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bathroom ceiling fan timer Minnea 08-22-2006
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Posted by Minnea on August 22, 2006, 11:53 am
bathroom humidity is supposed to be removed by the exhaust fan and I wanted to
find
out if there is a timer type switch that when my fan is plugged in to a standard
(2
prong) outlet, I could install a small device that would shut off the fan after
perhaps 20 or 30 minutes.

the reason is so as to not send the cool dry house air outside as there is
always a
small negative pressure inside the house bathrooms and the air is replaced by
taking
in some cool air from inside the house.

20 or 30 min of fan runtime should be sufficient after a shower to dry the
bathroom.

if there is such a product, kindly provide a link or name, thanks


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Posted by Howard on August 22, 2006, 1:27 pm
I use Intermatic wall timers (spring wound 60 minute range) to do what
you are suggesting. Works well with about 10 minutes after the shower
ends of run time. The timer is about $17 at Lowes. It mounts into the
wall box in place of the fan switch.

Minnea wrote:
> bathroom humidity is supposed to be removed by the exhaust fan and I wanted to
find
> out if there is a timer type switch that when my fan is plugged in to a
standard (2
> prong) outlet, I could install a small device that would shut off the fan after
> perhaps 20 or 30 minutes.
>
> the reason is so as to not send the cool dry house air outside as there is
always a
> small negative pressure inside the house bathrooms and the air is replaced by
taking
> in some cool air from inside the house.
>
> 20 or 30 min of fan runtime should be sufficient after a shower to dry the
bathroom.
>
> if there is such a product, kindly provide a link or name, thanks


Posted by Minnea on August 22, 2006, 2:14 pm
Howard wrote:
> the wall box in place of the fan switch.

I don't have a switch. Once lights are turned on in bathroom (that's the
power for everything inside), the fan activates as the plug socket is now
energized. So I would need something simple to connect between the fan plug
and ceiling socket

The solution I'm looking for would allow lights to remain on but time the
fan


Posted by New & Improved - N/F John on August 23, 2006, 9:09 am
I think you are not telling us everything. Sounds like you have no windows
in the bathroom. Fan goes on with light in such a situation.

> Howard wrote:
> > the wall box in place of the fan switch.
>
> I don't have a switch. Once lights are turned on in bathroom (that's the
> power for everything inside), the fan activates as the plug socket is now
> energized. So I would need something simple to connect between the fan
plug
> and ceiling socket
>
> The solution I'm looking for would allow lights to remain on but time the
> fan
>



Posted by RayV on August 22, 2006, 1:37 pm

Minnea wrote:
> bathroom humidity is supposed to be removed by the exhaust fan and I wanted to
find
> out if there is a timer type switch that when my fan is plugged in to a
standard (2
> prong) outlet, I could install a small device that would shut off the fan after
> perhaps 20 or 30 minutes.
>
> the reason is so as to not send the cool dry house air outside as there is
always a
> small negative pressure inside the house bathrooms and the air is replaced by
taking
> in some cool air from inside the house.
>
> 20 or 30 min of fan runtime should be sufficient after a shower to dry the
bathroom.
>
> if there is such a product, kindly provide a link or name, thanks

Just because you can get one doesn't mean you should. How much humid
air is going to reach the rest of the house when you open the door to
leave the bathroom?


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