Bathroom extractor fan moisture absorber??

evansc1

In my head, there is no reason why this shouldn't exist... but if it doesn't exist...don't go stealing my idea :rotfl:

I need to get an extractor fan fitted in the bathroom. There isn't one there at the moment and the shower that we will be installing is 3m away from the only external wall.

Want to get a ceiling extractor fan and the absolute ideal would be one that fits in place in the eaves and absorbs the moisture...or does something to it that means I don't need to have anything leading outside.

Does this exist? Can't find anything online...

Furts

Countless consumers need to get an extract fitted, or so they think. If they also want minimum cost, nothing leading outside, sustainable, no maintenance and so on they could do what human beings did for generations with bathrooms. This was to open the window.

To this the same generations dried down the walls and the bath and/or shower. Hey presto, no need for an extract fan.

Kiran

I think you are basically talking about a ceiling mounted dehumidifier. For it to be an extractor it would have to extract somewhere. Viability of moisture absorbent pads would be unlikely. I think you'd need to keep changing them.

evansc1

Furts wrote: »

Countless consumers need to get an extract fitted, or so they think. If they also want minimum cost, nothing leading outside, sustainable, no maintenance and so on they could do what human beings did for generations with bathrooms. This was to open the window.

To this the same generations dried down the walls and the bath and/or shower. Hey presto, no need for an extract fan.

Rightio - you try having a window open in the middle of winter and let me know how stiff your nips get when you get out of the shower okaaay?

Do see where you are coming from mind...

stator

Only £1500, bargain:

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Furts

evansc1 wrote: »

Rightio - you try having a window open in the middle of winter and let me know how stiff your nips get when you get out of the shower okaaay?

Do see where you are coming from mind...

But also consider this. The extract sucks the air of of the shower room, so cold air has to enter your home somewhere in order to replace this. One can keep this cold air contained to just the shower room, and this might just be by the use of trickle vents and night latch settings. No need for a blizzard coming into the room freezing any dangly bits.

Whilst my post may sound facetious, there is a logic to it!

Kiran

True, the other possibility, although overkill would be a positive pressure unit and trickle vents/night latch combination as Furts says. Going to the extreme you would need the heated version to avoid cold air being brought in. For the record, this is not a suggestion, even though it would work.