Bathroom Exhaust Fans Choosing Tips

Bathroom exhaust fans are quite essential to your bathroom since it removes all the humid and odor accumulated from using the bathroom. But the question still remains: which bathroom exhaust fans do you need? Below are a couple of advices for you to pick the right bathroom exhaust fan for your bathroom.

To be able to know what type of exhaust fan you need, here are some basic questions for you to answer first. Where would I want to put my exhaust fan – on the ceiling or on the wall? Would I want a fan with all the elements – such as a timing device, a light or heat?

When you have answered these questions and know what type of bathroom exhaust fan that you need, then you need to have your bathroom measured in order for you to have a bathroom exhaust fan that you truly need. In order for your exhaust fan to ventilate your home bathroom properly, the Home Ventilation Institute (HVI) suggests that you buy one CFM (Cubic Foot a Minute) per square foot of bathroom space with a minimum of 50CFMs. When considering measuring your bathroom, try to calculate the size of it also, including the fixtures that go along with it to determine what type of bathroom exhaust fan you need for it to get rid of the odor properly.

Fan noise is also a concern, and just like measuring your bathroom, you also need to choose a bathroom exhaust fan which has 5 sones, the unit for measuring noise, or less. Bathroom exhaust fans which have 5 sones can’t be detected easily throughout the house.