20 Best Exhaust Fan For Smoking Room (2023 Updated)

Purchased this fan for a small bathroom ( 55 square feet) and it works well in that application. My issue with fan is the OVAL exhaust nozzle ‘cone thingy’. Who thought of this?! You can’t put a round vent duct hose on an OVAL exhaust without some serious wrangling.

Not to mention, as a retro-fit into an existing structure you need to start your installation by throwing away the instructions. Seriously. Toss them in the recycle bin because they are of no use to you as they only have new construction in mind.

So, what you have to do is remove the motor/fan assembly from the housing. This is super easy just unscrew the 2 small black screws that hold the fan in place then unplug the wires from the harness thingy.

Keep close track of the screws and remember that the electric wire plug in is color coded. Plug it in exactly as it was so remember which color was on the outside. Connect the exhaust hose and your power supply being sure to tuck electrical connection into the housing.

Now either drill holes for screws or hammer nails through the housing and directly into the joist. Reassemble the fan by fitting it back into housing with the screws, plug the wires into the harness and replace the screws.

Easy! This method was suggested by Nutone when I called about lack of retrofit instructions. Fan works great and my only gripe is the grill as the measurements were taken from the center of the grill and didn’t mention the ends curve so it is not as wide on either end as it is in the middle.

This fan does not work. Sure it runs, and is quiet, but almost zero moisture gets sucked into it because it is so weak. You actually feel wind coming back at you when it’s running. I have to now replace it with a better fan.

It must just be the design. It uses a different turbine style design that has almost no suction. What a pain. My bathroom is so full of steam after a short shower it is dripping down the walls and you can see the steam just swirling around the vent but not going INTO the vent.

And yes, I made sure the backdraft flap is working.

I had to replace an old fan in a ceiling with many existing obstacles. The fan fit a space with very limited depth. Since the unit was designed to fit in a wall or ceiling, I hoped it would fit my limited space.

It did. The installation would likely be quite simple under most normal situations. Only after removing the old fan did I notice that I would need the four inch to three inch adapter supplied with this unit.

Though the adapter was not a deciding factor in my purchase, I was very pleased it was included. I don’t have a frame of reference for how loud 1. 1 sones should be, but the fan was louder than I expected.

It is not annoyingly loud, but do not expect whisper quiet. I did extensive research for a product that fit my needs. The fan does effectively move air and thus reduce humidity. The unit is probably as quiet as specified.

It fit in the space intruded upon by plumbing, wiring and ductwork. I am satisfied that the product is as advertised.

I had this installed as I am old and gimpy and shouldn’t climb a ladder. The guys came and put down plastic covering in the bathroom area to minimize dust and other particles from the sheetrock. They were done in an hour including clean up and if you search you-tube, there are a few how-to’s for the DIYers.

They did need to enlarge the hole as the one the builder installed was smaller and rated at about 50 CFM. This one is rated at 110 CFM and really moves the air much better. It looks good and there was hardly any condensation on the mirror when I was done with my shower.

I only ran it for a minute or two after opening the bathroom door into the bedroom and the felt humidity in the air was pretty much gone. Also, this isn’t any noisier than the one the builder put in and they used an inexpensive unit.

This one is far superior and I am very pleased with it.

We bought this bathroom exhaust fan for our home in Texas. Our home builder didn’t have a fan in the bathroom as the claim with a window code says you don’t need one, the separate room toilet fan is suffice.

We had an electrician install the fan but was greatly disappointed in the suction power. It barely will hold a piece of paper to the grille. The fan operation is quite but we need a ventilation fan that has more suction power.

The smaller vent fan installed by the builder in the bathroom outperforms this one. We would have been better off purchasing the same builder brand that was $20 less.

I looked at several fans before settling on this one. I needed to replace two older fans that were 50cfm units (minimum allowable when built) and were not clearing the steam from the room after a shower.

I settled on these based mostly on cost, as the best price on a 100 cfm model. I was pleased with the construction, installation was fairly easy, and they keep the room clear enough during a shower that the mirrors don’t fog.

