Fitting shower fan/light

[Dougie Nisbet]

I'm looking at two models on screwfix and apart from the dimensions and a 10 pounds price difference, I can't see whether one is better than the other. The extraction rates and noise levels are the same. The links are:

125mm ?ts=04077&id=25652I've read the specs several times and can't see what the difference is. Is there any point in getting the more expensive one?

And on the subject, I was thinking abot replacing the main light, an unnatractive fluorescent strip, and putting in downlighters instead. Something like

I've lifted a couple of floorboards above the bathroom ceiling and the ceiling is lath and plaster. Can I fit downlighters in this material?

Thanks for any tips.

Dougie

[John Rumm]

At a risk of stating the obvious - the difference would appear to be

25mm! If they both are genuinely designed to extract at the same rate the only obvious difference I can see is that the larger fan will probably spin a little slower and hence may create a lower pitched sound than the smaller fan - even if the absolute noise level is the same.

The smaller fan may prove a little simpler to fit since it requires smaller cut outs and the ducting is narrower.

Can't see why not - as long as you can cut a neat enough hole in it, and the ceiling is not so thick as to prevent the clips on the lights working correctly you should be fine.

[Dougie Nisbet]

(and ten quid!)

I wondered about that. It's the only thing I can think off. I'll probably go for the bigger model since space isn't really a problem.

Dougie

[ARWadsworth]

It could be a mistake on the Screwfix website. 85m^3perhour sounds correct for the 100mm fan but I would have expected over 120m^3perhour for the 125mm fan.

Adam