Extractor fans
Extractor fans on the Wirral
A small job with one thing that decides whether it works: where the air actually goes.
- We look before we price
- In writing, itemised
- We say what is not ours
Extractor fans
The duct, not the fan
Most extractor fan complaints are not about the fan. They are about the duct. A fan built to shift a given volume of air shifts considerably less through a long run, a crushed flexible hose, several bends, or a duct that terminates in a loft rather than outside. People replace the fan, get the same result, and conclude fans do not work.
So the real design question is the route to outside: how long, how many bends, what diameter, and where it terminates. Short, straight, rigid where possible, and ending at a proper external grille is what makes a modest fan work well. A duct that discharges into a loft is worse than no fan at all, because it moves the moisture problem into the roof where nobody sees it until something rots.
Then control. A fan on the light switch runs only while the light is on, which is rarely long enough after a shower. An overrun timer runs it on for a set period afterwards, which is what actually clears the moisture. A humidity sensor runs it when the air is wet regardless of the light, which suits a bathroom nobody switches the light on in during the day. Often asked about alongside landlord electrical checks, electrical prices and rewiring.
Talk about the fan
Short, straight and rigid to an external grille. A duct into a loft moves the problem rather than solving it.
A fan on the light switch stops too soon. The control is what makes the difference you notice.
Where the fan sits relative to the bath or shower decides what kind of fan is appropriate there.
Done across Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, and everywhere else on the peninsula.
Extractor fans on the Wirral
What this job looks like
The slots below are placeholders. The pictures elsewhere on this site are example images of the kind of work described and they are not photographs of our own jobs. Nothing here is borrowed from anybody else's. Our own photographs go in as jobs are finished and customers are happy for us to use them.
Why people use us
A small job worth doing properly
The difference between a fan that works and one that does not is almost entirely the duct and the control.
- The duct route planned before the fan is chosen
- Terminated at a proper external grille, never into a loft
- Overrun or humidity control specified rather than defaulted
- Made good around the grille so weather cannot get in
Frequently asked questions
Extractor fans: the questions people ask
The ones that come up most. If yours is not here, ring and ask.
My extractor fan does not seem to do anything. Is it broken?
More often it is the duct. A long, kinked or many times bent run, or one that ends in a loft, drastically reduces what any fan can move. Replacing the fan without changing the duct usually gives the same result.
Can the fan just vent into the loft?
No. It puts warm wet air into the roof space, where it condenses on cold timber. It is worse than having no fan, because the problem is now somewhere you cannot see it.
Should the fan come on with the light?
It can, and on its own that is usually not enough, because it stops the moment you turn the light off. An overrun timer keeps it running afterwards, and a humidity sensor runs it when the air is actually wet.
Can a fan go above the shower?
Where a fan can be positioned in a bathroom depends on how close it is to the bath or shower, and the appropriate type changes with it. It is settled when the position is chosen rather than afterwards.
Done across Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, and everywhere else on the peninsula.
Tell us where the room is in the house
Whether there is a loft above and which wall is an outside wall decides the duct route and most of the job.
About Wirral Electrics
Wirral Electrics is not taking bookings yet. The pages here are finished and the information on them is accurate, and the brand will start taking work when the labour behind it is in place. What that means, and what this site deliberately does not claim.
Get in touch
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- Phone0151 453 8836
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- Based inWirral, Merseyside
- HoursMon to Fri 8 to 6, Sat 8 to 2, closed Sunday