Quiet bathroom extract fans
Discussion
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
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
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...
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/SLTDK160T.htm...
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.
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.
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.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
http://www.vent-axia.com/silentfan/index.html
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.
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