My bathroom is approximately 4m in length, 2.5m wide and 3.5 metres in height with no source of natural ventilation, i.e. no windows, and whatever fan is fitted has to cope with approximately 2.5 - 3m of horizontal ducting to the outside air vent.   The extractor fan that is currently in place Xpelair DX100TS, is unfortunately just not up to the task.

 

Previously we had a Nuaire Cyfan installed and that was a fantastic piece of kit and did the job, however, they are nearly £200.  We did buy one earlier this year from an online retailer who also had a physical store MD Thompson but it arrived with a broken plastic support that holds the impeller section in place which meant it made a horrendous noise whilst doing its stuff.  They gave us our money back and told us to keep the fan.  I asked Nuaire if they could either recondition it or supply a replacement support housing, but they stated that was not something they did.  So basically, a near £200 fan is only fit for the local recycling centre due to a small broken piece of plastic.

 

Anyway, if anyone can suggest an extractor fan suitable for my needs, I would be extremely grateful.  Otherwise I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and shell out for another Cyfan.

 

Many thanks,

 

Fin

Don't know what the rest of the house is like but I have installed a Nuaire Drimaster heat PIV system.

This has improved the humidity/condensation throughout my property vastly.

https://www.nuaire.co.uk/residential/positive-input-ventilation-piv/dri-eco-heat-hc

 

If you want anymore info just ask.

 

Thanks AG Falco

My house is even weirder than me!

 

It's a 130 year old ground floor sandstone tenement flat with a 2 storey house extension. The bathroom is located where the tenement entrance and stairway was. 

 

I think I'm just going to purchase the Cyfan, especially as one of the retailers on Amazon is only 20 minutes away so getting parts and advice should be a little easier. 

 

Many thanks, 

 

Fin

Those little wall mounted fans are rubbish. Is there any scope to fit a bigger in-line fan that can actually move the amount of air that your need? 

 

https://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-mf100-25w-100mm-mixed-flow-fan/26867

 

 

@Fin69: two things:

 

1) is there any type marking on the broken plastic moulding which would help identify the sort of adhesive you would need?

2) as per @SuperbTWM above I was also advised to go for a proper "in the tibe" fan when looking at improving our bathroom venting, and Manrose was recommended by our local builders' yard (which has a _very_ good reputation).

 

 

We have greenwood airvac el100htr in both our bathrooms and they seem to do a decent job clearing with minimal ventilation.  They also do a larger diameter version.

This is the layout of the bathroom from the door.  In this part of the house (tenement section) I have people living directly above me, so a ceiling mounted fan is out. 

 

The exposed plaster below the fan is from when the original Cyfan was installed. The current fan was only a temporary measure until the (broken) replacement one was installed. 

 

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FFS

@Fin69  - I'd second the recommendation of a Manrose, and I know they do a model that fits where the one in your photo is.

I would start by looking at the decibel rating,   basically you have to pay more for a quiet fan

 

There are versions with in-line fans (fan goes in the ducting) but these are really for lofts or where the duct passes through a cupboard

If your bathroom is 4m (13 feet) long you need to be looking at ones with 5 inch or 6 inch ducting to move the volume,

try this list, Manrose are good

 

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Ventilation_Index/index.html