Remove unwated moisture in your bathroom by installing a vent fan.
A bathroom vent fan makes your bathroom more inviting by removing odors, and can protect your walls from mildew and mold caused by condensation created after showering or hot baths. Bathrooms without windows cannot remove moisture or odor because they lack proper ventilation. Run the vent fan approximately 10 minutes after exiting the bathroom after showering or bathing to ensure it removes all moisture from the air. Installing a vent fan requires basic electrical and carpentry skills.
Instructions
1. Turn the power off to your bathroom at your home's main circuit box. Drill a pilot hole through the bathroom ceiling as your guide for installing your bathroom vent fan light. The vent fan light kit contains a template explaining where to drill the pilot hole and install the fan unit.
2. Cut an opening in the ceiling in the attic (or room) directly above the bathroom where you made your pilot hole with your saber saw. Remove any insulation before cutting or installing the vent fan. This can only be performed above the bathroom, as you must obtain entrance above the bathroom to cut the hole for the vent fan.
3. Screw the unit's mounting bracket securely to the framing inside your attic with screws and your drill. Before securing the unit, verify the fan rests level with the surface of the ceiling in the bathroom below you.
4. Run flexible duct to the soffit (the exterior underside of the overhang on your roof) on your home, or to a roof-mounted outlet from inside the attic. Run the ducts as straight as possible to increase the efficiency of your fan unit.
5. Fish (feed) the two-wire cable provided with your bathroom vent fan light to the switch with fishing tape, according to the directions on the tape. Run the three remaining wires from the switch directly to the unit.
6. Connect the wires inside the vent fan unit according to the manufacturer's directions. Typically, color coded wires connect together.
7. Install any remaining parts in the housing unit, and plug them in to their appropriate labeled receptacles.
8. Turn the power on in the bathroom and test the vent fan light. If the vent fan light works correctly, place the grill on it and secure with clamps or screws.
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