They are slightly quiter then the 50 cfm units I replaced, but not as quiet as the Nutone unit (at twice the cost) For the savings, I was willing to sacrifice a bit on the noise level. All in all, I am pleased with this fan!.

Bought this to replace an identical one that failed. Works well but occasionally causes the lights to flicker when switched off. Hmm.

Powerfully quiet bath fan at a great price! These work out great from my apartment units.

I like the unit as a whole it is relivately quiet seem well constructed, but i thought it was advertised as an attic exhaust but does not come with a thermostat. I will order another one for my Garage.

GMF.

Fan is well constructed and is very quiet. Just don’t expect too much from it as far as CFM ‘s go. The one that I received was slightly warped but when mounted, it flattened out. It is what It is.

Just what I needed. I needed to clear the air in my paint room. This does just fine. It was easy to install and wire. Thanks, John J.

Good product but I cant understand why. 1. They clearly label it as Model 509C on the unit, but if you look it up on their site, Model 509C doesn’t exist. 2. When I opened it to clean it today everything was coated with grease and oil, including an accumulation in the wiring box.

This made me think there should be a filter for this. I went online for Model 509C. It’s not on the manufacturer’s website!!! And it’s not on any retail store website. After wasting ten minutes, I made an assumption that the info for the Mod 509, 509S or 509MSX would probably be the same.

So then I searched for FILTERS in the manuals. Not a single mention of the word FILTER. I went on retail store sites to find a 509 with a filter. Nada! I finally found it in a review on the Broan website.

My question is why do they label their own product with a model number that doesn’t exist and why in the world don’t they say a single word in their descriptions or installation instructions about a filter that is obviously needed.

Truly amazing!! And a waste of a lot of time.

I did a lot of research before purchasing a fan for our small bathroom. The one we had didn’t work very well, was loud as a jet turbine, and took forever to dissipate steam. I looked at all sizes, price ranges, sone levels but decided on this one based on reviews.

It was relatively inexpensive and simple–the fan, a flexible round metal duct, and the outside flap/grill. At first my father (who was helping with the install) thought it wouldn’t fit the stud wall space, but after cutting the metal duct considerably and taking into account the thickness of the siding, it fit just fine.

All we have to do is caulk around the flap/grill outside. For us, installation was easy since we are ripping our bathroom down to the studs, so cutting the opening to be a little larger (as our old fan ducting was smaller) was really not a problem.

However if we had tile on the wall already and we wanted the fan to vent the same way through the wall, it would’ve been a nightmare. if that were the case we may have decided to vent through the ceiling.

But since the slope of our roof is so severe, we would’ve needed a different kind of flap for the outside. See the pics for reference (disregard the brown streak on the flaps outside– we had a torrential downpour and our gutters overflowed.

that will wipe right off). All in all, this was a great buy. We have used it many times now and NO steam stays in the bathroom during a shower at all! Very happy!! We paid full price for this item and would highly recommend to others.

Great instructions to install, very powerful fan, somewhat noisy but really clears the room. I installed it in our 10×15 bathroom to exhaust the shower humitty. This fan really does a great job for only runiing 20 minuites using the Broan-NuTone® Sensaire™ Humidity Sensing Wall Control.

I am glad to see Broan developing high performance fans for today’s tighter built homes. I have been using Panasonic for last several years as they have been the industry leaders in long lasting, air tight, quiet and reliable fans.

This Broan AES0110DCL Flex series has all the features that I typically look for in specifying a fan for today’s bathrooms. Whether it is a remodel or new construction this may be a good option. You may want to consider a different model if you don’t want a light, need a heater, want to hide it in a recess light housing design, or are just looking for different aesthetics.

Otherwise this one can handle many different situations. It is pretty heavy and the build quality is excellent. The entire unit weighs around 8. 5 lbs. Don’t let that deter you from the installation as you will be installing it in separate pieces.

