extractor fan

  1. W

    Extractor fan ducting

    Im looking for a way to vent a bathroom fan outside. The bathroom is downstairs in a flat and the only way I can route the ducting would be along with the joists, up in the corner of the room with the soil pipe and into the loft and then out through the soffit. Is this okay to do? I would be...
  2. P

    En suite extractor fan with run on timer

    hi, can't suss this, doing an extractor with run on timer, which has led light. Cabled the separate isolation switch, two way to fan, 2 way to jb, light switch l1 to isolator l1 at jb, sperate line feeds to lights, common to line at jb with live feed from lighting ring, neutral has neutral in...
  3. K

    Domestic extractor fan problem/question

    hey, Hoping someone may know more on this than I do. Extractor fan above a shower in an en-suite, in-line fan so unit is up in the loft. I know you can get condensation and "dripping" from the unit. How bad can this get? Had a customer ask me to look at why their fan had stopped working. It...
  4. C

    bathroom lights and extractor fan

    hey guys this is my first thread here and the first time i have tried to do electrician stuff at home so basically the pull cord switch on the ceiling had broken and i couldn't find one exactly the same so i opened it up and i actually managed to fix it and now it actually works but its not the...
    • Centiweasel
    • Thread
    • bathroom extractor extractor fan fan lights
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  5. M

    Which Circuit to put Extractor Fan for Oven (Domestic) on?

    Hello, Planning the new kitchen and trying to work out how disruptive some of the rewiring will be (got to get someone in to move a few sockets and add one for the fridge). It has dawned on me that there is no existing supply for an extractor hood/fan (the one that goes above the cooker). So I...
  6. J

    access panel in ceiling in shower room for extractor fan

    hi guys got asked a question today if it is possible to install an access panel in the ceiling to access extractor fan motor that is within the ceiling iv done some research but cannot find anything on this. I'm sure that if it is possible it would need to be moisture resistant. thanks joe
    • Joe2017
    • Thread
    • access ceiling extractor extractor fan fan panel possible room shower
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. Pat H

    FCU for Extractor fan

    Adding an extractor fan off of a 6A lighting circuit. Installation instructions specify a local isolator (as I would anyway) so 3 pole isolator will be used. Switching L SL and N however should I have an FCU upstream of the live? It would be 6A fused as specified which seems pointless the RCBO...
  8. G

    Help with bathroom extractor fan

    I rarely do any electrical work anymore and seem to have forgotten most of what I've learned. Must be my age. Anyway, I've been asked to add an extractor fan to a bathroom (with timer) I've done this and added a triple-pole isolator. What I'm asking is; how are the connections made at the...
  9. N

    Does a Rewire of Bathroom Have to Have Extractor Fan Installed for Regs?

    Hello, I recently had house re-wired which included bathroom. While the wiring for an extractor fan / isolation switch for one has been installed no actual extractor fan has been. I was wondering whether this is required to for the Electrician to sign-off/for regulations? (My builder...
    • Novice12
    • Thread
    • bathroom builder extractor extractor fan fan first installed regs rewire trying
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. L

    Delay start timer bathroom extractor fan

    Age old problem of the customer wants to have the bathroom extractor to come on with the bathroom lights but doesn't want the fan to run if just going for a number 1 in the middle of the night o_O Having a look about I've pretty much decided on an Air flow icon 15 fan with delay start timer...
    • Leesparkykent
    • Thread
    • bathroom delay direct extractor extractor fan fan https lights module products start timer
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. L

    Bathroom extractor fan - please help

    Hi everyone, I had an extractor fan fitted in my downstairs toilet yesterday. The fan turns on when the light turns on. The problem is that the fan runs for about 15 minutes after I turn the light off. I only need it to run for a minute or 2. According to the instructions the electrician left...
    • Lucy Godlinson
    • Thread
    • bathroom extractor extractor fan fan help instructions light please timer
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  12. haptism

    Bathroom extractor fan without fuse

    Hi, anyone know a make/model of small bathroom extractor fan that does not (according to manufacturers instructions) need to be fused down ? Thanks
    • haptism
    • Thread
    • bathroom circuit extractor extractor fan fan fuse fused isolator lighting without
    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. G

    Extractor Fan - No Rcd

    I just realised that I have a ip45 rated extractor fan in my ensuite, located on the ceiling above the shower, that has no rcd protection. It is controlled via a 3 way switch, that also controls downlights and a light above a cabinet. Should I be worried? Is it safe? How urgently should I get a...
    • GaryWall
    • Thread
    • extractor extractor fan fan fitted protection rcd shower
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. A

    Extractor Fan that dosn't fully shut down!

    Hi All, Hope you guys are all well. I have an annoying issue were my extractor fan as pictured below dosn't fully shut down when switch is flicked to the off position. Its a Kitchen Ceiling extractor fan and I am a DIY'er. I understand that the fan is running on a slow speed until the switch...
    • Abbs
    • Thread
    • extractor extractor fan fan fully
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. D

    Extractor fan on a dimmer switch?

    I am after some advice regarding the of a extractor/humidifier fan in the bathroom. I opted for a two gang dimmer switch in my bathroom which operates four dimmable spotlights ( two on each dimmer) All of which work fine. However, I am having a problem with the extractor/humidifier. The...
    • deanomc
    • Thread
    • dimmer dimmer switch extractor extractor fan fan switch
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. K

    Smoke extractor fan?

    Flat conversion project and one flat is accessed via the first floor but actually is on the second floor. Regs guy initially said a AOV would be required at the head of the second floor stairs, then changed his mind if there was an entrance lobby - great, we thought; and constructed a lobby...
    • Ken_Johnson
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    • extractor extractor fan fan smoke
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. N

    Induced voltage keeping my extractor fan stuck ON

    Morning All! Firstly sorry if this is in the wrong section, it wouldn't let me post in the DIY bit where i thought this should have gone. I've got a problem with my extractor fan staying on (new installation) It's a 'manrose' inline extractor fan with a timer. i've searched countless...
    • Nathan Tolhurst
    • Thread
    • extractor extractor fan fan induced lights running stuck switched voltage volts
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. U

    Extractor fan advice

    Hi all, My flat's kitchen has an integrated extractor hood currently setup as a recirculator. Above this on the ceiling but slightly offset from the extractor hood is an axial fan connected to ducting to exterior wall via about 3-4m of ducting with 2 90 degree bends. I'm thinking of changing...
  19. W

    Bathroom extractor fan: what's needed?

    I want an extractor fan in my bathroom that is controlled by a wall-mounted switch that will be located outside the bathroom. I haven't chosen the fan yet and I haven't decided if I will tackle the job myself or get somebody in. So, just researching what is needed..... The fan will not have a...
    • welland99
    • Thread
    • bathroom extractor extractor fan fan needed what's
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. T

    Fitting an extractor fan into a lighting circuit

    I currently have the bathroom light wired as per photo via a junction box. I'm needing to add an extractor fan to the bathroom lighting circuit. The fan has three connection points... Constant live, switched live and neutral. I know it needs to go through a fan switch on/off. How do I wire it...
    • Toon2309
    • Thread
    • bathroom circuit extractor extractor fan fan fitting junction lighting lighting circuit through
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice

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