Bathroom Ceiling Fan
Hi Stan- If you know anything about this or if you could send out an APB, we have a completely flat room and need to replace our bathroom fan.
It still has the Redmond Motor from Owosso Michigan which is now out of business.
I looked online and found Broun and Ventline. If anyone has gone thru this replacement and can give us any recommendations, we'd so appreciate it.
SH and LH
Stan and LH,
We replaced our vent fan recently as part of a major renovation of the master bedroom’s existing ¾-bath.
I believe the fan that was put in is a Panasonic. It is very quiet but pulls a lot of air. It has a stepped-program push button operation that allows for 5, 10, 15, and 30-minute run periods that you can override.
The contractor framed a boxed-in curb up on the roof and cut the opening through the roof and decking to fit the new fan (it is in a different location than the old one). The fan motor sits inside this curb. On top of the roof, they roofed-in the sides of the curb and finished it with a sheet metal cap and vent. It went thru the big snowstorm last winter with no leaks anywhere.
All you see inside the bathroom is the plastic inlet grille for the fan. The new ceiling in the bathroom is sheetrock that was screwed direct to the existing T&G roof decking. If you want to know the exact model number of the new fan, let me know and I’ll check at home. We have the paperwork there. We are in Beaverton. If you’d like to see the bathroom sometime, let me know.
Regards,
KJ
LH
We were able to just replace the motor for our ceiling fan in the bathroom (and I spray painted the cover). I think we found the motor at Johnstone Supply. Call me if this is what you want to do and I will check with my contractor as to exactly where he got it.
JH
Hi All,
My bathroom fans were clanging away with the high winds. Long ago a workman lined the fan edges but still they make noise upon opening and closing.
Has anyone found a solution for that problem?
Thanks,
TV
Our bathroom fans were terrible---we could never control the temperature in those spaces because they were letting out so much heat. there were no dampers that anyone sold anywhere to fix the problem.
On our neverending saga to find a solution, we finally had a guy custom fit fans on our roof. and we have never had any other issues with it.
He did a great job. his name is Randy with american contracting. Same guy who installed our mini-split. 503-407-5806
[email protected]
--JB
I was having that trouble today also. I think if you shove some filter foam in the outside opening it may work. It's the type of foam that water travels through easily but traps larger particles, so it shouldn't interfere will the exhaust. It should diffuse the negative pressure that the wind is creating. HomeDepot near the piping and pond supplies, or Petsmart would have something like that in the filter areas. There's also a Pond supply on the north side Canyon next to the Fred Meyers called Tranquility Ponds that might have some stuff also. I believe Michaels and Mills End is worth a try. You'll look for a foam that you can see through well when held up to the light and stretches out.
AM
Hi Again,
For those of you who used Troy at A-1, did you get new fans from him?? If so, are they quieter during storms?
Apparently, according to Ricardo, they have a fan with dampers made of a rubberized material instead of metal, thus less noisy (not when in use, but during high winds).
TV
Hey TV,
We did have A-1 install our roof. Under the fan roof vent cap is a flap made out of the same material as the roof. They work well and don't make any noise. I bought my fans from home depot. I had to use long screws to center the fan housing in the larger hole in the tongue and groove ceiling.
I hope this helps
MM
TV,
We didn't use A-1 but I'm very happy with our fan replacement, so here ya go...
We replaced our fans (while replacing the roof) and used the Panasonic models. They look good (simple, square grille), they're very quiet (running) and are completely silent during windy storms :)
Let me know if you want model numbers or photos of the finished installation. (or come by and take a look)
AG
It still has the Redmond Motor from Owosso Michigan which is now out of business.
I looked online and found Broun and Ventline. If anyone has gone thru this replacement and can give us any recommendations, we'd so appreciate it.
SH and LH
Stan and LH,
We replaced our vent fan recently as part of a major renovation of the master bedroom’s existing ¾-bath.
I believe the fan that was put in is a Panasonic. It is very quiet but pulls a lot of air. It has a stepped-program push button operation that allows for 5, 10, 15, and 30-minute run periods that you can override.
The contractor framed a boxed-in curb up on the roof and cut the opening through the roof and decking to fit the new fan (it is in a different location than the old one). The fan motor sits inside this curb. On top of the roof, they roofed-in the sides of the curb and finished it with a sheet metal cap and vent. It went thru the big snowstorm last winter with no leaks anywhere.
All you see inside the bathroom is the plastic inlet grille for the fan. The new ceiling in the bathroom is sheetrock that was screwed direct to the existing T&G roof decking. If you want to know the exact model number of the new fan, let me know and I’ll check at home. We have the paperwork there. We are in Beaverton. If you’d like to see the bathroom sometime, let me know.
Regards,
KJ
LH
We were able to just replace the motor for our ceiling fan in the bathroom (and I spray painted the cover). I think we found the motor at Johnstone Supply. Call me if this is what you want to do and I will check with my contractor as to exactly where he got it.
JH
Hi All,
My bathroom fans were clanging away with the high winds. Long ago a workman lined the fan edges but still they make noise upon opening and closing.
Has anyone found a solution for that problem?
Thanks,
TV
Our bathroom fans were terrible---we could never control the temperature in those spaces because they were letting out so much heat. there were no dampers that anyone sold anywhere to fix the problem.
On our neverending saga to find a solution, we finally had a guy custom fit fans on our roof. and we have never had any other issues with it.
He did a great job. his name is Randy with american contracting. Same guy who installed our mini-split. 503-407-5806
[email protected]
--JB
I was having that trouble today also. I think if you shove some filter foam in the outside opening it may work. It's the type of foam that water travels through easily but traps larger particles, so it shouldn't interfere will the exhaust. It should diffuse the negative pressure that the wind is creating. HomeDepot near the piping and pond supplies, or Petsmart would have something like that in the filter areas. There's also a Pond supply on the north side Canyon next to the Fred Meyers called Tranquility Ponds that might have some stuff also. I believe Michaels and Mills End is worth a try. You'll look for a foam that you can see through well when held up to the light and stretches out.
AM
Hi Again,
For those of you who used Troy at A-1, did you get new fans from him?? If so, are they quieter during storms?
Apparently, according to Ricardo, they have a fan with dampers made of a rubberized material instead of metal, thus less noisy (not when in use, but during high winds).
TV
Hey TV,
We did have A-1 install our roof. Under the fan roof vent cap is a flap made out of the same material as the roof. They work well and don't make any noise. I bought my fans from home depot. I had to use long screws to center the fan housing in the larger hole in the tongue and groove ceiling.
I hope this helps
MM
TV,
We didn't use A-1 but I'm very happy with our fan replacement, so here ya go...
We replaced our fans (while replacing the roof) and used the Panasonic models. They look good (simple, square grille), they're very quiet (running) and are completely silent during windy storms :)
Let me know if you want model numbers or photos of the finished installation. (or come by and take a look)
AG