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Hi got a customer who has a icon 45 bathroom extractor fan, fitted by myself and it develops water droplets on the front grill and drips on the floor. It is flush mounted in the wall through a 40mm polystyrene backed plaster board. I have put some expanding foam between the wall and the back of the plasterboard. Due to the nature of the wall I put a duct through the wall 150mm long, sloping out with a back draft flapper on the wall no water runs in the duct, it only forms on front grill. Any suggestion? Probably going to swop fan to a different brand. Never had this problem with this particular fan before
 
May be the extraction isn't good enough for the room?? Now don't get me wrong, I don't know exactly how to work it out myself but i am sure there is a formula somewhere??

P.S. Hope I read your post right??? Condom-sation on the fan???
 
There needs to be either a vented window , i.e. a trickle vent at the top and open , failing this the door to the bathroom needs to be cut to allow air circulation and for fan to be effective , I would also check that the fan duct and grille are not obstructed....
 
There needs to be either a vented window , i.e. a trickle vent at the top and open , failing this the door to the bathroom needs to be cut to allow air circulation and for fan to be effective , I would also check that the fan duct and grille are not obstructed....

Does the fan have overrun?? i.e. it stays on for a timed period, after the light/fan is switched off?

Jay

p.s. Geordie is a plumber....but that dont mean he knows owt!!!lol
Sorry Geordie, only joking....I know you Mackams know loads.lol
 
Funny enough the door has not been fitted yet and I checked the flap opens

So you are heading for a damp house then using it with no door on. The moisture will be flowing into the bigger air space and probably not be flowing to the fan. It is air flow you need.
 
I have seen similar issues in timber framed houses with a membrane in the walls , dampness and mould issues especially in cupboards and closed voids , The customer will need some sort of ventilation system in use together with heat recovery combined ..
 

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