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grodenhiATgmailDOTcom wrote:

I have a dumb question.... We have a 40 sqft. bathroom (full bath).
The exhaust fan can not keep up. It's been getting worse and worse
since we moved in a few years ago. We've tried cleaning it out a few
times but that does little good. We didn't put it in, but from the
looks of it, it's one of those super cheap Broan fans
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...71&lpage=none).
It's rated to fit our size bathroom but does not cut it. What I'd
like to do is replace it with a new better quality one. My question
is...... Is there a way to do this without getting into the attic?
If I buy a better model Broan (same size unit) can I simply put it in
the existing box in the ceiling? Ideally I want to disconnect and
pull down the old one and reconnect a new one in it's spot. Thanks!!


Check out Panasonic fans, we put one in the kitchen and it's so quiet it's
hard to tell when it's running and yet it moves a ton of air. I wish we'd
known about them when we were doing the bathroom, we have an Air King in
there (supplied by the electrician) that sounds like a jet engine in
comparison.