The fan motor being the heaviest part, but easy to handle once you have the housing mounted securely. It is certified by the Home Ventilating Institute to perform as specified with the HVI-2100 seal.

A 3 position sliding switch allows you to select the CFM setting. They are as follows and I typically use these setting with these room sizes: 50 CFM – small bathrooms like the typical 5′ x 8′. 80 CFM -medium bathrooms like a 8′ x 8′.

110 CFM – larger bathrooms up to 10′ x 10′. You can basically go by the 1 square foot per CFM rule. If you have higher ceilings than 8′ you might want to round up. Like a 8×8 with 9′ ceilings may work better with 110 CFM.

Or also round up if the occupants take very hot and steamy showers. The beauty of this fan is that you have access to the switch by removing the grill and can easily change it after installation at any time.

This is a ON/OFF switch controlled constant speed. fan There are other fans that ramp up and change speeds based on sensors and timers for constant air ventilating but this is not one of those types of fans.

I like the simplicity of this standard type the best. Alternatively you could hook this up to a humidity sensing switch and have it automated. I like to instal countdown timer switches (15 min, 30, 45, 1 h) when I install these so that they aren’t inadvertently left on all day/night.

You will want to run 14/3 to the fan if your light and fan switches will be in the same junction box. If you are retrofitting and have only one wire to the old fan you can just have the light and fan turn on together.

If you can have separate wires to the light and fan then it is possible to dim the light. This can be a nice feature to have and allows for different ambiances in the showering environment. The LED works with just about every dimmer that can dim LED’s.

I usually use Leviton or Lutron dimmers and timers. The entire unit with fan on 110 CFM and light on full bright draws about 0. 4 amps (48 watts). It is really energy efficient. If you are installing this over a shower (recommended) then it will need to be on a GFCI protected circuit.

Hopefully it was already on one whether it be in the panel as a breaker or off an inline GFCI module or receptacle. The newest 2020 NEC code basically has every circuit GFCI protected (and AFCI) so a breaker change would be the best option but not DIY recommended.

If you are retrofitting and the fan is just outside the shower zone but nearby it will probably still function fine to pull the moisture out of the bathroom and no GFCI might be needed. The damper on this 4″ duct adapter is really good.

Broan calls it their TrueSeal Damper Technology. It is a polymeric plastic constructed damper that eliminates noise chatter and clatter that was typical with older metal style dampers. I think it is a good design.

It seals pretty tightly to prevent backdrafts and I find that very important when I am trying to build a tight energy efficient home with good blower door tests. The fan can be mounted (not recommended) in the rafter bay on roof pitches of up to 7/12 pitch.

This will probably reduce the roof insulation when occupying this area unless you have external insulation (not typical). However it is good to know for retrofits that might require this mounting position.

The gravitation stresses on the bearings and components of the centrifugal blower may reduce the longevity of the motor when mounted other than level. It is a permanently lubricated brushless DC motor that should provide many years of trouble free quiet operation.

It can be replaced independently of the housing and other components if ever needed which is nice to know. The fan is very quiet, even on the 110 CFM setting. Less than 1 sonne. It achieves this with low RPMs by the blower and using a squirrel cage design.

This also assists in achieving the longevity and energy efficient power use ratings. In summary this is a fan/light combo unit from Broan that I would highly recommend. I haven’t been able to do that with them for a while.

I am glad to see good competition in the high performance ventilation fan area. Newer codes are requiri.

Just replaced the crappy fan that the builder installed with this one and what a difference! The old fan worked but for all that noise it made it hardly moved any air. This new fan is so quiet, even on the highest setting, and moves much more air so the bathroom no longer feels like a tropical rain forest after a shower.

Installation was easy and went exactly as expected. This fan allows installation either from the attic or room side, which is a plus. I do have attic access, so I installed the fan from the attic and did the electrical connections from below.

Everything was very easy and the fan is thoughtfully-designed. Instructions were clear and provided good illustrations. One thing to note if you’re replacing builder-installed fans is that they typically use 3″ duct and this one requires 4″.

