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Brand new bathroom fan making whining noise - any remedy? DA 02-06-2008
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Posted by DA on February 6, 2008, 8:45 pm
Hi all,

Wanted to see if someone can suggest what to do. A brand new (two weeks
old) bathroom fan (supposedly low-noise variety) started making rather
loud whining noises. On and off but lately more often on than off.

What could the cause be and what can I do about it? The mounting bracket
seems to be solidly mounted, nothing is visually loose or anything I can
tell by just looking at it. I would guess a brand new impeller should not
have gotten so badly out of balance so quickly.

Any idea, suggestion or comment on the subject is greatly appreciated.

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Posted by jim on February 6, 2008, 9:23 pm
On Feb 6, 10:45=A0pm, info_at_1-script_dot_...@foo.com (DA) wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Wanted to see if someone can suggest what to do. A brand new (two weeks
> old) bathroom fan (supposedly low-noise variety) started making rather
> loud whining noises. On and off but lately more often on than off.
>
> What could the cause be and what can I do about it? The mounting bracket
> seems to be solidly mounted, nothing is visually loose or anything I can
> tell by just looking at it. I would guess a brand new impeller should not
> have gotten so badly out of balance so quickly.
>
> Any idea, suggestion or comment on the subject is greatly appreciated.
>
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I would not pack around with a brand new product - bring it back for a
refund.

Posted by S. Barker on February 6, 2008, 9:31 pm
take it back. simple solution. get another.

s


> Hi all,
>
> Wanted to see if someone can suggest what to do. A brand new (two weeks
> old) bathroom fan (supposedly low-noise variety) started making rather
> loud whining noises. On and off but lately more often on than off.
>
> What could the cause be and what can I do about it? The mounting bracket
> seems to be solidly mounted, nothing is visually loose or anything I can
> tell by just looking at it. I would guess a brand new impeller should not
> have gotten so badly out of balance so quickly.
>
> Any idea, suggestion or comment on the subject is greatly appreciated.
>
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Posted by DA on February 6, 2008, 10:16 pm
DA had written this in response to
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S. Barker wrote:

> take it back. simple solution. get another.

> s

Well, I would do that in a heartbeat if it was not for a thing that took
couple hours to install and will take at least half as much to take down
and, probably most significantly, the bracket (or cage rather - what's the
right term?) had to be bent to accommodate the smaller size of the rafter
than what the designers envisioned. Nothing that would make it rub against
the impeller or anything like that, a rather small bend of the end
opposite to the impeller and the motor. But I'm not even sure Lowes would
even want the thing back now that it's out of shape.

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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on February 6, 2008, 10:53 pm


> opposite to the impeller and the motor. But I'm not even sure Lowes would
> even want the thing back now that it's out of shape.

Get the next one from an electric supply house. Lowes does not carry the
best.
Take a look at these
http://www.designerhardware.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=13&Click=1038&gclid=CJnnkKqWsZECFQtjHgod4nv8Xg



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