Who is an expert on extractor fans? What I would like to know is why does the price vary so wildly, what do you get for your money and is it worth it
For example, IKEA has several extractor fans costing between £44 and £175 and then a big jump to several between £400 to £500
Anna
I suppose that the more expensive ones have better electronics and motors, but as the duty cycles are quite low, I'm not sure that they really offer value for money. What that is saying is that I've bought from Greenwood and RDL who are both inexpensive suppliers and both extractors have run for 15 years plus.
One thing that I do advise is to go for humidstat extractors with a pull cord on to the timer as well. This enables extraction when the air moisture level gets too high, avoids the irritation of the fan coming unnecessarily when you switch the light on, but does allow you to blow out the smells when you need to.
Rob
I am of the opinion that average priced humidistat fans are a waste of time - the first thing to go is the humidistat!
cheers Jim
JOOI is the humidity detection part available as a separate module for use with a fan / whatever? (i.e. a widget which has a humidity sensor and a relay* inside or whatnot)
Then widget could be wired in parallel with the 'override' switch and used with any old mains-powered fan... easy to replace anything that breaks without a huge expense.
Yes, I had a (IIRC) Manrose one in the last house controlling the bathroom extractor.
In message , Anna Kettle writes
Anna, are we talking kitchen extractors here?
Oh yes I cant expect you to read my mind !!!
They seem such a lot more expensive than bathroom extractor fans. A good bathroom fan can be had for 60-100 pounds and OK the kitchen fan has a stainless steel collector and pipe and maybe a couple of lights but is that worth £400?
I am off to IKEA today to buy the kitchen cabinets and will look at the fans while I am there. Assuming I make it safely out the exit door I expect I shall be more knowledgeable by tomorrow
Anna
A kitchen extractor hood would have to shift air a lot quicker than a bathroom fan.
I like my fans very quiet:
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