That was the hardest part about my installation, as I had to replace the entire duct run from the fan to the roof vent. This wasn’t a huge problem for me since I do have attic access, however, if you’re planning to replace one where you don’t you may run into problems.

The fan itself is wonderful! It looks great and is so much quieter than the old one and it moves a lot of air. My only negative observation is that the fan has a very noticeable delay when turned on; it takes a full 3 seconds before it starts to run after the switch is flipped.

I’m not sure why. It’s not a huge deal and I’ll get used to it, but it makes one think that the fan isn’t working when you turn the switch on and nothing happens. All other fan s we have and have ever had over the years do not have a delay.

I may end up putting a delay off switch on it, as I’ve found that it gets left on because it is so quiet.

I used the Broan-NuTone AE50110DCL Flex DC Series Bathroom Ventilation Fan (White) to replace a 30 year old chrome NuTone fan. While the footprint of the two fans was similar, the old fan didn’t have a light, and the vent did not exit the side.

While I guess that makes sense from a clearance standpoint, it limited my mounting orientation dramatically. Installation is pretty easy – for me it consisted of some screws (with washers) into a 2×6, hooking up the electrical, and fitting the cover.

All in all, it was about 10 minutes after I’d expanded my ceiling hole a bit (and it would have been a bit less if I’d tacked the thing up with nails (to keep it in place while I secured it with screws).

From an operation standpoint, the light is brighter than I was expecting, considering the size of the diffuser. Color temperature splits the difference at 3500K, so it’s inoffensive with 3000K room lighting, but sticks out a little if you’ve gone cool/daylight, in the 5000K range.

Expect to want to dim the light in larger bathrooms. At 80 CFM, the fan is very quiet. The DC motor should be quite a bit more efficient than the outgoing AC motor. The only noticeable difference is that the motor takes a beat to get started, but this is typical of DC motors (they’re more complicated to start from a stop).

There are cheaper options out there, than the Broan-NuTone AE50110DCL, but I think this is the fan/light combo to get, if it’s in your budget. Perhaps I’m overly influenced by the (still working) 30 year-old NuTone unit I removed, but if I even get half the life out of this fan, it will be well worth it.

Super low operating noise and a long-life LED light source are also huge benefits. Highly recommended.

Unit works great and if you are wiring direct you can use a variable fan switch to adjust the speed at a fraction of the cost listed for the corded version. I was doing something specific with mine. I am roasting coffee in my garage and wanted something to be able to exhaust our the orders before the got in the room.

This fan works great! Simple to install and I direct wired it in with a switch(which is a variable fan switch from Lowes $10. 99). The only thing I see is the dampers do not seal completely and do open with the wind around a little bit.

I will put a piece of rigid insulation in the hood I am building to seal off the cold in the winter. I could not be happier with the product!!.

Bought this to put an exhaust fan in my pig nursery. It moves lots of air, is quite and easy to install. They also provided super quick shipment. I will probably purchase another one for the other end of the nursery.

Basically I am quite pleased.

I installed the fan in an existing window in the front of my garage. I can now pull air in through an existing window in the rear of the garage. It works well. I am very impressed with the quality and workmanship of the fan.

I would recommend it to anyone needing an exhaust fan.

Bought this to augment the microwave/vent fan that just doesn’t get the job done with removing odors when cooking. My wife has a very sensitive nose, and has complained that she does not like the house smelling like whatever she is cooking.

Bought this fan and installed it this month (May 2021) and was pleasantly surprised at how straight forward the installation process was. I needed a fan that would be able to use through the wall that has an attic access above a patio next to the exterior wall of the kitchen.

The kitchen has a vaulted ceiling, and I did not want to cut a hole in the roof. This fan has the ability to change the duct exit from top to rear, which was perfect for my application. Some minor framing to fill the gap between the trusses/wall framing and was able to quickly install the fan.

