How To Replace And Install A Bathroom Exhaust Fan From Start To Finish For Beginners! | Easy DIY
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On today's episode I'll be showing you how to replace and install a bathroom exhaust fan from start to finish for beginners. This is a super EASY DIY for your home project if you want a FULL instruction on how to replace your old ventilation fan (exhaust fan).
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- Ventilation Fan Install - :30
- Wiring To Powahhh! - 4:45
- Vent Duct & Roof Vent Cap - 7:42
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Excellent video. Thanks so much. Subscribed!👍🏼
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽😊
Brother, I have been in construction in one form or another since 1990 and I would like to tell you how much I appreciate your content for DIYers. I have even learned a few things from your channel myself. The only thing I would have done differently here is cut the shingles you set the flange on to the width of the vent cap so that they overlap the flange on the sides.
I would recommend no tar at the bottom in case you get any condensation it needs a place to escape, If anything leave 3-4 weep holes. Other row of shingles should overlap. Good effort
Outstanding! Step by step instructions that anyone can follow. You are a great teacher.
Great start to finish instructions. My most import critique would be that the bottom of the vent cap should not be sealed to allow for any water/moisture that collects, to escape. 👍
I just installed a panasonic rg-r811a in a bathroom that never had any fan venting and had to do the power, switch, connections and the attic hole and it was a major pita. but i would definitely do it again bc it helps a lot! for you to do this and film it, god bless dude! I had a lot less space than yours and i happen to do it when its hot outside so the attic was mad hot. Liked and subbed!
Excellent instructions. Thank you!
You made it look easy.
I have to tackle this for my bathroom.
Thank you! It was really hot up there in my attic, I highly suggest doing this up in the attic and roof early in the morning or late afternoon when the sun is less radiant 😂. Let me know if you have any questions 🙏🏽😊👍🏽
Thank you for your video. Looks very simple not as complicated as I thought.
I’m glad I could be of help Georgi! 🙏🏽😊
Nice job. 9:17 It looks like you left the 3 inch duct reducer/adapter and put it inside the 4 inch duct. It's intended to be removed when using 110CFM and 4" ducting.
Thank you 🙏🏽 for the tip! I completely didn’t know that! Thank you 🙏🏽👍🏽😊
Super helpful and thorough, thank you so much!
Thank you Vincent! I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊
just what i need to learn. Thank you!
Very useful, thanks for the video. Appreciate the step by step.
This is exactly what my bathroom vent is right now. No connection to the outside just through the attic. Thank you for this video, it looks a lot easier.
Hopefully you don't have any mold in the attic.
@@jamielushman7577sadly that’s a common problem. Exhaust fans not venting through the roof.
Once I see a guy working in sandals I know something is going to go wrong! haha...You did many things well, however, this is not how to install a vent. You made one serious mistake, you had to cut out the shingles so the vent slides underneath the shingles on the sides and on the top. The way you did it will eventually leak. You are depending on the sealant from keeping the water out. The sealant will pull away from that vent edge and water will penetrate. You want the vent edges top and sides under the shingle so water flows right over the shingles. I get called on a lot of jobs that were DYI'd like this because after it failed, the wife now insist on getting it professionally installed. You don't need a professional, but you need to install it properly. Great effort thought! Seriously were work shoes!
Hey thanks for the comment, do you have any recommendations for DIY channels? Im glad I read the comments because I would've done this wrong.
Great video, thank you!
Awesome video sir!! Thank you!!! Very informative.
I’m glad I could be of help sir! 🙏🏽😊👍🏽 thank you for watching!
Iam
Installing one this week thank u so much for this video it’s a big help
excellent videos your making. thanks
Great video! Appreciated your shows! A quick question: should I replace my old 3" sheet metal pipe for an old bathroom fan with a new 4" flexi insulated vent duck to an existing roof turbine hole near by the roof ridge? Thanks a lot! I am in the middle of replacing my old fan with a Panasonic FV-0511VFL1.
Excellent work and demo. Congratulations and a great pleasure to have seen this video. 🎉
Great instructions
Thank you 🙏🏽!
Super helpful!! Thank you
Thank you for watching 🙏🏽😊
This video is great. Thank you sir!
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽
Thanks!, I'm ready to do myself now..
I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊
Excellent job! You gave me confidence.... My friend says the extra roof tar makes it ugly. I told him I couldn't care less and I know it won't leak
It will leak. Second row of shingle had to be on to of vent
The best tutorial I've seen so far on installing a bathroom exhaust fan. Excellent job! 10/10!
