This project is continued from Part 9. Bathroom Exhaust Fan Trim Moulding I installed the trim moulding for the Panasonic WhisperCeiling™ FV-11VQ5 bathroom fan with 2 inch brad nails set into the joist and 2×2 mounting frame on three sides. I set the brad nails about 1/4 inch from the inside edge of the trim [...]
This project is continued from Part 8. Bathroom Fan Ceiling Trim Going back to Part 5 of this project series, I discovered the Panasonic WhisperCeiling™ FV-11VQ5 exhaust fan would not fit through the original 10-7/16 inch square mounting hole in the drywall ceiling. After lengthening the ceiling hole to 13 inches to mount the fan, [...]
This project is continued from Part 7. Bathroom Exhaust Fan Ductwork Connection With the other end of the flexible duct now connected to the outside vent cap, I’m ready to make the final 4 inch vent duct connection inside the interior soffit in the garage. To connect the bathroom fan vent duct in the interior [...]
This project is continued from Part 6. Bathroom Exhaust Fan – 4 Inch Vent Cap The old economy bathroom vent fan used a 3 inch diameter duct and vent cap. The new Panasonic WhisperCeiling model FV-11VQ5 exhaust fan requires a 4 inch diameter duct and vent cap. I purchased a 4 inch vent cap with [...]
This project is continued from Part 5. Panasonic WhisperCeiling FV-11VQ5 Wiring If you’ve started reading at this part of the series, take care the electricity is shutoff at the main circuit breaker panel before proceeding to prevent electrical shock and/or death. I’ve temporarily suspended the Panasonic FV-11VQ5 bathroom vent fan from a general purpose steel [...]
This project is continued from Part 4. Panasonic WhisperCeiling FV-11VQ5 Ceiling Mount The Panasonic WhisperCeiling™ FV-11VQ5 ventilation fan installation instructions assumes the fan will mounted directly to the joists before the drywall is installed, or you have attic access to mount the fan between two joists using the supplied telescoping mounting brackets. Neither approach would [...]
This project is continued from Part 3. To install the new run of 4 inch insulated duct for the bathroom exhaust fan, I needed to make the hole in the ceiling larger where the ductwork will enter the interior soffit in the garage. A failure of the of the architect and home builder was to [...]
This project is continued from Part 2. Panasonic WhisperCeiling™ Bathroom Exhaust Fan Installation Having removed the old economy bathroom ceiling vent fan, I need to figure out an “old work” installation strategy for the new Panasonic WhisperCeiling™ vent fan. Panasonic assumes the vent fan will be installed in one of two ways: During the home [...]
This project is continued from Part 1. Having removed the old bathroom ceiling vent fan, I can now see into the space between the joists for the 1st and 2nd floors to get a look at the ductwork and wiring. Bathroom Exhaust Fan Electrical Wiring Since I don’t like working in the dark, I twisted [...]
This project shows how to remove a noisy economy bathroom vent fan and install a new Panasonic WhisperCeiling™ super quiet model FV-11VQ5. The old 3 inch ductwork is removed and new 4 inch flexible duct installed in the space between the first floor ceiling and second floor. Copyright © 2013 HandymanHowTo.com Reproduction strictly prohibited.
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