I used flexible insulated ducting and ran it to the existing soffit vent with an Elbow Boot Duct Fitting that directed the exhaust out of the attic. The noise level was much quieter that I expected, and I add a Broan SC100W speed control in case we ever want to slow it down.

All in all I am very happy with this fan and my wife is also very happy that she can remove all the cooking odors!.

Definetely buy this unit. Other reviews advised a variable switch. I got one and I am now taking it out. This unit is so quiet, we forget to turn it off. We do not hear it running. We can only hear minor air flow, which is not very noticeable.

We see no need to run it variable at a lower flow. We run it full and it works very well. No fogged up mirrors any longer. I am going to make it a regular switch so we know we are turning it off with the lights when we leave the room.

I am using it as an exhaust in a bathroom. Temporary flex metal tubing venting was holding water from condensation. I immediately moved to insulated flex tubing and all is fine now.

Update: I called the vendor hotline to complain about the grinding noise due to the widely reported bent or misaligned blades. They sent me a replacement blade w motor right away. The new one is perfect! The new one has all the blades in the same length and runs straight.

Its the varying length that causes it to wobble n scrape. With the new unit, it runs much quiter and with less vibration noise. Ive changed rating from 3 to 4 stars. 1st post Like many got a fan blade that scraped against the housing.

It makes a acraping or grinding noise. I opedned it up and found the blade is rubbing against the shroud/enclosure. Workaround for noise. Unscrew blade cover. Add a couple of spacing washers to increase the clearance.

We shouldn’t have to be doing at all. Poor Quality inspection. Theres about 100 blade fins but they are bent at slightly different lengths which makes it wobble.

My husband and I are happy with this purchase. It’s a very powerful fan and it’s loud. We wouldn’t use it in the house but our garage is also a workshop and an area for all different kinds of crafts and projects.

We wanted a fan powerful enough to get rid of a variety of odors and we set our max budget at 100. It was easy for him to install as he had wiring, a switch and the necessary skills. If we had to hire someone to install this, it would have blown our budget.

We’ve only been using it for a week now but so far it’s exactly what we wanted.

I needed an exterior, weather proof exhaust fan for my crawl space that I could use with a quality speed control and this one was perfect for the job. It was easy to install and wire. It seems pretty weather resistant and has the proper CFM for my application.

It’s also fairly quiet and hopefully able to withstand running continuously through the summer and part of the winter. It looks great and I’m satisfied with everything about it except that it’s made in China.

We should be able to manufacture these things in the USA.

The price appears steep BUT for what you get it is a fair deal. I expected to buy an exhaust fan for 20-30 bucks but I quickly found that they sell for MUCH more. THIS fan is a quality unit BUT (again) you must know how to install one, and what is required to install it.

As an attic fan this is the perfect choice. As a kitchen fan you will need to improvise. It is a flush mount for a single (outside) wall. A bezel of any sort is required IF you need this installed on an interior wall BUT this is easily accomplished for a minimal cost.

leaving this fan as a bargain.

I purchased two of these for two restrooms. The smaller restroom was a 3/4 bath and about 65sq feet. There was no existing fan. I installed the fan directly over the shower and vented to through the gable roof sidewall.

This fan was installed with a timer and work very well. The shower was in the shadows so it did not have very much light. This fan fixed the problem by both lighting the shower and the venting it all in one.

The restroom prior did not have a fan and the only ventilation was the window being open which did not work well. I hardly get any water condensation on the bathroom mirror with the fan on. Prior to this I had water running down the walls in the bathroom after a shower even with the window open and with it closed in the winter time – there was no ventilation.

The second one I replace an existing fan that vented to the roof – about 4 ft higher than the fan. The room is a larger room – 85 sqft and full bath. The existing fan was directly over the toilet fixture and I replaced in same spot.

Water condensation still builds up in the room and on the ceiling. I figure this fan is not working as good because it has to vent 4 ft higher than the other one. The house was built in the early 1970’s and this was the first bathroom fan replacement.

