An insulation company put in electrical fans in our bathrooms recently at a cost of €250 each. They don't make any difference and the room still fills up with condensation. Is their a better fan we can get please?
You can buy bathroom extractor fans in B&Q or Woodies or online (try screwfix.ie).
The two most important things you need to check for are Extraction Rate and Noise Level (you want it to extract as much air as possible whilst making the least amount of noise).
One other thing that might be important to you is whether it has a timer or not (i.e. can you set it to stay on for a certain amount of time after the light is switched off)
Thank you PJ. Would you know which are the best please? Their is a 15 minute timer set on the ones that were installed recently, but absolutely no suction.
Do you know if it's an inline extractor like this
or a wall / ceiling mounted extractor like this
One often overlooked factor is the ability to draw air. If the bathroom door for example as inadequate gap on the bottom of the door then the fan is at a severe disadvantage. These things have to be thought out holistically and not just bigger fan win!
PJ I'm not too sure. I'm inclined to say the 1st picture. Before insulating the attic,.the company put a tube out through the attic and a vent on the outside wall. Here is a pic of the vent inside.
Both types require a tube to extract the air to the outside. The only way you'll know which type you have is it to get up on a step ladder and have a good look at the inside of the vent that's mounted on your ceiling / wall.
Run the fan and put a sheet of paper over it, is it sticking to it, if not your fan isn't drawing air. Run the shower to steam it up then run the fan with the door open a crack to so see if the extra air flow clears it up. Maybe the room is to air tight. If so what about adding a hit and miss vent over the door.
Or make a trip to the attic
Ahh yes, good point. I was working under the assumption that it's an apartment rather than a house
Cost Looks about 25 euro for most basic fan
