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April 8, 2008

bathroom exhaust fan

hello,
I am in a 5 unit coop brownstone on the garden level. my bathroom has a vent in the ceiling, but no fan. i know some units in the building have fans that can be turned on or off from within each apartments bathroom. does anyone know what type (if any) of fan can be installed within the existing vent? i am assuming the vent is connected to all the other bathrooms in the building through the same duct, and allows steam to escape through an opening on the roof, but am not sure. thanks in advance for any help

Posted in Forum by rc at 4:38 PM | Comments (13)
Categories: Kitchen & Bath

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Thanks for all the answers. It does appear that there is a non working "mushroom fan" on the roof. Now comes the hard part... not simply replacing the fan, but convincing the rest of the Coop (especially the units who have their own individual fans) that it should be replaced. I'll try the whole "if i have my own fan on, and you don't, your bathroom will smell like mine" argument. not that my bathroom smells bad or anything...


Posted by: rc at April 9, 2008 10:31 AM in response to bathroom exhaust fan

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yeah, your s*&^ don't smell...right...

Posted by: guest at April 9, 2008 11:53 AM in response to bathroom exhaust fan

RC, are you kidding? Depending on the size, the fans (see the link I posted above) are available $300-$500. If you check the fan nameplate, and get the same fan by the same mfgr, it's a drop-in installation. All you need to do is hook up the wiring (which is most likely 110v). Even if you get a handyman to install, you're looking at $1000 total. That's $200 an apt. Boy, any coop who wanted want to spend that to improve their apts is a coop I wouldn't want to live in.

Anyway have you traced the electric and checked the breaker to the fan? Also, there's a small chance it is belt driven and the belt is broken.

Posted by: denton at April 9, 2008 2:32 PM in response to bathroom exhaust fan

RC, if you need this handled, I could get it handled for you denton at speakeasy dot net

Posted by: denton at April 9, 2008 3:19 PM in response to bathroom exhaust fan