I’m planning on re-venting the fan to the gable sidewall to improve venting (lower pressure thus higher flow rate). I recently replaced just the fan portion at other properties. This fan is significantly better quality than other fans I replaced (only the fan portion and not a complete re-install.

This fan was a complete re-install. I’m glad I did this. Review was only 4 star because I have to rerun the vent to the sidewall to get better air flow in the second bath.

I had a older 50cfm model that was in my home since before I bought it ten years ago. I purchased this 80cfm and was able to swap the internals from the new on directly into the old one with just taking off one nut a pry of a screwdriver and two insulated wire nuts!!! By far easiest swap ever!!! This one is so much more quiet and was so easy to swap out! You forever have my business and I swear more company’s need to take note of how easy this was.

I’m a industrial mechanic and fight with stupidly engineered designs constantly but who ever designed this needs a hand shake where the others deserve a kick in the rear! Seriously thank you! 10 minute job tops!.

My Broan 679 fan/light is dated, and replacement parts are pricey. The Broan HD80L Fan/light is newer, lower amperage (1. 5 a, instead of 2. 0a), quieter (2. 5 scones), and higher CFM. Fortunately the housings and fan-plates have identical dimensions.

Unfortunately both housings are attic-side install only. From the room-side, I used a 1/8 inch drill to add ugly, but functional, slots in the 679 housing to accept the HD80L fan and plate. I marked each of the three slot locations on a pencil inserted in the HD80L.

I reproduced the marks in the Broan 679 housing over painter tape for visibility, and then drilled and hand filed the surface of the slots. Since the HD80L fan is thicker, the slots are about an inch lower, and offset slightly from the 679 slots.

I also kept the original 679 damper, which is a bit smaller, and shuts completely. For UL reasons (probably heat dissipation for 100 watt bulbs), the newer HD80L damper is weighted to not close completely.

No worries, hopefully, for two reasons: the 679 also accepted 100 w bulbs, and i only use low wattage bulbs (e. g. , 7 watt CFL).

We bought this fan for our guest bathroom remodel and loved the performance. So we bought another one for the master remodel (which isn’t finished yet). It pulls a lot of air so there is never any condensation on the mirror during a hot shower, and is quiet as far as fans go.

Would highly recommend.

I mounted the AK 150LS in approximately the middle of a 180sf bathroom (shower, tub, toilet, 2 sinks). Install was not difficult. It is very quiet. Not quite to the level of not knowing that it is running, but close to it.

Hard to believe that despite being so quite, it does an excellent job of removing the damp air generated by the shower. Great value. I will be buying another.

The fan is super quiet. So much so that most people don’t even know that it is on. Service was fantastic. Would definitely purchase again. As a matter of fact we did! 🙂

This unit n is very quiet, and louvers function well without loss of air. It has no draft. The fan was easy to mount and has excellent volume of air movement. The fan unit has quality construction and no vibration.

Unit was installed in 3/4 bath (approximately 400 cubic feet) that was added to a finished house. Vent is adequate for the small space and works well and is quiet. Installation was straight forward. Four inch vent was easy to vent outside and wiring was roughed in during construction with separate switches for fan, main light and night light.

Only difficulty was getting the grill/lens to fit into unit. Had to bend the wire tips holding the grille to the unit which would not hold when you first hooked the grill to the unit and pushed it up into place.

After pushing up, to the ceiling, grill holds well and looks nice. A little concerned that the grill could fall when removing to change bulbs. Only disappointment has been the night light which (in my case) needs to have a little more light output than any bulb that I have found so far that fits.

This is a decent fan – I chose it to replace an existing fan of the same model – for some reason, this is the only fan that has these measurements, and I do not have the skills or tools to install a different sized fan.

Build. com was an excellent provider – they had the product in stock and delivered it quickly.

I was looking to replace the LOUD (3. 5 Sone) and noisy fan in my bathroom. I did all the research on how the room size needs to match the CFM, as well as looking at the ‘Sones’ rating and other reviews on this fan.

