Arfa Daily ) wrote:


I don't know whereabouts you are, but here in the UK, such an item is
commonly available as a shower extractor fan with a built in light

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...25652&ts=10039

It is hooked into the normal lighting circuit, and as long as the light is
on, the fan runs. When you switch off the light, the fan continues to run up
to an adjustable time of 20 minutes
Arfa

That's interesting. I don't want to leave a light on when the fan is
running, but I wasn't going to have a light hooked up to the fan anyway.
Sounds like I could use such a switch on a fan, without a light, and
leave the switch on if I want ventilation overnight, say. I wouldn't care
if, when I go turn the fan off, it keeps on running for a few minutes
after I switch it off.

Thanks. You may have come up with a creative solution that the fan
company tech support didn't.

I live in the USA.

Laura

"Lacustral" wrote in message
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Is there a fan timer that has an option to just leave it on? I'm planning
to get a bathroom fan, but I also want to be able to just leave it on, to
use it to clear air out of the house generally. The fan wouldn't be more
than about 2 amps.

I'm sure it's also possible to set up a circuit to bypass a timer that
doesn't have a "stay on" switch. How would one do that?

I want a quiet fan timer. Someone told me of a timer which goes up to
12 hours, but they said it makes noise. So something electronic, maybe.
Something quiet that goes up to 12 hours would be fine, as long as it
also lets you leave the fan on for only a few minutes.

Such a thing wouldn't have to be a *fan* timer specifically, any timer
that has a "stay on" option that is good up to 2 amps or so would work.

Thanks
Laura