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽😊
@@FixThisHouse you're welcome! 😄
If you can't wear shoes it's hard to take you seriously.
Nice safety sandals
Awesome video thank you sir
Great video.. Thanks
Cool man. Thank you.
Thank you!
Great job Thanks
Thank you 🙏🏽!
hey buddy, i just love your videos. i live in canada. could you please share some hacks for condensation during the winter?
Great videos! I have a different issue, house we just bought the people had it since the 60's and somewhere along the way they put in bathroom fans but used these fans from a kitchen. So they are round and I think the exhaust duct work is around 10" and the fan I bought is 8". Need some suggestions how to fix this. Thanks
Tks from a to z video very helpful 👌
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏽😊
What's the name of the material u used Specially the unsulation or vent in roof or is their any brand u would recommend if so from where thank u
I think you should have installed that vent cap UNDER the shingles not over. Better protection and would prevent any leaks MUCH BETTER. Also a much neater job. Any issues with the exhaust fan discharge so close to a sewer vent discharge point?
Bill, that install works just fine. There’s different ways to skin a cat.
@@jbfam7208sadly there’s only one way to sleep and there’s only one way to install roof vents correctly specially if you were to sell this job to a homeowner 😂. do it right or don’t do it to someone else’s home
You're absolutely right my friend. Never on top of the shingle
I was taught that the shingles should be on top of the vent flange as far down as the bottom of the vent opening. In this case, that would be two shingles. The flange then goes on top of the bottom (third) shingle, so that water shed by the flange flows onto a shingle.
Also, more tar should be used.
@@jbfam7208 He did the entire job correctly except for the duct cover flange over the roofing shingles. He introduced a leak point into the installation, which will require another repair in the future.
Nice job, just a hint for others. When install your ducting, make sure it is not a straight shot from vent to fan. A straight up and down vent will allow that occasional few drops of water that blows in during a horizontal rainstorm to reach the fan. The result is someone sitting on the toilet could get a few drops of water on their head. Ask me how I learned that! LOL! Put a very slight p-trap bend at the bottom to allow water to stall rather than reaching the fan. It will dry out as the fan blows.
Most manufacturers call for a minimum horizonal run for this reason and condensation.
Yea you are on the right path to being correct. Its not the same kind of system as plumbing where a p trap is required. You do not want a p trap anywhere in the line especially in very cold climates. An accumulation of water will pool there and freeze to a solid block. Run it horizontal sloping down awah from fan box than up to termination
I have been searching for this exact response about a P trap in the insulated line. My technical mind says yeah I should install it that way, but my logical mind says a straight path will create a better flow from the fan motor. I intend to install with a P trap. Thanks.
@@Kendo-84 here are the steps i would reccomend for your fan. Find out how many cfm your fan puts out. Refer to the fans manufacturer specifications and your local code for cfm required for the square footage of your bathroom. Size accordingly. Once fans is in celing vapour barrier over the fan box. Using ridgid galvanized oval ducting attach i direct from fan box with 3-5 feet horizontally sloping slighly away from fan box. Elbow up into your roof termination. Primex has goose necks with an insert that will attach to the pipe creating a sealed system. Also be sure to insulate your ducting.
Also you want to make sure your bathroom door has a gap between the floor and bottom of door to allow air to be drawn in.
Clicked on the video because of the thumb nail picture of the roof flashing. Overall pretty good details. When a roof flashing is installed properly you will not have to rely on any roof tar. Hopefully you won’t end up with any leaks 🤞
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the love and support! 🙏🏽😊
overall pretty good, but the one no no is to add sealant to the bottom edge... you need to leave a place for water to drain if it does get under there. also as others said, should have cut a notch in to the shingles on top so that they lay over the sides of the cap as well as the top edge.
that was dope
Thank you 🙏🏽!
Hi, thanks for the video. I would like to ask you if you had a problem with the switch due to the low amps used by the fan?
Thank you for watching! No issues with the switch my friend. All works well 👍🏽😊🙏🏽
Can you daisy chain from one air vent to others ?
Thanks
do they need to be separate breaker or i can justconnect them on existing outlet?
Mine was installed pretty much the same way but on windy days you can hear the dampers from the roof vent or the exhaust fan or a combination of both clanking around. Wondering if adding a damper in between the two or a p-trap curve to the exhaust hose would fix this?