I replaced the old fan in an afternoon with this baby, and have been doing a happy dance ever since. It is SUPER quiet, and does the job of sucking out the steam. and the light is Awesome – nice and bright, and an energy saver too.

Overall, this is one great fan/light combo that is worth the extra money. Most average houses seem to built with the absolute cheapest stuff, so upgrading that $30 fan with this one is a good move if you don’t like your current one or it’s just broken.

I ordered this as a direct replacement for my dead fan of the same model. I didn’t want to tear out my housing and go into the attic. I noticed that the fan can be separated from the housing and a new fan popped right into the housing! What a great design! Shipping was fast and great price.

My only issue is that at this price point the fan is on the louder side, but this is in a not often used guest bathroom. good value, easily swapped out for an already installed fan, and a bit loud.

It is a great product with very reasonable price. It is easy to install as well. I strongly recommend to get this product.

This was a replacement for a 40+ year old Air King of similiar size and capacity in the same location. Nothing on the pictures or the specifications for this exhaust fan clearly showed where the electric box area was on the new fan.

After I opened the box for the new fan and removed the old one, the box area was on the opposite (far side) from the old one and the electric wiring did not reach the box area on the new one. I needed to install an additional electic box in the rafters to pigtail electic wiring to reach the new box.

More effort than I was planning for. The exhaust fan works well and is somewhat quieter than the old one and the price was right.

I’ve lost count of the number of Broan products (e. g. , vent fans, hoods, whole-house fans, etc. ) we’ve installed over the years in new construction, repair, and remodels. They’re relatively inexpensive, they’ve been around for years, they’re popular, and consequently there are a lot of them out there.

In this case my faith in the product line has dropped dramatically. I haven’t seen a new one in about two years and if this is any indication of their QA/QC, they’re in trouble. Right off the pivot bar the air baffles ride on wasn’t even installed on one side.

The keeper-cap had been shoved on, but it hadn’t managed to enclose the rod. I thought about going through the whole hassle of sending Home Essentials Direct photos and asking for a replacement, but time on a job site is money and we were at a point of having the roof off for access and couldn’t leave it open indefinitely.

I pressed on an took the until apart and discovered that whoever assembled it also didn’t have both of the the two rubber grommets that the baffles rest on; they’d stuck in an ill-fitting sheet metal screw in place of one of these.

It fell out as I was turning the unit over. Now, I also needed something to land that baffle side on and the search for a suitable replacement began and then the fitment. Time wasted, money wasted. Eventually I got it all dry-assembled (something I learned to do with vent fans 40 years ago) before I tried to fit it up in the attic above the kitchen.

Here’s where a DIYer would have gone off the rails. The electrical make-up box wiring diagram is a doozy and if you didn’t know you have to access these babies years from now to install replacement fans in the housing, you could create an access nightmare.

I finally finished it up after about 4 hours. I’d expected 1-1/2 hours tops. The owner told me that fan we replaced had been in this house since 1939; we think it too was a Broan. They’d considered just a motor replacement, but went for a new one.

It was the old style 8″ with a pull chain. I don’t know how long this one will last, but I’m doubting they get 80 years out of it. The truth is, they don’t make ’em like they used to. For an additional $3-$5 they could produce a fan I’d give 5 stars; this isn’t it.

I’d pay more for better quality.

This product was everything I ever wanted for my bathroom. ?? I no longer have to deal with disgusting smells ??from my teenager???????? teenage boys stink?????? I no longer have to deal with steam or smells ??in the hallway either.

This fan absolutely takes care of everything. I’m absolutely please how dry my bathroom is now. I feel like I have a built-in plane propeller in my bathroom. It even muffles noises that drive me crazy when someone’s in the bathroom.

?? If you’re thinking about buying this product. Remember what my daddy says,Go big or go home?? I went big and I’m absolutely happy about it??.

The fan motor is fine, will probably last for many years but the install is difficult and requires extensive attic access. The metal parts which secure to studs in the attic are poor quality, flimsy and do not stretch long enough.

