Matt, if you can find a replacement motor for that unit, you probably would have an easy time of replacing it. If not, you probably would have to go into the attic in order to remove the existing unit because it is probably mounted up there. It then is a simple matter of making sure the new unit has the same size port for the hose and of course that it fits the opening or close to it. If a little larger not so much an issue, but a lot smaller could make life difficult if you don't have a cover that fits over the hole from the other side.
hth, On Sep 14, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Matt wrote: > Hello, > I've been messing with my bathroom fan-light combo. I have taken the > light cover off, found the little wingnut which holds the light > fixture up in place, taken it out, unplugged it, and found the fan > full of lint and junk. Cleaned it, got it spinning again, all was > well. Next day, I flipped on the switch for the fan, and it gave the > noise of the motor trying to kick on, but the fan couldn't spin, > took it apart again, messed with it until it worked again. Same > thing next day. Finally a friend suggested that I probably need a > new one, but that I could try wd40, as it was not a conductor of > electricity. I did that as best I could without going into the > attic. But if you've seen these things they are just a solid plastic > disk across top with blades built in, and it's hard to get over that > disk to spray or clean up there from underneath. > > If I have to install a new one, what do I have to do? > Go up into the attic, locate it and remove it from up there, then > carry the new one over to the spot and install it there? > I like that there are out-lets and all you have to do for both fan > and light is to plug in a two prong cord for each, but I don't know > if that is true of the unit once I get up there to look at it. > I went up and looked at it once, but that was a long time ago, and > as I recall, it had a plastic cover over it, with a little hose > coming out to allow the air to travel up into the attic and be > sucked out by the fans in the roof. > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Matt > > Amos 7:8 > and the lord said to me, Amos, what do you see? And I said, a plumb > line. > > Then the lord said, behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst > of my people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
