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  1. O

    Extractor for 2 bathrooms

    So, got a client in a concrete structured block of flats - 2 bathrooms with "wall to wall" windows so nowhere to put extractor fans. Fortunately between the 2 rooms is a cupboard - so I'm thinking of putting a single extractor in the cupboard and running the ducting in the cupboard then a...
  2. Z

    Bathroom extractor fan hole cutting.

    Hi folks I wanted to install an extractor fan in my bathroom. I'm unsure about drilling a hole in the wall incase I wreck the bathroom tiles. I'm adding a photo that I have taken. If anyone has carried out this task without damaging the tiles, please can you tell me which tool bit you used...
  3. A

    Bathroom extractor switch

    Hello I have changed the switch for my bathroom fan extractor. The first picture is how it was initially wired. The 2nd pic is of the old switch. The 3rd picture is how i have i wired the new switch. The issue is there is electric current in the outter screw when touching with a tester. Is...
  4. P

    Humidistat problem it just won’t knock the extractor fan off

    hi everyone, my first post I’ve got a s&p HIG2 humidistat in my bathroom which has worked brilliantly for the last 14 months. Last weekend the fan just won’t stop it’s running constantly, I’ve ajusted both settings to low and still no joy Ended up turning off the isolator switch but that also...
  5. O

    "low" extractor fan ..........

    OK, its best to mount extractor fans high on walls, or in ceilings but how effective would one be mounted lower down the wall? scenario - the outside wall is part wall and mainly sloping ceiling - so its possible to mount the fan at waist height and then have a short run down to the eaves. Any...
  6. I

    Elta fan help

    Hi, I hope you can help, we have an elta raptor fan sda400 4-1, taken from a pub. My electrician friend tried to wire it into the controller on the hood but the fan stayed at 1 speed very slow and made a vroom noise ask it went round. It was originally wired into a cut off switch but I just want...
  7. S

    IPX4 or 5 needed for extractor over bath with shower mixer tap?

    Hi all. I need to fit an extractor fan on the wall above my bath. The bath has a shower mixer tap, but due to the slope of the roof this will not be used for showering but to rinse hair etc in bath - the shower handset clip is mounted just above the bath - photo attached. I'm unsure about the...
  8. P

    Extractor Fan Vent + Transformer

    Hullo. I was having work done by a builder who turned out to be rogue, new builder took over job and told me that he would need to change the extractor fan I had chosen as is wasn't 2.25m in height from the bottom of the bath. He changed it to another one, but when I checked it it wasn't...
  9. R

    Can anyone ID this 'bathroom extractor fan' (as was??)

    Hi Been asked to sort some bits out at a flat and found this behind a ventilation screen. I assume it was the backing of a centrifugal fan and someone has tried to do an imaginative DIY fix?? Just to confirm, the box is surface mounted. The vent from the box is at the top . Wonder if anyone has...
  10. Sigurd

    Powering extractor fans

    We are installing two extractor fans in a church hall which is used fro meetings, lectures, etc. Also occasionally for Lent lunches and coffee mornings. As you can guess, finance is an issue. Is it safe and legal to power these from standard 13 amp sockets (which are fed from professionally...
  11. Steve Lazzareo

    Extractor fan wiring help

    Hi, I am looking to replace my old extractor fan in the toilet with a new one (Manrose VNF100S). There are 4 wires (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green/Yellow). The old fan was operated by switching the light on and would stay on for a few minutes after the light was switched off. There were 3 wires in...
  12. D

    Bathroom Extractor Fan Help

    Any help for this problem is massively appreciated. I live in an apartment block and my extractor fan is bust. Took it off hoping to replace it myself, but I'm honestly not sure what type of fan I'd be needing. I know I'd need a timer fan, because the wiring is there, but the vent is so small -...
  13. ChipFanDave

    Extractor fan through a timber frame wall.

    Hi any one got some advice on putting a cooker extractor hood discharge through timber frame house wall. Reason I ask is that I use to work (labourer) on timber frame houses a long time ago and think there could be some sort o guide lines related to going through the timber wall and membrane ...
  14. W

    Extractor Fan installation Help

    Hi I'm new here and hoping someone might be able to give me some advise on my extractor fan. I have purchased Vent-Axia VASF100T fan and when I have come to install it is is not working, not sure whether it is me or the fan. The fan is controlled by a lighting switch out side the room and the...
  15. M

    Commercial extractor fan help please

    https://www.electricalcounter.co.uk/products/Ventilation/Extractor+Fans+%26+Ducting/National+Ventilation/Commercial/Axial/Heavy+Duty+Fans/Monsoon+250mm+Axial+Heavy+Duty+Plate+Fan+1Ph+DP+IP65+1%2C130m%B3%2Fhr/132324005 Can I just connect this straight into a s/f spur??? Doesn't need a speed...
  16. V

    six inch extractor fan

    Hi guys I'm about to fit a six inch kitchen fan, the wall is constructed of engineering brick the mortar holding the wall together is very old and crumbling any tips about doing this job without brining the wall down ??
  17. P

    First post and (probably) stupid question on replacing an extractor

    Hi there, first post that I’m hoping my totally novice terminology will make sense to people... I had an envirovent silent 100ht installed but want to replace with a simpler silent 100s (that turned up today). I’ve removed the cover of the existing and notice the power cable has three cores...
  18. J

    Bathroom extractor fan

    Installing a extractor fan from a light fitting Any help would be appreciated
  19. C

    Xpelair XIM X 100 inline extractor fan

    hi, I'm in need of a little help, I have bought an inline extractor fan, the booklet shows I can fit a 3 pin plug to it or hard wire with a switch, I want to use a plug but I am not sure if I have wired it on correct as it has no power, I was wondering if anyone could advise, the diagram shows...
  20. BeeJay2

    Electrician Jobs Cooker extractor fan fault, tripping consumer unit.

    Hi, The overhead cooker extractor fan suddenly kicked in whilst switched off at the control!! There was a click from it & it fired up, the unit started to run with the light also coming on. I could only stop it by switching of at it's isolater. Later when cooking, we had it running, when there...

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