That’s a great question! I have the same issue when it comes to windy days. I will have to look into that and if I find a solution I’ll try to make a video 🙏🏽😊
never cut both line side conductors at the same time. even though you checked for voltage which was good, if you somehow had a backfeed on your neutral that woulda been a nice lil POP! that being said, great job man this helped me a lot as far as the exhaust.our existing fan never had exhaust ran and I don't want to slap in a new one and not do it right. thanks for this video!!
Thank you so much for your advice and for sharing 🙏🏽😊!
Better to find with a pop than a shock.
Roof vent shingles are supposed to over lap sides as well and also you were supposed to remove the 3-4" adapter seeing as to did 4" also no need to wire in the attic that's the entire point of that fan
It's a blower fan. They are much more effective than the typical axial fans you see on less expensive units.
Is it okay to run a bath fan through the roof if it snows where you live? I feel like snow would block the vent or drip down back into the bath fan?
I wonder how you do the electric when you don't have a vent at all?
Just what I'm doing today
Yeah good video but there should have been more shingles removed so you can get it to the roof deck and then another row of shingles (where you added sealant in the side of the vent) should have been cut and lapped over the metal of the new vent. Never want to rely on sealant
Didn't do a good job on the shingle part but good for using insulated ducting!
Thank you 🙏🏽
I asked on a previous video, but I’ll ask it again since this is a more relatable video.
I am basically doing the exact same thing you did in this video but my humidity and timer switch to turn on the fan requires a red wire ? Help
What are the brackets for ? Good video by the way
Hi! Thank you 🙏🏽 ! The brackets are another option if you don’t plan to screw the fan box to a joist. It screws from joist to joist allowing the fan box to mount to the bracket. I don’t really use it Unless I have to because it seems flimsy in my opinion.🙏🏽
@@FixThisHouse thank you so much
Did the old fan have a light while the new one does not? And now the light over the vanity is the only light? I'm just curious because my grandma would probably eliminate overhead lighting too because she doesn't like overhead lighting because It bothers her eyes or gives her a headache so she just uses the light over the sink because sometimes small bathrooms don't need an overhead light because the light over the sink is bright enough to see and sometimes bathrooms only need one light fixture that makes plenty of light. very interesting because I don't see bathrooms eliminate overhead lights too often but sometimes bathrooms have too many lights in the room where its too bright, good choice.
Nice half fast job. 😂 roof must of been hot since it was a sloppy job. 😉
Why would the duct need insulation if it's for venting?
The warm exhaust air would condensate on the duct in winter. Absolutely need insulation.
As others have stated the vent sides should've gone under another level of shingles imo. You could've skipped most if not all of that nasty caulking. Also, it's recommended that you place vents at least 2 ft from each other.
Thank you for the tip! It’s super rainy here now in Seattle and so far no leaks 👍🏽😊
@@FixThisHouse yeah, with all that caulk, you shouldnt have any issues🙂
Yeah, I kinda went over board with the tar, but definitely not necessary, just wanted to make sure due to windy / rain days
I believe the code requirement is 36" from any exhaust.
@@FixThisHouse better to over caulk than under caulk. Love that people give the feedback though. The trades is always a thing you just get better at.
I ❤ video. Thanks you
Thank you!
Why insulated hose?
I still need to rotate my vent fan, for some reason it’s sideways making loud noise..
I’ll go and check out sometime 👍🏽
how about on a metal roof?
7:08 Wagos are not intended to be used with stranded wire. The stranded wire is usually smaller in diameter than solid wire for the same gauge.
12:10 It is best to not seal the bottom of the vent. That way if water gets behind it, then it would be able to run out and down. By the bottom being sealed, water would have to run left or right to get from under the vent.
Wagos work fine with stranded wire
roofs in the netherlands are 40-60 centimeters thick....
Wow!!! 😱 thats super thick!
why use the insulated tubing instead of just regular dryer exhaust tubing?
It’s to eliminate condensation due to the temperature change from inside your home to the temperature different up your attic or crawl space.
I’m cold climates, Condensation from showering will build up in the tube that is not insulated and will run back into your house and create a moisture and mold problem if the tube is not insulated
Good to know I did notice that & with temperatures changes & dealing with moisture makes sense tks for the INFO GENTLEMEN
I did exactly that and water droplets are still collecting on the bathroom ceiling when the wife takes hot showers. I even upgraded to a larger capacity fan, same results
Look at above comments. Have to sit the outside vent under more shingles
That’s can cost you another new roof if something goes wrong😮😮
FYI that vend duct for the roof has terrible reviews on amazon. They rust over time, someone said the flap didn't open even w/ an 8" fan, another noted the size is 11x10". So I'll be looking for a different hood.