I had to cut them to fit into an existing installation (existing 6” exhaust fan space). This should have been a slam dunk install but it took me 3 hours! Even the electrical junction box it came with had issues.

To top it off, the screw which secures the plastic grill cover feel too short for just 1/2” dry wall. Stay away from this, too much trouble. In terms of noise, we wanted a louder fan so this one does fine there :).

We got this as a replacement for a very old version of the same fan. We had an electrician install it. The instructions for installation were very poor at best. It took an unreasonable time to install due to the poor instructions.

The worst of the instructions involved attaching the chain. The illustrations were non-existent for showing proper installation of the chain. Calling technical support we were told to crimp the chain to secure it to the door clip.

This caused the clip to break making it impossible to attach the as designed. Better illustrations would make the whole process faster and easier.

The extractor works as stated, I did not have the problem with the blades as others stated and was able to adjust the position of the motor in seconds so the blades do not touch. This is a pull chain style I bring this up because the pull chain turns it on and off as well as locks the exhaust flap on the unit (see picture).

I ended up removing the chain altogether and direct wiring the unit to a wall switch, which left me with the problem of not being able to lock the back flap that is made surprisingly well out of metal with a heavy-duty spring that keeps the flap open.

I ended up removing the spring, the motor has enough power to open the rear flap to remove air and smoke, and added a cheap magnet to the inside of the flap to keep it closed snugly when not in use or on windy days.

Again, this is a pull chain model and the chain makes it look cheap.

I don’t usually write reviews but I just had to express my disappointment of this product. I bought the original fan back in the 70’s and it’s still going strong today. Naturally when it came time to buy another exhaust fan for my workshop/garage I didn’y think twice about ordering the same one.

Well, was I shocked by I got in comparison to the old model. First of all it’s now made in China and that should tell you something. The FAN blades hit the shroud when first turned on so I had to make a modification so that I wouldn’t break the plastic blades, that used to be metal as on the original.

Then when I got that fixed the if the chain had any slack in it, it would hit the blades so I added washers to push the motor forward and this fixed this issue. The biggest issue though was when I finally got this installed and working correctly, I tried it out by painting a restored Ariens lawn tractor, which is orange.

I mention this cause after re shingling the side of my garage and after the painting was done, I found orange paint from the exhaust on my brand new shingles. This was caused because this new fan cover only opens half of what the old fan open, causing the air to hit the cover and then reflecting back against the house.

Now I have to get a longer rod and compression spring so the cover will open like the old fan did. Incredibly bad engineering. I should have sent it back, but I spent forty years at work fixing machines so I knew I could make this work but for someone that’s not handy, good luck.

Great exhaust fan for a small bathroom. Very quiet. It was the only fan I could find that fit in the space available.

This product is a clean looking, easily installation product. I have been installing for years with no problems whatsoever. Great value!

This is a well man vent fan for the money paid, The power cord is a standard 115 plug and it’s a little on the short side. The motor housing is all metal and the grille comes with the unit and is white.

The 70 CFM energy star exhaust fan is mostly all that it states. Quiet rating, quietest I’ve yet installed and for an excellent price. Only problem I personally had was related to the Snap-In install.

Was difficult for my application if you have a type of bracing close to the top of the unit. You will need enough room above the fan to push it up to get it the snap in. Had to get into attic to enable snap-in.

Other then that somewhat unique situation, the fan unit is very good for the price point.

I bought two of these fans because I could not beat the price for the sound level and air movement they promise. I was putting them into bathrooms that never had fans, but were finished and painted. They are pretty quiet and moved air pretty well, but installing them into the clip requires forcing the clip open enough that you have to bend it back for it to hold.

I plan to use caulking on the second fan while propping it in position to hold it level because the first one sagged a little on the opposite side of the weakened clip.

This fan was very easy to install and didn’t require much help. Once the fan was in, I only had to go up in the addict once to hook up exhaust outlet. Everything else could be hooked up on the floor side.

It’s very quiet as well and moves a lot of air. Highly recomend this fan!!.