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Our toilet extractor has, or so I thought, been failing (delayed startup, bit intermittent) for some time, and yesterday it finally stopped working. Vent-Axia Silhouette 100T.

It's going to be a bit of a pain to replace, so I though I would check the connections first just in case. Imagine my surprise when I put a meter on the incoming supply to find the live read 2.45v rather than 240v, and the switched-live some silly low reading I can't even remember. I thought my meter was broken, but I tested it elsewhere and it is fine. The lights in the toilet work, and the light switch controls the fan as usual. The switch (not a dimmer) is a simple MK single in/out wire, so I assume there must be a junction box somewhere in the ceiling, but if so that will not be easy to get to.

As an aside, would an Xpelair C4 or envirovent Silent-100 be better than another Vent-Axia should it need replacing? I would need a "plug-in" replacement due to cable placement etc.

Any help, ideas, or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Henry
 
If the live to earth voltage is same or similar to the live to nuetrual voltage, you have a fault in the live conductor path.

If not, then probably a neutral fault.
 
First thought I had when I woke up this morning was "it's probably a problem with the neutral" :blush:
If the live to earth voltage is same or similar to the live to nuetrual voltage, you have a fault in the live conductor path.

If not, then probably a neutral fault.
Hadn't tested live to earth - will do that today.

Really appreciate the advice from those who know, rather than my best guesses.

Keep well, keep safe.
 
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