PIR extractor fan

[JohnnyF]

Hi, we have a PIR extractor fan in our bathroom wired up to a fuse outside the bathroom.

The fan has gone on the blink so I cleaned it up but still no joy.

It was wired with a live and neutral wire.

My question is - am I best to replace this with a new PIR fan. Or could I just get a normal extractor fan that is controlled by a pull cord / switch. Rather than wiring a new pull cord or connecting into the light circuit - could I change our current fuse outside the bathroom to be a fuse with a switch and use this to turn the fan on and off?

Sorry if that is a daft question...

 

[securespark]

Yes. Or No.

Yes.

Yes.

And Yes!

 

[JohnnyF]

cheers for the qucik reply.

Normal extractor fans a re alot cheaper than PIR ones so I take it the second option is better.

I just want to be sure that there is no safety impications by using a fused switch to act as the on/off swith - it is defo OK?

Also do plain extractor fans just expect a live and neutral wire? No swiched lives etc that the timed fans need?

 

[securespark]

Yes, you can use an ordinary switched fan if you wish. If you have kids and you want the fan to come on every time the room is used, I would stick with the PIR option.

If you are OK with a manual switch, then fine.

Straight single speed fans with no control circuitry just have L&N connections.