz:...See MoreBathroom ventilation fan Panasonic FV-11VH2
Comments (15)Although I have had a vent fan most of my adult life, I have never gotten used to turning it on during a shower. In many of my bathrooms, that would have been a drafty proposition, so turning it on after the shower was preferred. That, however, means that the condensation has already occurred. Finally having a new window, so that cold air does not infiltrate from outside, and a fan silent enough to hear the radio over its noise has been great. But I still find that I forget to turn it on. So for me, I have one that turns on with motion and with humidity. We keep the door to the room closed so that it does not turn on from movement in the hall. Joe Macker, I have something that fixes the smell problem almost entirely, so that the person making the smell does not even have to smell it. The Toto bidet seat with a charcoal filter (I have the next-to top-of-the-line model) does the trick quite nicely. It also does wash and dry and can also provide a heated seat....See MorePatrick Blackmon (8a)
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