Bathroom Extractor Fan - Quiet

carrievs · May 1, 2013

Could anyone recommend a very quiet bathroom extractor fan that fits in a space about 6 inches square in the ceiling. My neighbours' bathroom fan (below me) is buzzing really loudly in my bedroom. I have offered to pay to replace it with a quiet one. Would this one be OK? It seems very cheap for an extra quiet fan.

Silent 100 Extractor Fan - Just Fans Ltd

The bathroom is only 8ft by 5ft 6ins and the shower is just over the bath - not a power shower. The extractor is not over the bath. All the extractors in the block go up a common vent, go through my loft (I am the top flat) in a plastic pipe and out the roof. There are no windows in any of the bathrooms.
Thank you for your advice
Carrie

Marvo · May 1, 2013

Hi Carrie, welcome to the forum.

Are you sure that there's not a single fan on the common bathroom extraction system? They are often designed this way because if everyone has separate fans into a single duct the system is difficult to balance and when one fan runs it tends to blow the steam into the communal duct and back out again into the neighbours bathrooms as well as out onto the roof.

I can't comment on the exact fan you've linked but for some general info noise is affected by many things. Axial fans which have a propeller type blade are noisier than centrifugal fans which have a blade like a hamster wheel. Also the way the fan is mounted will have a large bearing on the noise you hear.

plugsandsparks · May 1, 2013

Hi and welcome, as Marvo says it may be a communal jobbie, if its not there are a few on the market from Vent Axia and the like but you will need a like to like replacement for airflow as sometimes these silent ones are lower in air change rate.
Also if it is just a stand alone fan for his bathroom you could see if its on a timer and reduce the timer setting. I do this alot for houses as the last thing you need when you go to the loo at night is the fan staying on for 20mins after turning the light off.