Dude omg thanks u just saved me 250$, some guy wanted that much money, he said that that the whole machine is broken or something like that, he said it cost alot to buy a new fan machine thing.
make sure your fan is sucking up humidity. A tip I read says to hold up a couple pieces of toilet paper to it when it is running, (with the cover on) and if it does not hold the toilet paper against it when you let go, it's not working even though you hear the sound of it
Hey sister, I'll come over and clean your ducts for ya, and your pipes too, I don't even charge that much, I charge more because I'm 5'1", and can't fit in a medium sized kayak, but you know, market rates and all
I am dying to clean that vent in my bathroomand now i feel a lot more confident to do so. Thank you so much Sir!!! I never had a vent before i turned 28 years old so this is all news for me 😍❤️ Muchas gracias 🇦🇷💗
Amazing how the newer " modern " Bath fans have gone from needing to removing 2 easily removed screws to do this maintenance, To now needing to remove multiple hard to reach ones. Then disassembling a housing, to detach the blower cage/ fan blades. Progress. oh my!
I’m about to take on the bathroom vent. I grew up in a house with 1 bathroom and no vent, we used an open window as an exhaust vent. Needless to say I never learned how to clean a vent properly. Thanks for the information!
@@ThatFixItGuy Just to update you, it worked! My problem was solved and you saved me $300. Thanks so much! I'm going to subscribe and recommend your channel to my other homeowner friends 😀
That is great. I am so happy to hear you took care of it yourself. Thank you for sharing the Channel as well. We love helping people and am so glad my family adn I found a way to do that.
If you want to take it one step further, take the rotating part off. It's typically held in place just by the center nut. Then you can soak the hole thing in lukewarm water with soap and gently scrub away. And also, I would strongly recommend taking some HVAC-grade aluminum tape and tape the edges of the metal housing over the drywall to seal off that gigantic gap. You'd be surprised how much warm air escapes through such openings into the attic in the winter. Or you'll get a lot of mucky air and critters from the attic into your house. While you're at it, do seal all these gaps around each and every vent you have in your house. Some time and little money well spent!
Thank you so much for tips. The next time I clean I will take the rotating part off and clean. I have some of HVAC tape and will get on this as well. Thank you. I will shoot a video at some point about wasted heat and ac! Fill those gaps!
What a good suggestion! Is it possible to take out just the rotating part without the squirrel cage itself? My bathroom vent isn't sucking anything up, but I don't wanna mess with taking out the cage because I'm renting and the hardware may be old. I want to clean as much as I can, but avoid even accidental damage.
I clean my fan once a year when checking the fire alarm batteries in the fall. I take my fan out of the ceiling like your video but also take the plastic housing off with four screws and remove the centre bolt to the squirrel cage fan blades. Then I can just wash the blades with a scrub brush in the kitchen sink and the inside of the housing, Dry it and put it back together. Looks like new and good to go for another year in about 40 minutes start to finish.
It's less about how often, and more about as-needed. My home is pretty dusty, so I can tell that the fan is slightly noisier, and there's slightly more fog on the bathroom mirror after a shower. That's my cue. It's about once every maybe 2 years.
Great video , also a great idea for a home pm list , I work as a pm tech on machinery so I can relate , I’m probably going to tackle replacing both of my bathroom exhaust fans and hoses from the fans to the outside, God only knows what I’m going to find when I get into the attic , I’ll try and keep you updated
That will be great. I am going to be replacing my second motor soon if I can find a replacement. What kind of machinery do you work on. A pm list is a great way to keep the house in order. Now I just wish the would auto generate like they do at work.
@@ThatFixItGuy I work on all different kinds of machines, it’s a converting business, adhesive on paper , 30 K foot rolls coming off of coater which in turn are slit down to various width, the pc program we have at work is MP2 which also generates pm’s depending on frequency, mostly bearing greasing, filter changes , oil changes… , I try to use Siri on my phone to remind me of things to do at home , Hey Siri , remind me to replace the filter in central air conditioning on April fools day , lol
Thanks, I took the fan exhaust cover down to clean it and all the lint and dust from the fan; then I could not figure out how to put the cover back own, but watching your video I saw the wire clips that you have to put in and wahla!!
