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  1. C

    EICR, no 3a fuse for a fan

    Just wanted to get some thoughts from other electricians who regularly do EICRS, does anyone else code a fan isolater with no 3A fuse protection?
  2. RT1187

    Bathroom Extractor Fan Install

    Need to replace an old Vent-Axia extractor fan as the pull chord no longer works. I bought this - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CBX254I?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details I went for this one as it only required a Live and Neutral feed. I installed it but nothing happens when I switch...
  3. E

    Problem with bathroom extractor fan

    Hi, my niece lives in a flat and has a bathroom without a window. There is an extractor fan which packed up and an electrician installed a new one a few weeks ago. That then blew and he came back and said that the extractor wasn't fit for purpose as it is wasn't powerful enough to get rid of all...
  4. shurbra82

    Ceiling exhaust fan speeds

    Hi guys, I have a ceiling exhaust fan that i want to know if I can have an electrician put something inline to increase the speed as I feel its not quite doing the extraction job sufficiently. Product here: DETA 250mm Side Duct Exhaust Fan | Deta Electrical -...
  5. L

    Smart Switch Wiring - Ceiling fan w/lights

    WIRING FOR WALL SMART SWITCH FOR CEILING FAN/LIGHT Just bought a smart wall switch for a ceiling fan/light currently connected to a single switch, fan has pull chains. Pretty sure I know the wires connected to the wall switch, not my first rodeo, but just want to make sure so I don’t blow the...
  6. Waseem

    UK Bathroom Fan wiring to ceiling rose with old line and neutral

    Hi, have an old bathroom fan. Which has two wires the black and red (line and neutral). The fan has no isolator switch and was powered when the bathroom light came on. When turning the light off, the bathroom fan stopped. I disconnected the fan wiring from the ceiling rose to clean the fan. Now...
  7. S

    Options for bathroom fan in downstairs flat

    Hi all, Got an awkward bathroom fan installation in a downstairs flat, concrete ceilings and (some) walls. Bathroom is already fully tiled and 'finished'. Due to the window in the bathroom, it is impossible to get a fan directly out of the one external wall. A window fan is a theoretical option...
  8. P

    How to add a time delay to a bathroom fan

    Hi I'm looking for some advice for adding a time delay on my parent's shower room fan. My parents had a section of their garage converted into a shower room with toilet. But the builders did something a bit odd. They fitted a pull cord light switch by the door and then a separate pull switch...
  9. littlespark

    Condensing extractor fan

    Is there such a thing? Just a standard bathroom, but can’t get through a wall or take out a window. Are there specific condenser fans, or just use a normal one and fit a normal condensation trap and block up the end of the duct?
  10. W

    Kitchen fan installation query

    So today I was coring a 6 inch hole for a kitchen fan, now I cut my hole in the kitchen plasterboard and used a long sds bit to drill out the way, then I cored my 6 inch hole back the way. The hole coming back in is slightly off, am I best coring from inside back out until the first bricks...
  11. P

    Bathroom Extractor Fan Question

    HI There, I would be grateful if you could help me, I have a very long duct between the bathroom and extractor outlet vent and for sometime, the bathroom stream overwhelms the extractor fan so much that I end up having severe condensation and moisture puddles, because it was a new build. They...
  12. Electrical2go

    Fan & Ventilation Kit Weekend Offer

    Explore our weekend ventilation offers, featuring some great savings on 4" fans, Positive Input Ventilation Units and a shower fan kit! Hurry as these deals end at midnight on Sunday! To visit our weekend offers click here!
  13. J

    Bathroom fan wiring question

    Hello, I currently have two switches in my bathroom. One controls the lights above the sink and the other controls a light above the toilet and also a fan. I want to separate the switch from the fan and have that separate. I got a nutone fan that has a wireless remote, so I don't need wires to...
  14. A

    Can anyone help with power amplifier fan replacement

    I'm sorry if this isn't in the right place but this is my first time using this forum. I'm also sorry if i make some mistakes but I'm new to this kind of electricity and English isn't my native language. I bought a "new" power amplifier for my audio setup and the fan in it is very loud. I would...
  15. A

    help - im stuck changing a light switch for my bathroom (with fan)

    hello all, pardon my ignorance in not employing an electrician, however, im a diy'er whos changing the light switches in my house and came across this unusual wiring for my downstairs loo. its a single light which has a fan which can be isolated as necessary. I ordered all the new chrome light...
  16. B

    Extractor fan 3 red lights on and not working

    Hi i have these 3 red leds come on the extractor fan and it stopped working. Anyone knows how this can be resolved. Will a clean only suffice or this needs to be replaced?
  17. A

    2 way switching of extract fan

    i have a toilet compartment and a separate adjacent shower room and i am fitting one remote extract fan, via a Y splitter to ventilate both rooms. But, ideally i would like 2 way switching within each room (the shower room would need to be a pull cord) but with a neon or other indicator on the...
  18. C

    Flashing LEDs when fan and lights off

    Good afternoon everyone. I have fitted an extractor fan in my bathroom with an overrun timer, to start when the bathroom led lights are turned on. I have wired the feed to the fan via an adjustable overrun timer and DP isolator with the SL for the fan timer coming from the light switch. The...
  19. M

    The EC Fan keeps tripping the RCD

    Hi All, Weird matter happening here and I hope you can help! My 3 Pahse EC Fan is connected to a sensor and a controller for the temperature setpoint. A control panel to manage the EC Fan is in the room. EC Fan above faux ceiling. The panel has it's own MCB. The RCD is upstream, before the...
  20. P

    USA Working on a fan, what is this part

    I got my hands on an old floor standing fan and started looking to rewire it. I found this part, I think it's a resistor, but was hoping someone could confirm for me, and maybe suggest a replacement, this thing is kind of crusty, looks like it was covered with layers of something in the past...
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