Quiet bathroom extract fans

[Woody]

Guys,
Looking to replace the extract fans in the bathrooms at home.
The current ones have the bearings on the way out I think - getting quite noisey.
Would like the replacement to be quieter than the average extract fan.
Will be a standard 4 inch extract with run on timer etc.

My mate had a really cool one that had a powered opening iris at the front (bathroom side) so you didn't get any wind noise & draft when not in use. But he can't remember what make it was!

Anyone have any recommendations?

Cheers!

Chris

[V8RX7]

If the fans are in the ceiling and you have a loft above, then get the remote type - IE the fan is 3' or so away from the hole therefore it's very quiet.

[voicey]

This is what I have - all you can hear is the air rushing up the vent.

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/SLTDK160T.htm...

[DoubleSix]

I believe V8RX7 is referring to an inline fan and indeed these are the way forward. My electrician recommended we fit them and boy what a difference! They also have a much higher extraction capacity.

You literally barely notice they are on, just a faint/distant hum but nothing compared to a crappy wall mounted job. The worst is when the wall mounted ones are fitted to a stud wall and you get all the acoustic vibrations amplifying the noise.

So yes, fit an inline fan securely to a rafter in the loft above or elsewhere if possible.

[VoziKaoFangio]

V8RX7 said:

If the fans are in the ceiling and you have a loft above, then get the remote type - IE the fan is 3' or so away from the hole therefore it's very quiet.

That's all well and good until the daft arsed electrician installs it three feet away from the bathroom - right over my bed! ARGH.

[Riff Raff]

DoubleSix said:

The worst is when the wall mounted ones are fitted to a stud wall and you get all the acoustic vibrations amplifying the noise.

Or a plasterboard ceiling. I've found that mounting the fans on rubber tap washers helps cut down on the noise.

[Woody]

Should have mentioned that the current fans are wall mount.

[V8RX7]

Woody said:

Should have mentioned that the current fans are wall mount.

Typical !

The first thread EVER, where everyone agrees and it's no good for you.

[DoubleSix]

Woody said:

Should have mentioned that the current fans are wall mount.

Doesn't mean they can't be swapped to inline depending on layout.

[505diff]

Try an envirovent wall fan for about £35.00 I fit loads of them, 1st thing customers ask 'is it on?' They are very quiet plus 5 year warranty

[Woody]

505diff said:

Try an envirovent wall fan for about £35.00 I fit loads of them, 1st thing customers ask 'is it on?' They are very quiet plus 5 year warranty

Thanks for that.
Where's a good place to get one?

[eatontrifles]

Try and get one with a humidistat (or fit an external humidistat controller) so that it only stops when it has actually done the job it is designed to do.

[Brite spark]

Vent axia "silent fan" don't know about the cost though, or how much air you need it to move....

http://www.vent-axia.com/silentfan/index.html

[defblade]

Woody said:

My mate had a really cool one that had a powered opening iris at the front (bathroom side) so you didn't get any wind noise & draft when not in use. But he can't remember what make it was!

Airflow Icon.

We've just fitted one and it's much better than the ventaxia that came out. More push, less noise running and the iris doesn't bang in the wind like the "backdraft eliminator" on the ventaxia did.