Bathroom Fans
My wife and I recently bought our first house, which is, of course, a
fixer-upper. One of our "immediate" repairs is to add fans to the two
bathrooms that don't currently have them (go figure--two bathrooms with
showers, no fans, one half-bath with a fan). What brands would you
recommend?
My wife likes the sound of the fan, so I'm thinking 1.0-2.0 sones would be
great. The main bath is about 65 square feet, while the other is only about
30 (yes, it's really small), though we're considering expanding that one
eventually, so it'd probably get the same size fan as the main bathroom.
I went to Home Depot, as well as my local hardware store, to check out their
selections, but most of the "demo" models were either not plugged in or
broken, so I couldn't test many out.
Also, would the light in a fan/light combination be bright enough to act as
the primary light source?
Thanks in advance,
-David
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because it isnt bright enough, but because its probably not in a good
location. better to also have lights at the mirror itself. keeps the
ladies happy. its also nice when you need to fix/clean something in there
and can brighten it up real good instead of working around your shadow.
randy
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great.
If sound doesn't matter, then pick a fan with the highest CFM rating. Most
decent sized bathrooms work best with approximately 100 CFM units. In ant size
rating there will be a variety of prices, but none are all that costly. Notice
the difference in quality of the pricier ones, like plated hardware, better
paint, etc.
<< Also, would the light in a fan/light combination be bright enough to act as
the primary light source?
NO. You'll need auxilliary lighting over your vanity mirror. And consider one
of the new night-lamp/outlet combos from Pass & Seymour-Lergrand (TM8HWL-ICC).
It has a LED nightlamp set that will probably outlast your house. These are
required in hallways by some building codes but IMHO they're handy as can be
scattered all around the house in dark areas. They come in white, almond and
ivory colors so far, but not brown or black,.so you may have to paint your own.
HTH
Joe
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but, again, my wife has made it clear that she likes some noise from the
fan, so she wouldn't. And we're still newly-wed enough that she gets to
veto. ;-)
Will look into the timer switch. Thanks!
-David
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plenty bright for a small to mid size bath. I kept it on a dimmer, but if
you do not need to dim it a fluorescent lamp could be even brighter.
--
Joseph E. Meehan
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The lights that come in the low noise Panasonic fans aren't. You need
another light. Personally, regardless of what your wife says, I'd put in
Panasonic fans. It's nice not hearing anything when you shower.
--
Bob in CT
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Can be more powerful and quiet. Also use a timer switch so it can run
several minutes after a shower and the bath is empty it will turn off
automatically getting more of the humid air out.
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