Which extractor fan??

Fan in en suite has given up the ghost, which is handy cos it’s been a total PITA as the flaps on the outside waft about in the breeze at night keeping everyone awake because the side of the house is like a wind tunnel and despite the fact I fitted a back draught flap inside the tube the wind sucks that and the louvres about in the wind.

anyone have any ideas?

Get one of these https://www.diy.com/departments/manrose-11784-extractor-fan-kit-d-100mm/258930_BQ.prd

Me! I used to love tractors, but I’m more into fire engines now.

I fitted one of these, after recommendations from here. Very happy with it (if you’re after an inline)
https://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-mf100-25w-100mm-mixed-flow-fan/26867

Also fitted one of these, a lot less flapping about –
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100MM-BLACK-VENTILATION-WALL-GRILLE-VENT-COWL-FOR-EXTRACTOR-FANS-/112803349908

Get one of the “quoet” ones, huge difference

No your all wrong , get one of these

https://www.airflow.com/Product-Detail/icon_fan_range/iCON-Range/72591601/iCON-30

Cost me far to much but the slow opening iris never ceases to captavate me. Choice of modules also for more spendyness.

We put one of these into the en suite earlier in this year

https://www.extractorfanworld.co.uk/st100t-silent-tornado-hi-power-bathroom-fan-with-timer-3435-p.asp

Much quieter than the old one (we couldnt fit an inline in our space) and provides very good venting (you can see the steam outside the window when you are in the shower).

We also fitted one of those rigid cowls (https://www.extractorfanworld.co.uk/4-inch-no-resist-back-draught-grille—white-3459-p.asp) and with the combination of the two we are no longer woken up in the night.

I fit the Icon ones to my jobs, use them with and open grille on the outside and behold with wonder 1) the Iris opening and 2) the complete lack of noise!

Give some thought to ones that run continuously as they provide a good level of background ventilation and then go into boost mode when they detect high humidity (humidistat). Vent Axia do a Lo-Carbon range that are quiet and do both of these.

Thought I’d resurrect instead of starting a new thread…

Has anyone fitted a Manrose MF100 and been disappointed (in terms of the bathroom still steams up)? I’m shortly getting my bathroom redone and need to confirm various bits and pieces, one of them being the inline extractor. Some people rave about the MF100 (and others rave about other models with less airflow) but also seen a few posts saying it still doesn’t keep on top of the steam. Just wondering if it’s worth shelling out £100-200 for a model with a higher airflow rating (although looks like I need to switch away from Manrose to keep below 30dcb)

We have the Manrose (old version see below) in two bathrooms – our en suite and the main family bathroom. It does a much better job of clearing the en suite but I think it is simply because the main bathroom is bigger so (especially with the door shut) there is insufficient air circulation and there are areas that still get misted up. They are bloody powerful though – if the door is slightly ajar it gets sucked open when the fan is switched on.

BTW, if you can, get the older version of the Manrose as it is meant to be better built and more reliable. Ours have been in 5 and 3 years respectively and have been faultless.

If you have space in-line is the way to go – generally shift more air and are quieter (if fitted right).

Always look for highest airflow and lowest decibels and make sure it’s one with a timer – needs to be on for at least 15 mins after you leave the room.

Check the vent pipe isn’t too long and has a good route to outside.

Cowl with no moving parts gives a better night’s sleep 🙂

Interesting note about the old model – I was a bit concerned by some Amazon reviews showing the fan cracking at the bolts, I guess that’s on the newer version.

Good point about overall airflow to – given they don’t create a vacuum and asphyxiate you at what point does the amount of air that can flow into the bathroom from under the door become a limiting factor? I may be over-thinking this…

If you have space in-line is the way to go – generally shift more air and are quieter (if fitted right).

Always look for highest airflow and lowest decibels and make sure it’s one with a timer – needs to be on for at least 15 mins after you leave the room.

Yep def going to change to an inline extractor with vent above shower and agree on the timer thing. I’m mostly just concerned if I go for the MF100 and the bathroom still steams up during shower use whether I’m going to regret not spending a bit more for a higher airflow model in the first place (or is getting out of the shower and expecting the bathroom to be all but steam free even in winter an unrealistic expectation anyway)? I’ve seen some that shift 4x the airflow of the MF100 for the same amount of noise but they’re £200, don’t want to spend that kind of money unless it will really make a difference

Ours is pretty shit, it’s a combined LED/extractor unit, right above the shower. I don’t wanna pull the ceiliing cladding off to fit an inline, is there such a thing as a good combined unit? 4″/100mm by the looks of it.

Hmm,I actually need one, but want someone to fit it, what trade does that kind of work

The guy overseeing my bathroom refurb (who’s a plumber) is getting an electrician in for the inline fan stuff (although he’s also doing other bits like the underfloor heating). That said I think the electrician is going to get the plumber to do the venting through the roof bit so probably doesn’t help answer your question :p

Who does what is down to who will be the most competent. Fitting the extractor is an electrician’s job as it had an electrical connection. The pipe routing and cowl fitting can also be done by an electrician, but if the pipe routing gets a bit involved you want might need to swap trades – if it has to go though a roof I would rather a roofer did that job.

I’ve not seen a good combined surface mount extractor, but I would be concerned about swapping it out in a few years when it fails so wouldn’t want to fit one anyways.

FW – If your MF100 is that bad I would want to check the pipe routing is clear, not too long and not an old clogged pipe. Most expensive one I’ve fitted is about £120 and worked really well. Ohh, and if your door is really well sealed you might need to think about a vent grill in the door to allow increased airflow – prop the door slightly one time and see how well it works?