Ain’t no way my husband would even come close to doing this !! All this kind of stuff is left solely on me lol 😝 plus more including the yard care , while he plays lots of golf and riding his mountain bike ugh 😑 I need to like these videos so I can see how to do stuff! Thx 😊
It’s good to clean them like a few months cause if you don’t dust will built up and it cause burn the motor out and it can catch on fire if not cleaned
I have an always on bathroom fan that is integral to the home's ventilation system. I clean it about every six months. The thing is I don't need a calendar reminder as I can hear when it needs cleaning. After a cleaning I can barely hear it running. It gets progressively louder as it gets dirty. When I can hear it from fifteen feet, it's time.
House I bought in 2019.. They taped and mud the fan in to give it a seamless look. I don't want to touch it till we move out and can afford to rip the ceiling apart lol still sucks pretty good as well so no worries yet
You might want to rethink that, since dust on the motor can cause a house fire by the dust sparking, or the motor overheating from too much dust. From the article text I posted above/in this thread: "In Mesa alone, Smith says there have been 22 confirmed fires linked to bathroom exhaust fans in the past 30 months"
Thank you for the vid! I was able to take it down and give it a good clean. After putting it back up it’s still not working and I’m getting a blinking green light. It used to be solid green when working. Any idea?
@@ThatFixItGuy The main metal box housing stays in the ceiling, I just took the black plastic squirrel cage fan and motor assy out from the black plastic squirrel cage fan housing and cleaned it. Don't get me wrong you video helped me get the motor/fan assy out from the metal box in the ceiling. Thanks for your time, work in posting your videos.....
That spring that holds the condo on of called a “torsion spring”. Also you can do a “tissue test” on the installed fan. Hold up a short piece of toilet paper to the fan sub see if it holds the paper there. You’ve got suction
You mentioned a PM list... do you have a good spreadsheet or tips on creating a PM list that you could share? Might be an idea for another great video!
I love that you mentioned the PM list. I will be doing a video on that for sure. I’m glad someone else is interested in this. I do so many PMs at work, I just felt it was a good practice to carry over to home.
I feel like our fan just dumps dust in our bathroom because it's vented to the outside. Wondering if you know if we can put a filter in these to keep them from dropping particles in the bathroom. Or does that cause the engine to have to work too hard? I clean it regularly but this happens every week. I'm so tired of having to dust the bathroom so dang often. It doesn't happen anywhere else in the house. Thank you so much!
You could stick some filter material up in there I bet. That is so weird that is happening to you. A filter will slow down the air flowna little, but i bet it will help. Just make sure it can't suck up into the fan. Let me know how this works out for you. I'm interested to see if your isse stops. Good luck
Yeah bro next time just spend a little more time taking four more screws out of the casing for the fan and the middle nut with the lockwasher behind it lockwasher can be a little tricky but once you do that take the actual plastic fan wheel out and you can put that whole thing in water with a brush and clean it out totally I just did mine a couple hours ago
Ya for sure! I tried doing it without taking it all apart and it was a pain but That dust didn’t want to come off and then I added a AC black foam filter on top of that vent see if that’ll help out with the dust in the next few months when I do it again or/not have to take it apart again
my broan exhaust fan has a blue tooth speaker ive tried many times to look for a video on how to clean one of these but the only videos ive find are how to install one
@@ThatFixItGuy it took me a hour but some dingleberry jacked with it an the steel frame corroded and rusted together fusing the the frame and motor assembly together so it wouldn't budge i figured how to get it out with out the ceiling an d the frame coming with the assembly
@@ThatFixItGuy 😁 quite welcome. I subbed too. I was deep cleaning my bathroom. (We smoke cigarettes in it during crap weather like idiots so it gets stained and dusty) I deep clean it about every 6 months. I have a similar vent and searched to make sure I wasn't doing anything stupid the last 3 times. I did everything the same aside from dropping the motor. After watching your video I had the guts to and there was nothing to it. I also noticed a bunch of other DIY on your channel that will come in handy. Short, and to the point too. So thanks brother. 😊
Awesome! LOL on smoking in the bathroom! Takes me back to middle school! Thank you for the Sub. I always say "If I can do it, you can do it". I really believe in this platform. I use it the same way. I'm glad I was able to help. Thanks again
This is a process that I don’t like as well. I will do a video specifically how I do it. Seems to work well. I do one side then the other. If you have a head lamp to be able to see it is way nicer than the guessing game.
