mylady: We installed it a couple of months ago during our master bath remodel. Yes, you can easily carry on a conversation with it on, I was actually surprised at how quiet it is. The sound of the fan is slow low that once I step into the master bedroom, if the door is open, I can barely hear it and when it's shut, I don't hear it at all. On the other hand, the fans in our other bathrooms are as loud as blow dryers and can be heard all over the house. At 8x10, our bathroom isn't that big either. We installed it front of the shower which is pretty much the center of the room, and painted the ceilings an off white with a slight blue tint. The fixture sort of blends in and is plain enough that it really isn't noticed.

Lkplatow - Thanks for the feedback. I did look at can light/fan combos but the CFMs seemed to only hit about 70 which is lower than I should go with. Do you happen to know what the kelvin temp of the pinkish bulb was? Alex - I did see that about the 20 amp circuit. I'm assuming that's not typical and is something that needs added. The bathroom switches are GFCI. I don't know how relevant that is. After talking with DH I think we're going to pass on the heater. He runs on the warm side so he's not excited about it. I'm not a morning person and I like sleeping in a cold room but dislike dragging myself out of bed in the cold I was joking I might just fall back asleep in the bathroom if we get a heater. :) I want the fan on a timer and he can't understand why it's necessary. Scargoz - The mold was on the window and a tiny bit on the upper wall/ceiling area. It's from moisture just hanging out and not being vented out. I'm going to try the paper thing out of curiosity now. It certainly makes noise but I can't imagine it's sucking air real well. Main bath I think I'm going to pick the NuTone AN110L. (fan/light) build.com/nutone-an110l Master bath I'm leaning toward the Panasonic WhisperFit EZ FV-0811VFL5. (fan/light/night light) If I go with the WhisperFit I guess I'd have the fan and light put on a double switch then the night light and vanity would be on separate switches. build.com/panasonic-fv-08-11vfl5-whisperfit There's also NuTone RN110L I think I'll throw back in the running for the master bath. Also has fan/light/night light. build.com/nutone-rn110l Specs for the NuTone RN110L mention "QStreamTM Sound Technology • Airflow-smoothing baffles reduce turbulence QFlowTM Damper Technology • When fan is on, damper position in the airstream is minimized to reduce static pressure and noise • When fan is off, damper provides a tight seal to prevent back drafts" Panasonic doesn't mention anything like that but maybe it's all marketing heehaw anyhow. As for noise our current fans are supposedly 2.5 sones and I honestly don't mind the noise but you can't hear much of anything else on the other side of the door if you're the one in the bathroom. All the fans I'm looking at should seem quiet in comparison. I think 1.3 is the highest.

Yes, that’s exactly what color temperature measures - there can be some minor hue variations but nothing jarring. Here’s a photo to illustrate. If he were to install 5000K daylight recessed lights you would definitely see the difference, but if everything is 3000K you’ll be good.

Is there no roof structure - rafters - which you can run between or mount an interior side fan? If you mount an exterior side fan, look at Fantech to find smaller cfm models suitable for a residential sized bathroom. If you have deep snow, you may want to curb it, or keep the fan interior side with a gooseneck vent cap.