Extractor Fan In Shower Cubicle

keystone

Oh dear!

Cheers

cwcw

Yeah thanks, as much use as a chocolate fireguard.

The answer to my question.... how can I tell if the fan is low voltage or not.... is clearly one that none of you know, which does beg the question, why respond to the thread?

phill99

cwcw wrote: »

Yeah thanks, as much use as a chocolate fireguard.

The answer to my question.... how can I tell if the fan is low voltage or not.... is clearly one that none of you know, which does beg the question, why respond to the thread?

We are protecting you from yourself.

VfM4meplse

cwcw wrote: »

Yeah thanks, as much use as a chocolate fireguard.

The answer to my question.... how can I tell if the fan is low voltage or not.... is clearly one that none of you know, which does beg the question, why respond to the thread?

Why ask for advice if you're not open to taking it?

Le73Uq86Uv

Is there a on/off switch? If so switch it OFF, then remove cover NOT TOUCHING ANY WIRES and put a meter on it to show what voltage it is.

BUT BETTER IDEA, get and electrician to do it for you.

Electricity and bathrooms can = death.

Johnandabby

You can tell by employing an electrican and getting them to test it. There's a reason why everyone's saying the same - its the right answer..... If you're worried pay for some to look at it, it's a small price for peace of mind.

macman

It's not presumably not actually in the shower cubicle, it's above it on one of the walls.
As it'll be operated by a humidistat, pull cord switch or off the lighting circuit, why do you think it's going to electrocute you?

cwcw

macman wrote: »

It's not presumably not actually in the shower cubicle, it's above it on one of the walls.
As it'll be operated by a humidistat, pull cord switch or off the lighting circuit, why do you think it's going to electrocute you?

No, it's IN the shower cubicle, which is tiled to 3 walls. It is fitted in one of the tiled walls, about 6.5 feet high up.

I have had the cover of numerous times to adjust the settings (it is both humidistat and timer) and of course I've isolated the circuit before doing this (I'm not stupid, despite some of the implications by some on here).

All I am asking for is, given that I can see the wiring, have access to the loft, can see inside the fan, etc etc, is there any simple way to tell the voltage from any of that, before spending £100 for an electrician to tell me something that might be obvious for all I know.

If it is low voltage I intend to replace like for like (I've already had the fan fully off and rewired it back up a couple of times, as well as fitting new light switches like for like in other rooms). If it is not low voltage, I intend to employ an electrician to replace and rewire with a safer version.

edwardw

cwcw wrote: »

No, it's IN the shower cubicle, which is tiled to 3 walls. It is fitted in one of the tiled walls, about 6.5 feet high up.

I have had the cover of numerous times to adjust the settings (it is both humidistat and timer) and of course I've isolated the circuit before doing this (I'm not stupid, despite some of the implications by some on here).

All I am asking for is, given that I can see the wiring, have access to the loft, can see inside the fan, etc etc, is there any simple way to tell the voltage from any of that, before spending £100 for an electrician to tell me something that might be obvious for all I know.

If it is low voltage I intend to replace like for like (I've already had the fan fully off and rewired it back up a couple of times, as well as fitting new light switches like for like in other rooms). If it is not low voltage, I intend to employ an electrician to replace and rewire with a safer version.

The only way of knowing would be to get a multimeter on the live/neutral and see what it gives off!

greyteam1959

I suppose the simple obvious answer is look for the 'rating' plate on the appliance.
Should tell you there ???
Do you know the make of the fan ??
If you don't understand what it says post a pic.