The flashing for the roof exhaust is not done correctly. You need to slip the flanged under the shingles. You install is susceptible to water intrusion.
I have stink bugs that can get through these cap cent mesh screens..
My 84 home has 0 vents to the outside they go to the attic 😬my only concern is the stinky vent pipe next to the fan 😳
Well the vents are adding moist air to a cold attic and covering the plywood with condensation. Great for mold and rot.
Use a nut driver to tighten the clamp
This was a fail. The vent flange goes UNDER the shingles. You also don't seal the bottom edge. This is a leak waiting to happen.
Yes, it’s not awful but there’s room for improvement
Roof vent not installed properly
I think your roof flashing cut out is too big. Both of the sides should overlap underneath the shingles. You should use the template that comes with it for the cutout and not use the vent cap as measuring. Anyway good video.
You did that a little wrong on the roof side
Please explain your method 🙏🏽
Just that the shingles need to overlap right?
You should've watched CZcams before making a CZcams on installing a roof vent.Every thing up to the installation of the roof vent went fine.The roof vent was improperly installed. The top and side flange of the vent are to be covered by the roof shingles.
I was looking for a video to refresh myself it’s been a couple years since I’ve had to do one of these but now I must critique this video a bit. No offense the guy did some correct but when you get paid to do these there is no way I want to do so much in the attic. You can hook up the wires and the piping from the bathroom and hook the piping up to the roof from the roof. Also he needs to have shingles above not below and never caulk the bottom of the exterior vent.
I'm just here to see what's inside the bathroom vent because I was wondering if my neighbors could crawl into the attic space and spy on me through there
I would recommend not using junk connectors, not a must have....put the time in and install the correct way.
You did this the complete hard way
LOL show the easy way.
You installed the vent completely wrong on top of the roof! Thats is eventually going to leak once that caulking cracks. You need to cut the shingle around it. Look up roofing videos on how to install a vent
Sounds like your pronunciation of th comes out d. these = dese , the = da. Maybe it's my hearing.
😂
You should never seal the bottom, because if there is any moisture trapped inside it will have no where to go causing it to mold in a long run.
That is 100% going to leak
Your cap goes UNDER your shingles NOT on top. It will crack and fail within two years
And the wrong way
He can install a vent but jeez that roof cap is all wrong. It should’ve slid under both rows of shingles. No need for all that cement either…. Just cement under the hood, not bottom so moisture can flow out. Then seal your shingles. No need to cake the thing with cement.
What a horrible broan vent install. 10/10 is currently leaking like crazy
WHy would you cut a HOLE in the ROOF, when you could have simply cut a hole in the SOFFIT that you'd never have to worry about it leaking instead????
venting it out the soffit would cause all that moisture to just migrate up into the attic, negating the whole purpose of removing hot air from a home. It is not a recommended practice.
@@Kendo-84 No, no, no. It is recommended. Better than having a leaking roof. You simply have a flex pipe that leads to the soffit area. Your soffit is what, 2 feet deep? Your fan blows the moisture out. Any moisture coming in goes where? How can it go into the attic? It can't because your flex pipe goes from point A to point B. Unless you have a hole in your flex pipe which you shouldn't, it's perfectly safe. At worst you might get a bit of mold on your soffit from moisture coming out when the fan is running.
@@terry7893 your soffit is designed for air flow. If you vent hot air out of your soffit where do you think it goes? Back up into the soffit is the answer. Maybe in your area area but not here in Canada would you ever see that.
@@Kendo-84Dude..... How much hot air is coming out of your bathroom vent??? Not a lot. Your bathroom is how big? 8 x 10 at most? And more likely smaller? They have vented and non vented soffit. Put the exhaust pipe where there is non vented soffit. If a little gets into the attic, it's no big deal. Your roof is vented too.
@@terry7893 actually it is bigger and has a dedicated steam room. I’m not specifically debating my own bathroom, I am debating all bathrooms I have ever done work on.
Don’t cut shingles man always pull them and make sure your sides of your vent are overlapped with shingle and not overtop your shingle!! You already messed that shingle up when you drilled the hole in it and then cut it!! Besides that I don’t think you done that bad!!