mine makes a weird noise , very dirty , do you think the noise is beacause engine is damaged or the dirt is the cause of the noise ? ....if I need to buy the same model as yours where can I get it , it seems like the same model , I cant find it on the internet . thanks
If you don't mind me jumping in here...Since these motors can cause house fires by overheating either way - by a mechanical issue or from too much dust - why not replace it for certain? Good article excerpt, per a Mesa Deputy Fire Chief: "In Mesa alone, Smith says there have been *22 confirmed fires linked to bathroom exhaust fans* in the past 30 months" Article title at abc15 . com: "Bathroom vents: a hidden fire danger in your home"
You missed the most important part. You told people how to clean it, but you never told people WHERE the dirt is coming from in the first place! The fan should be sealed with foam or caulking around the drywall so it doesn't suck in all the attic dirt and insulation. Then you probably won't even have to clean it anymore or certainly not as often.
@@ThatFixItGuy They pull air in, so like any fan (computer fan, ceiling fan) the blades will get dirty. But if it's pulling dirt in from 2 inches away....yeah, it's going to pull in a lot of dirt.
I am woman🤣🤣🤣 and own a duplex. Thankfully my son and his friends live in the second unit. My daughter and I live in the first unit. I never had money for maintenance when I had tenants because they caused more repairs than a typical family would need. I know. I lived in my unit ten years before having it needed painting plus other things they did like fist in the wall/door/window oh my. But I think cleaning items like this especially in an older house like mine would be a yearly thing or two. Depending how many people using the bathroom. We have two people in each unit us a stray here and there that needs a home. Thanks.
Nevermind, it's probably on the side that's not facing the camera. Here's what it looks like with the hole in that metal box ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AXP4uhIbmyQ.html
The bathroom filter is really to remove moisture and smell out of the bathroom. If you add a filter is could slow down air flow faster. You will want to change or clean that filter pretty often to keep that flowing good. If you are getting dust coming into your house front when vent you will want to look at how the vent is ran out the house.
We live in a rental apt. Would this job be under the maintenance mans list of maintenance? We’ve been here almost two years and I’ve notice our bathrooms vents are super dusty and do not work properly due to not being cleaned. I’ve cleaned the dishwasher and oven as we should but I feel like this job is up to maintenance/management
That is a great call! My vacuum would not take that off. I am about to shoot a video in my other bathroom. I will try and see if I can vacuum that one. Thank you for watching!
That is dad life bro! I’m not a night person really. I get up at 3:30 most mornings. 4 if I can’t handle it. But we do what we have to! Thank you for watching! Hope this helped!
It would not hurt to clean it and see. If it is really dirty it could be putting heavy strain on the motor, but sounds like the motor bearings may need a couple drops of oil.
It was the most difficult thing to pick the clips back. Mine, I had to thread the wire into a slot. There was no room for hands/fingers. Who ever designed that method was an idiot. Make sure if you replace the cover you can take it on and off easy before you buy it!
I'm going to try.. I am not taking motor out. I am sure something will happen and I am going to have to ask husband for help. I just don't want to have another thing on a to do list
Got a whole minute to talk about why I searched up this video but spends exactly two seconds removing the cover with absolutely zero explanation lol. Did you put any thought into this or do you just hit record and say whatever pops into your head moment to moment?
I think the girl on Clean My Space video showed a better demonstration of cleaning and removing the vent. Showing squeezing the two metal rods together. Plus she skipped all the vacuuming and just used a brush with vinegar soap water. All the way around her demo was easier and less steps. I think you should learn from her!
see the design is stupid. fail fail fail . these designers are clueless, probably a china man. definitely wasn't a woman , cause we would have thought of this . remove the bolt and slid it of and clean it. this is so disappointing. who wants to spend there day reinstalling a unit. yah not user friendly.
