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i didn't know they don't need much power. that is comforting to know!

lol. does a 4" extractor fan like that cost much to run if he accidentally leave it running all day? how much would it cost to run a day if it was left on 24 hours?

that was the solution i had thought of by it needs chasing in the wall and trunking, which means redecorating. that switch would replace the pull chord, which can be set to be permanently on. i was hoping there is a simpler solution but it appears there may not be one, apart from buying a new...

this would be my concern. the extractor fan is at the top of the wall near the ceiling. so the light on the fan itself may not be that visible to my elderly FIL.

i saw "envirovent" when I was looking at extractor fans. have you had experience using them?

that doesn't have a long pull chord though

yeah, this would be the simplest but most extractor fans don't have a light as it isn't a useful feature for an extractor fan. i want to avoid this being a restriction on what fan to get and it seems wasteful to throw the existing fan out when it works just fine. the light on an extractor fan...

if there was a switch, that would be the simplest way to put a light indicator in. unfortunately, the isolation switch is high up so you can't use it as an on/off switch. one way would be to put an on/off switch in with a light indicator but that would mean running a new cable and putting in a...

it is in the kitchen so he turns it on when he is cooking. there is a cooker extractor fan but that doesn't have a vent to the outside so this one is used to extract air to the outside. during the day time he doesn't need the light on in the kitchen and he may want to leave the fan running...

My FIL is hard of hearing so he can't hear the extractor fan turn on and off. He therefore leaves the fan on as he doesn't realise he hasn't switched it off! He has an extractor fan that has a pull chord as shown in the attached photo. The fan doesn't have a timer. You can see the isolation...

the property is leasehold but the freeholder doesn't get involved as it is only two flats in a house so the two leaseholders share the costs of repairs and maintenance to their own part, apart from the communal areas like the roof or the garden. so if my FIL buys the flat, he would have to sort...

the report identified a few factors that are causing mould on the walls and damp readings. The others I am aware of so I can sort out myself but this one about the external paint not being breatheable is a new one to me. I have never heard of such a thing before and when I googled it, it said...

The home survey identified damp and condensation and recommended that we get a damp survey with a specialist company that is a member of the the PCA, who are not damp treatment companies but damp specialist surveyors who only identify damp and recommend actions. That way they are independent as...

A damp specialist company

It was a damp survey and that was one of the expected contributing factor