Bathroom Exhaust Fan-Light: Installing A Two In One Solution

Both ventilation and lighting are very necessary for a hygienic environment to be maintained in your bathroom and your home. You can obtain good bathroom exhaust fan-light from a number of companies. It is better to look for a bathroom exhaust fan-light with HVI certification. The bathroom exhaust fan-light should have more CFM which makes it a powerful device with more air displacement and less sones which makes it less noisy. Once you have purchased a good bathroom exhaust fan-light, here are the instructions on how to install the unit. Before you start installation of the bathroom exhaust fan-light, you must take some precautions. Turn off the main power supply and restrict all access to the point so that you do not get an electric shock. Consult an electrician to ensure that you do not overload the bathroom electric circuits and wear eye protection and mask when working. Remember that bathroom exhaust fan-light use the same switch so you will not have to bother about any complicated electric wiring. If you had plans for installing a bathroom exhaust fan-light, naturally you would have left space in the ceiling as well as have made ducts for throwing out the air. If this was arrangement was already provided for, your job is very easy. If not, then be prepared for some dusty and noisy work. Make space in the ceiling using drill and hammer for placing the bathroom exhaust fan-light. Now hammer your way to the nearest electric switch panel. Install electric cable to provide power to the bathroom exhaust fan-light. On the other side hammer all the way to nearest wall of your home. Install a pipe to act as an air duct for throwing out the exhaust. Be sure to measure the pipe diameter. It should fit the bathroom exhaust fan-light assembly's air outlet. Now fit these two in such manner that you can easily have enough space to install the bathroom exhaust fan-light.

Now remove anything which has been fixed in the space where you want to fix the bathroom exhaust fan-light. Fix some braces which will hold the bathroom exhaust fan-light assembly in place. Wood will be sturdy and flexible and it is also a bad conductor of electricity.

Connect the air duct outlet of the fan-light to the pipe you installed to act as an air duct. Connect all the required electric cables. Make sure to stand on a wooden surface and wear rubber gloves while doing anything with the electric cable. Screw in the bathroom exhaust fan-light.

On the other side connect the cable to an available wall outlet or hook it in the electric wiring of your home. Switch on the main power supply and you are done.