Bummed Out By Bath Fan
My sister and I ran through HD tonight. I looked at the bathroom exhaust fans that they had on display. First, I was shocked to see that you can spend $13 for a fan, or you can spend well over $100. Bad news is that there is only one cheapie, and it uses a smaller drywall hole than what is already cut out. I am trying to avoid filling in an inch and a half gap.
And the units they had were all by one manufacturer. There is no choice? The grilles were all plasticky. I think I'll just have to get over that - and admit that they are more attractive than my old silver metal one.
I've checked online, and Lowes has similar units (same maufacturer under a different name).
Mike suggested that I just replace the motor, and that sounds like a good idea to me. I don't think HD had any motors. I will hit the internet and see what I can find. So for now, looks like my bathroom will be a sauna.
And the units they had were all by one manufacturer. There is no choice? The grilles were all plasticky. I think I'll just have to get over that - and admit that they are more attractive than my old silver metal one.
I've checked online, and Lowes has similar units (same maufacturer under a different name).
Mike suggested that I just replace the motor, and that sounds like a good idea to me. I don't think HD had any motors. I will hit the internet and see what I can find. So for now, looks like my bathroom will be a sauna.
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Lowes has just the motors, I know. I replaced my fan last week, and ended up using most of the guts of the fan I bought, but not the metal mounting box because I couldn't get to it from the attic. So I was able to do it all from inside the bathroom.
There's a metal plate that divides the fan housing into two sections (above the fan and below it, essentially). That's probably removable, and you can get to the motor that way, without having to get into the attic.
I hope this helps make the job easier for you. I'd like for the 4 hours I spent crawling in the attic and cussing to do some good for somebody.
Thanks, Mike. That's good news - and I was headed to Lowes tomorrow anyway. I took out the motor and wrote down all the info printed on it. I think I'll take the motor with me too.
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