Bathroom fans - Any recommendations?

BaileyB

We need a fan for over the bath as there is far to much steam in there at the moment.

I would rather buy the fan as know its a decent one and get someone to fit that than the other way round.

The bathroom is in a single extension (flat roof) so would like it straight above the shower and straight out in to the fascia board.

Seen a few posts recommend Vent-Axia, are these any good?

I would need a kit then, or buy them as seperate units?

any recommendations would be great

cyclonebri1

If it's going straight over the shower you need an inline item or external unit, not a mains units "under water".

Go big, min 6" if you expect it to be effective, order online and forget the sheds.

Furts

I had one recently from the Screw Fix catalogue. Utterly useless, and lasted six months before it was worn out. Screw Fix should be ashamed at selling such rubbish!

The moral is to buy a respected brand like Manrose, Vent Axia...and avoid small, in line, units that are made in a back garden shed somewhere in China.

lstar337

Try to get a humidistat controlled unit, they will come on if moisture is present regardless of whether the light is on.

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

If it's going straight over the shower you need an inline item or external unit, not a mains units "under water".

Not sure what the regulations say, but on our new build the fan is placed central to the length of the bath tub and we have a shower over a P shape bath tub. The fan is not that far away from the the shower but not directly above it. I thought it was odd to have it so close.

andyhop

Xpelair dx200. Various options

If space allows for for a xpelair XID100, again various options. Fit with a ceiling diffuser.

We have use both over the last 7 yrs and failures are rare. The XID manages the steam of a 300mm hansgrohe shower head with ease

BaileyB

Thanks will looks into the suggestions

ispookie666

Timer is must but the ones with humidistat would be grand.
I'm in the process of fitting standalone humidity controller to my extractor - Not sure how to wire the whole thing - but with DIY help will get there.
Have a look at Zoning in bath/wet areas.

PasturesNew

Mine is a horrible fan ... scares the bejeezus out of me it clatters so much ... I can't use the bathroom after dark (unless I climb up a ladder to turn the fan off, which I must get round to doing some time) .... I can't tell you the name as it's dark and I'd have to turn the light on to see it - and once the light goes on, the clattering starts.

[Deleted User]

I had a bathroom fan for 15 years or more. I used to leave it running from when I got up in the morning until bedtime, and never made any difference at all. The bathroom was still black with mould, so I never bothered replacing it when it kicked the bucket.

cyclonebri1

lstar337 wrote: »

Try to get a humidistat controlled unit, they will come on if moisture is present regardless of whether the light is on.

Not sure what the regulations say, but on our new build the fan is placed central to the length of the bath tub and we have a shower over a P shape bath tub. The fan is not that far away from the the shower but not directly above it. I thought it was odd to have it so close.

If it is a new build the fan will comply to new regs.
I'm rusty, there is 1 zone over, the bath, 1 zone within the wet room and a safe zone,

Extractors are rated, or not rated for these zones

lemon26

Hi, we've got a Vent Axia ACM 100, which is really designed for commercial installations, and I think it's great. It's quiet (can't really hear it and it's just above the shower in the loft), gets rid of the steam really quickly and has a run-on timer which we can set between 3-20 minutes or so after it's turned off. It is more expensive that 'domestic' fans but I'd really recommend it.

One thing to consider is the wiring-in. My partner's parents have theirs set to come on when the light is turned on (their's is noisy too...) so going to the bathroom during the night means you get the fan on. Our electrician suggested that we put a double switch in the landing where the light switch (single was). we've now got one switch for lights and one switch for fan so don't get disturbed if one of us gets up in teh night - not that we'd notice as it's so quiet.