 bathroom fan |
| Review Date: April 27, 2008 |
| Reviewer: D. Romano, |
| excellent vender to deal with. went out of way to make sure transaction went smoothly - THANK YOU |
quiet, but poor description, fair design
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| Review Date: January 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: John, Michigan USA |
This fan is very quiet, but the description is bad, design is fair, and looks are fair.
- There is no way to turn off the night light. I assumed it would turn off when it was light in the room, but it does not. You can get a $2 night light that turns on/off with a light sensor, so why can't they put such a sensor on a $150 fan? I replaced the 4w incandescent night light with an LED since you can't turn it off and I don't want to have to replace the thing every month.
- The housing is not designed for installation into an existing hole. The hole needs to be much bigger than the housing due to the duct attachment point and very deep housing. I had to remove the duct and re-install with much difficulty once the housing was in place in the ceiling. The housing is 8" deep, making it a tight or even impossible fit in any place except a top floor bath.
- The grille is approximately 12x13 at the largest point, and the grille is curved, so it is about 10x11 at the corners. The 14.75" x 14.75" shown in the manufacturer's description might be including the box it came in. I don't know where they got that measurement.
- The light bulbs are low energy CFL with a two-prong conductor that I have never seen before. I checked my local big box store and could not find a replacement bulb. I hope the bulbs last a long time. What's wrong with a normal light bulb fixture?
- The design is ugly, kind of like a bulging belly sticking to your ceiling.
I specifically selected this model based on the advertised grille dimensions, hoping to cover up the hole from the old fan. Had I been able to get my hands on the thing in a store, I would never have purchased it. There was no store within 100 miles that had this fan, so I purchased based on the description. Amazon/manufacturer need to accurately describe the items they sell.
This is a disappointing purchase, especially at this price, but I decided to go ahead with the install since I have to assume that the other descriptions will be just as inaccurate and our old fan was already pulled. 2 stars only because it is very quiet. |
Deeply Disappointed - No Replacement Bulb
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| Review Date: January 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: J. Rubin, Philadelphia, PA |
| The product is quiet and does work as advertised. However, although listed as safe for a shower enclosure if you read the instruction booklet, you'll find that you must have 7 feet of space below the fixture and be at least 3 feet from a water source. This does not include everyone's shower enclosure and should be indicated. The company did not seem to care when I brought it to its attention and implied that it was my fault for not reading the instruction booklet before buying the product. I believe that being 2.5 feet away from a water source caused one of the 2 bulbs to die within 3 months. These bulbs are supposed to last years. It is working fine on one bulb and I thought that I would just get a spare, but as some other Amazon user indicated you CANNOT find a replacement bulb. I tried looking on Amazon and those sites that have 1000's of light bulbs to no avail. For my purposes, this product is a big disappointment and has caused much annoyance. Right now I'm just hoping my remaining bulb lasts a few years or that the company has some secret source for light bulbs. |
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