The xpelair inline fan which extracts from our bathroom has started misbehaving….electrical humming but fan not turning. It spins perfectly well manually and does work sometimes.

I wonder if the capacitor needs replacing?

It is an Icar ecofill MLR25prl.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Age?

If it’s mechanically free to turn then capacitor is a possibility. A new cap sorted my shower pump two months ago with the same symptoms.

Have a look at what the *ahem ‘indoor gardiners’ use.

There’s a German brand that’s very popular the name escapes me but they are quiet for the cfm they push.

So a friend of a friend tells me.

Age?

It has been in a few years now.

Xpelair 90101AA.

Have same in the other bathroom which has been working fine for 10 years now.

With the power on will the fan get going if you give it a spin by hand? If it does then I’d change the cap.

Systemair/RVK are good if you do need a new fan, fitted them in several studio ventilation systems as they’re nice and quiet, handy if there’s not much room for dampers.

RvK! That’s the brand, industrial long life units in all shapes and sizes.

Thanks folks.

I’m no electrician, but if it does not spin then I have switched off, popped into the loft, span it round by hand, back down from loft, switched it in and out goes….

That said a complete new fan is about £60 and even I could copy the existing wiring….

I’ll try a new capacitor first. Is this the type of thing an electrical factors would sell? Any tips on how to get an exact match?

Icar ecofill mlr25prl 45202551.

Thanks.