On 21 Apr, 21:04, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
Who is an expert on extractor fans? What I would like to know is why
does the price vary so wildly, what do you get for your money and is
it worth it

For example, IKEA has several extractor fans costing between £44 and
£175 and then a big jump to several between £400 to £500

Anna

I suppose that the more expensive ones have better electronics and
motors, but as the duty cycles are quite low, I'm not sure that they
really offer value for money. What that is saying is that I've bought
from Greenwood and RDL who are both inexpensive suppliers and both
extractors have run for 15 years plus.

One thing that I do advise is to go for humidstat extractors with a
pull cord on to the timer as well. This enables extraction when the
air moisture level gets too high, avoids the irritation of the fan
coming unnecessarily when you switch the light on, but does allow you
to blow out the smells when you need to.

Rob