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Hey,
Skip down a few paragraphs if you don't want the back story!
Long story short - we've had loads of little issues, mould in most rooms, heating wasn't serviced, mice in the kitchen/loft. Mostly fixed, the mould being my favourite. Ass clown vendor (AC) who we bought off clearly whitewashed the walls, including bathrooms and never had the heating on which explains that.
House is 70s, extension maybe 7 years old and both ensuites are in the extension.
The fans inside are badly placed, rather than being over the shower are behind a beam or on the other side of the room and both have about the same suck as asthmatic ant after a particularly bad chest infection. In summer this wasn't an issue you'd just open the roof window, in winter the rooms fill with steam and never get close to clearing.
So in my haste to buy everything I needed for my ever-growing snag list I grabbed 2 extractor fans a few months back. Outside of the return window by now, I decided to fit them today, I've put it off long enough
My first issue, the outside vent fell off as it was held in place with a tiny strip of ptfe tape. Not expanding foam, not silicon, not even screw like you'd expect...no ptfe tape holding it onto the pipe inside. Which isn't even all that great a fit. Better weather and I'll fill the gaps properly
Anyway...
Second and the far bigger issue is that the old fan has a 2-core wire
The new fan needs 3 wires...
I'm happy enough to do basic wiring or call in a sparky if needed but I have 0 idea where to start on this one!
Do I spur the live into 2?
Do I need to get it rewired from the isolator on the wall, which in itself will be an issue as it appears to be plastered into the wall.
I have tried the blue in both top connections and it doesn't turn on
I'm currently very glad I started in the bathroom that gets the least use
Thanks for any advice!
Skip down a few paragraphs if you don't want the back story!
Long story short - we've had loads of little issues, mould in most rooms, heating wasn't serviced, mice in the kitchen/loft. Mostly fixed, the mould being my favourite. Ass clown vendor (AC) who we bought off clearly whitewashed the walls, including bathrooms and never had the heating on which explains that.
House is 70s, extension maybe 7 years old and both ensuites are in the extension.
The fans inside are badly placed, rather than being over the shower are behind a beam or on the other side of the room and both have about the same suck as asthmatic ant after a particularly bad chest infection. In summer this wasn't an issue you'd just open the roof window, in winter the rooms fill with steam and never get close to clearing.
So in my haste to buy everything I needed for my ever-growing snag list I grabbed 2 extractor fans a few months back. Outside of the return window by now, I decided to fit them today, I've put it off long enough
My first issue, the outside vent fell off as it was held in place with a tiny strip of ptfe tape. Not expanding foam, not silicon, not even screw like you'd expect...no ptfe tape holding it onto the pipe inside. Which isn't even all that great a fit. Better weather and I'll fill the gaps properly
Anyway...
Second and the far bigger issue is that the old fan has a 2-core wire
The new fan needs 3 wires...
I'm happy enough to do basic wiring or call in a sparky if needed but I have 0 idea where to start on this one!
Do I spur the live into 2?
Do I need to get it rewired from the isolator on the wall, which in itself will be an issue as it appears to be plastered into the wall.
I have tried the blue in both top connections and it doesn't turn on
I'm currently very glad I started in the bathroom that gets the least use
Thanks for any advice!
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