Electrician's tricky bathroom fan replacement...

[@tonywatson1412]

Del....this is one of those 10min. jobs everybody talks about.....never seen one yet ...😊 / and then the body twists slightly..., blade hits the side.....and back to square one.....yip 10mins 😮

[@abdulseaforth6930]

You’re soooo right Tony!

[@gadgetman36]

In ceilings it's generally better to fit an Inline fan unit in the loft connected with ducting to a vent in the ceiling, with the other end of the ducting going oυtside through the loft via a wall or roof vent. They have twice the power of an axial fan.

[@falsernet]

Was thinking the same thing and I actually did the same conversion myself. Although when I was researching, it looks like people online rarely make the conversion from ceiling to inline fans.

[@TheChipmunk2008]

@@falsernet yes. A trick I learned a long time ago is a couple of blind 20mm grommets on each fixing, one above one below, as an antivibration damper. Amazing how much it cuts the noise down. One installation the house was so rattly (1980s build) that we ended up suspending the inline fan from jack chain from the rafters!

[@falsernet]

@@TheChipmunk2008 that's a great idea and if I ever come across vibration issues I might steal it. Luckily so far mine have been very quiet and most noise is just the air moving - and for the premium price of centrifugal inlines I'd hope so. From googling, the cheaper alternative 'axial' inlines (same tech as ceiling mount) are typically noisier

[@davidfincham5181]

Should use a centrifugal fan in this situation with a back draught shutter. An overrun timer will also be required if there’s no opening window

[@abdulseaforth6930]

This is the kind of work I do- fed up with it. At the mercy of the previous installer, where in domestic, its by someone lacking in knowledge, or someone that’s ‘just come up (from the village)’

[@APEXGuerilla]

Good luck anyone replacing that...damnation 😂😂

[@thehonestreviewer7824]

defo needs a back draft shutter and likely a condensation trap

[@TheChipmunk2008]

+several million for condensate trap. And avoid spiral flexiduct where possible, you can get smoothwall semi flexible which is a lot less of a dust trap/moisture trap

[@niallmolloy1665]

I wouldn't fit a draft shutter on a trickle fan, them vent axia ones aren't powerful enough to open the shutters on trickle, just about good enough when they're vented through an external wall, never mind ducted through the ceiling

[@oninbridders]

There is a lot of movement to that fan when it's switched off. That must bear sign of something

[@areejissam301]

How long have been working as an eletrician

[@glenmarshall4980]

He's been an Electrician for over 50 years

[@TheChipmunk2008]

@@glenmarshall4980 yep, proper old school 'time served' sparky, but one who's kept up to date

[@shornsparks20005]

Fans are awful things to fit and the design is ridiculous they always are a struggle somebody should come up with a decent one that's a lot more friendly to fit

[@TheChipmunk2008]

And standardized fixings across ranges please... the number of times we just end up drilling the new fan for the old fixings, esp on 12.5mm plasterboard

[@craigrobertsonmsc.6260]

0:45 EE sounds a bit short of breath. About to 'conk out' perhaps.

[@Land-of-reason]

You don’t sound very fit Delroy.

[@carlbeech9497]

a bit of ct1 would have sorted thst in 2 minutes . It holds while it sets as well so wouldn't even need to get on fixing to hold. Worth getting a tube for the van for situations like this

[@garrymca8336]

How do you then maintain the fan? Poor chap that comes next is ripping down the plasterboard just to swap a fan 🤣

[@carlbeech9497]

@@garrymca8336 multi tool with scraper blade gwtsbotnoff easy just have to re ct1 it again. Tbf I'm.gone by then not my problem 🤣

[@TheChipmunk2008]

@@carlbeech9497 Just don't use gripfill, the bathroom fitter's friend... LOL