Are there any bathroom fans which remove steam and smells? Are some better than others?
When we moved to this house we noticed the fan in the bathroom ceiling (close to the cornice and outside wall) didn't seem to cope with the steam when bathing or bathroom smells so my son-in-law bought a Greenwood Airvac 4" Bathroom/toilet fan from B&Q and fitted that. I was ill at the time so didn't pay much attention but the mirrors still steamed up and the other day I noticed, after I'd left the bath water in for a while (was interrupted by a phone call), that not only the mirrors and walls but even some of the floor was wet where water had condensed on the loo cistern and dripped off. I went outside and put my hand against the grille in the wall and could feel no current of air.
How do other people cope with this problem? I spoke to Greenwood and was told that one couldn't expect it to cope with steam and smells as it was only l5 l. per second and if one wanted something more powerful one would have to install a kitchen fan. I find this hard to believe. I don't know whether the fact that the duct pipe has to bend rather acutely to get through the wall has anything to do with it. Any suggestions?
When we moved to this house we noticed the fan in the bathroom ceiling (close to the cornice and outside wall) didn't seem to cope with the steam when bathing or bathroom smells so my son-in-law bought a Greenwood Airvac 4" Bathroom/toilet fan from B&Q and fitted that. I was ill at the time so didn't pay much attention but the mirrors still steamed up and the other day I noticed, after I'd left the bath water in for a while (was interrupted by a phone call), that not only the mirrors and walls but even some of the floor was wet where water had condensed on the loo cistern and dripped off. I went outside and put my hand against the grille in the wall and could feel no current of air.
How do other people cope with this problem? I spoke to Greenwood and was told that one couldn't expect it to cope with steam and smells as it was only l5 l. per second and if one wanted something more powerful one would have to install a kitchen fan. I find this hard to believe. I don't know whether the fact that the duct pipe has to bend rather acutely to get through the wall has anything to do with it. Any suggestions?