Fitting bathroom extractor fan

[Privatepyle11]

Hi I wonder if someone can help me my bathroom extractor fan recently stopped working so I bought a new one a emcovent EVSLIM4T with timer - the old extractor did not have a timer.

The thing is I do not know which wires go to which

the wiring from the house to the fan are as follows

2 black wires (I take it these are neutral)
1 red wire (Live)

The wiring on the new fan terminal block are as follows

1 brown (live)
1 blue (neutral)
1 black (T) I think the t must be timer?

What I want to know is which wires go to which so I can connect the fan up or if the wires that I do have are not correct then I take it I will need to call for an electrician - I would like to avoid this if I can because I feel it may be a tad costly just for connecting up 3 wires!

I think it may be the case that I need 2 live and I only have one, but I am only guessing

Any help is much appreciated

 

[GaryMo]

How was the old fan connected?
Were the two black wires together in the same terminal?

 

[fleming'slefthandrule]

Any electrical work undertaken in a bathroom must be carried out by an electrician. It is a stipulation of Part P.

 

[Privatepyle11]

How was the old fan connected?
Were the two black wires together in the same terminal?

Yes the old fan had 2 black wires in the terminal

 

[GaryMo]

Any electrical work undertaken in a bathroom must be carried out by an electrician. It is a stipulation of Part P.

You don't have to be an electrican.

Any DIY'er can carry out electrical work in their own homes but work carried out must comply with Part P requirements, including prior notification depending of work being carried out.

 

[GaryMo]

How was the old fan connected?
Were the two black wires together in the same terminal?

Yes the old fan had 2 black wires in the terminal

Did the old fan used to come on and off with the light in the bathroom?

If so then it's as you thought, you need a permanent live for the timing circuit.

 

[Privatepyle11]

How was the old fan connected?
Were the two black wires together in the same terminal?

Yes the old fan had 2 black wires in the terminal

Did the old fan used to come on and off with the light in the bathroom?

If so then it's as you thought, you need a permanent live for the timing circuit.

Yes the old fan came on with the light -so it will be an electrician I will need to fit it correctly.

Or I could buy a new fan without a timer - it will work out cheaper!

 

[fleming'slefthandrule]

Any electrical work undertaken in a bathroom must be carried out by an electrician. It is a stipulation of Part P.

You don't have to be an electrican.

Any DIY'er can carry out electrical work in their own homes but work carried out must comply with Part P requirements, including prior notification depending of work being carried out.

By prior notification do you mean contacting LABC?
This would incur a charge out of all proportion to the scale of the job.

 

[GaryMo]

Yes the old fan came on with the light -so it will be an electrician I will need to fit it correctly.

Or I could buy a new fan without a timer - it will work out cheaper!

They're your two real choices, up to you.

 

[GaryMo]

By prior notification do you mean contacting LABC?
This would incur a charge out of all proportion to the scale of the job.

Yes so could work out cheaper to use an electrician who is a member of an approved Part P self-certification scheme.

 

[Privatepyle11]

Yes the old fan came on with the light -so it will be an electrician I will need to fit it correctly.

Or I could buy a new fan without a timer - it will work out cheaper!

They're your two real choices, up to you.

thanks for your help Garymo,I will buy a new fan without a timer!!