Can anyone recommend whether I should have it coming on with the main light switch or have a seprate switch, how much are they normally with fitting say by an electrican?
2006-10-29 11:33:30 · 3 answers · asked by mita 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Normally you'd have the fan come on with the light but stay on afterwards. These are called timer fans.
I'd pop into a plumbing or electrical whoelsalers, don't bother with DIY shops.
You can get some really quiet ones for about £20 that only stick out from the wall by 6mm, they look really slick.
Sparky can fit them, you need to decide if you want a wall or roof outlet. A roof one looks neat as you just replace a slate, but that needs someone to get onto the roof.
2 hours, 30-50 quid labour ?
2006-10-29 23:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's nice to have a seperate switch for a timer so the fan will continue a few minutes after the light is turned off.
Penn Zephyr company make a wide variety of relatively quiet fans. Installation shoud be somewhere about 2 to 3 times the cost of the fan with normal installation, slightly more depending on a new circuit for the extra switch timer.
2006-10-29 19:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by ©2009 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheap fans are usually noisy. Most extractor fans list their noise level in sones. Plumbing supply houses are a good source for quality fans.
2006-10-29 22:10:01 · answer #3 · answered by Ed 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