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  1. G

    Island extractor hood

    I have an island cooker hood to wire in new extension. It is a giant pendant light and extractor fan combined. Can this be wired straight into the lighting circuit like a bathroom extractor? It’s a German model with a 3A plug attached. Website says it has 165W of power. The extractor is a...
  2. E

    Wiring outside light off existing extractor fan supply.

    Friend of mine has an existing extractor in the bathroom which is switch powered. He wants to disconnect it as it's never used, and feed a cable from the existing extractor feed through the exterior wall and into a PIR exterior light. He's insisting that regular 1.5mm pvc is fine (i've said it...
  3. littlespark

    Energy saving extractor fan

    This cheap inline fan. Uses no electricity whatsoever..... apparently..
  4. P

    Install plug on hob extractor fan

    Hi When we had the electrics installed for our new kitchen (few months back) we were advised by the electrician at the time to just add a standard plug to the wire of the hob extractor fan (once it was installed). I have finally come to do this, but would like confirmation that it is safe and...
  5. S

    Timer extractor fan

    Hi I've just replaced a non timer fan with a timer fan and the timer fan will not come on. Original set up. Wall switch to isolator to fan. The non timer fan only used the brown cable and grey (w/blue sleeve) cable. Earth and black (w/black sleeve) cables present but left redundant - I...
  6. A

    Amateur question, extractor fan replacement.

    Hi guys, I'm just wondering if any of you know the answer to this question. I have contacted the manufacturer, but due to Covid, they are taking ages to answer. I have an old extractor fan in the toilet/bathroom that has stopped working and needs to be replaced, the specific model no longer...
  7. HappyHippyDad

    LED light in bathroom flashes when extractor fan TP pole switch is closed.

    I have just fitted the manrose humidity/timer remote unit into a bathroom (see pic below) When I switch the LED bathroom light off, it starts flashing. If I switch the TP switch for the extractor fan off it stops flashing. This only started happening when I introduced the humidity/timer...
  8. HappyHippyDad

    Understanding a humidistat extractor fan with timer?

    I will be fitting an in line extractor fan in the loft to extract from a shower room. At present there is a ceiling mounted fan placed directly by a window on the other side of the room from the shower, so it is not effective. The customer wants this to be a humidity controlled fan but it will...
  9. B

    MVHR unit - condensate drain arrangement?

    I’ve purchased a single room unit to extract air from the bathroom, it will pass it through a heat exchanger and exhaust outside. In parallel, air is drawn from outside, through the heat exchanger and slightly warmed before vented through the ceiling of the landing/stairwell - there have been...
  10. P

    DIY extractor fan wiring

    Hi, DIYer here, also 1st post (gulp!) 8-) I've lived in my house for 30 years, we have always had a 100mm pull cord type extractor fan in the bathroom. Over the years it has stopped working and I have simply disconnected, taken out old one, and put in a new one (same type, eg: pull cord). No...
  11. N

    Advice on basic Fan extractor and pull cord light

    Hi I have recently wired a basic fan extractor to a pull cord bathroom light. I managed to get it working but I need someone to confirm the theory behind what I have done and I have some questions. Any knowledge will be appreciated. The fan is a basic fan, it has 3 wires. Blue, brown and...
  12. Pretty Mouth

    Extractor fan from shower isolator

    I came across this today when changing a shower isolator that was stuck in the on postition. 40A Hager RCBO feeding 10mm² twin + earth to a pull cord shower isolator. On the load side of the isolator there was 10mm² going off to the shower as you would expect, but also from the isolator was...
  13. P

    bathroom extractor fan internal grille - fire rated?

    Good Evening, I'm going to fit a 4 inch inline extractor fan in the loft above the bathroom. I'm guessing the internal grille has to be fire rated just like a down lighter has to be? i only ask because the website i bought it off doesn't sell any fire rated internal grilles even though it...
  14. J

    2 switched lives for extractor?

    I currently have a 2 gang switch outside the bathroom - one for the light and one for the extractor: I'd like to change the way it works slightly so that the extractor comes on if either the extractor switch is turned on or the light switch is turned on. I was wondering if anyone could offer...
  15. J

    Is it ok to run an extractor fan in a bathroom in Twin & Earth if client wants it Independant from the bathroom lighting?

    Basically, the room in which i am talking about has a twin and earth feed from a switch downstairs which was originally for an outside light. The client would like to take that feed and use it for an extractor fan in the new converted bathroom. The cable used is twin and earth. If i were to make...
  16. J

    Shower Flow Sensor + Extractor

    I'm thinking of installing a water flow sensor on the shower to control an extractor fan in the bathroom. I've attempted to draw a diagram of the wiring and I was wondering if anyone would mind having a quick look over it (and probably point out all of the mistakes I've made!). I feel a bit...
  17. J

    Extractor with rigid ducting

    Hi. I was wondering if someone could offer any advice regards the installation of an inline bathroom fan please as I'm really not sure sure what to do. The fan I've purchased is a Vent-Axia ACM125T. The dimensions for the ducting connection is 122mm: The issue I have is that the rigid ducting...
  18. C

    Extractor fan

    Have just built an understairs WC and utilized an existing light that was operated by a pull cord. (just off/on) I want to install an extractor fan with timer to operate using the existing pull switch. I know I will need a switched live to operate the timer, how do I create one using the...
  19. D

    Dental surgery extractor

    Hi, After a bit of advice regarding extractor fans for a dental surgery. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis I've been asked to install extractor fans to a dental practice I occasionally due maintenance for. Due to the high risk of airborne particles from certain procedures they would have...
  20. S

    Neff Cooker Hood Halogen Bulb?

    One of the bulbs in my Neff Cooker Hood has blown. As far as I know it is 20w. What I need to know is whether it would be 12v or 240v. The only ones I can find are 12v. I tried one but it only lasted a few weeks. Any help would be much appreciated.

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