Old Work Bathroom Exhaust Fan

Bathroom fan maintenance before cleaning your fan turn it off at the switch or circuit breaker.

Old work bathroom exhaust fan.

Cut the ductwork only as long as needed. Here this old house general contractor tom silva shows the proper way to install a bath vent fan. After removing the cover from the fan place it on a towel and vacuum it using a brush attachment. A decent bath fan for the price.

The broan qtx series quiet 150 cfm ceiling the broan qtx series quiet 150 cfm ceiling exhaust bath fan energy star qualified helps ventilate your bathroom. The guys ran 4 flexible duct between the fan and the soffit cutting it to length. I replaced a 30 year old nutone fan with this one. Other venting options includes running the duct up through the roof or down through the soffit.

I chose it because of the easy retrofit. Broan nutone exhaust ventilation fans allow your home to exhale eliminating humidity odor and airborne particulates from your bathrooms closets mud room laundry work out space and more. The fan features 1 4 sones for quiet operation and vents moisture in bathrooms up to 135 sq. I still had to work from the attic side because the 3 inch vent pipe had been cobbled in there and it would have been difficult to attach it to the new fan from below.

While leaving extra length may help during the installation your bathroom fan will have to work harder to move air through.