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HPM 250mm Ducted Exhaust Fan $39 (Was $126) @ Bunnings

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These exhaust fans are ideal for bathrooms, kitchens and laundries with a “honeycomb” design to maximise airflow and reduce the build up of dust, mould, mildew and fogging mirrors. Strong air extraction, up to 330mᶟ/h. Save time thanks to an easy installation.

3 year warranty
Ideal for bathrooms, kitchens and laundries, Helps prevent build up of mould, mildrew and fogging mirrors
Strong air extraction, up to 330m3 /h
Easy plug-in connection
UV resistant plastic
700mm power cord length

If you don't like the colour.. just buy spray paint for plastic.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/dulux-340g-duramax-flat-white-sp…

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  • +6

    Isn't this the same, but white for $36.47?

    • +12

      Yes but why buy a white one for less when you can paint this one:)

      • Didn't even see that one! edit: Not ducted

      • thanks will get the white!

      • +3

        Painting 2d is easy. Painting a grill is hard due to overspray. Paint dribbles are gonna look crap and reduce airflow

    • +2

      That on is not ducted

      • What is the difference between ducted and non ducted?
        I'm looking for one to put in the bathroom (toilet only) Is this one too loud/strong?
        Wouldn't want to be circulating the smell around.

        • +5

          Ducted is quieter as the motor is further down the line, not near the grille.

          Too strong won't make the smell circulate around, the smell is being sucked away. It's more than if it's too strong it's uncomfortable, you're going to be sucking so much air under the door/window that it's going to be cold in winter.

          You don't often need huge air flow, just enough to create negative air pressure so smells don't enter the house and enough to take away steam from bathroom.

          Obviously more will be better, but it is counteracted by being unpleasant draught so you need to find a happy medium.

          • @placard: I know what to you are saying but this model has the motor on the unit/grill itself not away from the unit like you said.

    • +1

      Never-mind, the one in the OP is the 'Ducted' Variant

    • looks like the size dimension is different - bit smaller

    • Good review on that one:

      Kevin
      return.
      1 out of 5 stars. 13 days ago
      Bought this online for a shower ceiling exhaust fan. The grill is so large that flies, spiders, and other small nasties can enter from the roof cavity.

      Give it a rest Kev

      • +1

        Kev has been venting it directly into his roof cavity. Kev's middle name is Karen.

        • It's pretty common to duct into older tiled houses with whirlybirds.

    • +18

      Not a fan? (I'll see myself out)

    • +1

      I’ve got this one in the bathroom. It pushes a lot of air, won’t leave any steam in the bathroom, which is great. But it does make a lot of noise. I’ve got it hooked up to a 3-speed fan controller, and on medium and low speeds it makes very little noise.

      • Mine one makes very little noise,not faulty?

        • The actual motor is pretty quiet the noise is just the sound of the air flowing through the grill. My parents have the same one in their shower and it makes the same sound. 750m3/h is pretty high volume of air getting pushed through.

      • +1

        What fan controller are you using?

    • Deta isn't a quality brand - it's Arlec's cheaper brand for stuff they don't want associated with the already cheap Arlec name!

    • And almost double the price.

  • Does anyone have any advice on adding a timer function to these? So that it will switch off 30min after I turn it for example.

    • +3
      • Thanks very much. I assume that piece just replaces the regular toggle switch in the gang plate?

        • +1

          I'm not sure entirely how it's mounted but it is a timer for exhaust fans.

        • +1

          It's a 3-wire so wouldn't work by simply changing out the gang switch.

          • @batrarobin: I think 3 wire means it needs a hard active switch wire and neutral. So you might need to run another wire from the neutral join that should be behind the switch plate in new homes.

            • @Jklaro: Yes, so if the switch is on an internal wall running a neutral wire might not be feasible.

    • +6

      If you are adding a timer, it might be better to do what they have in Scandinavian homes, a moisture/humidity sensor. So you leave it on (it might not even have a switch - not sure) zand it just kicks in when needed. Wish they had them here as a normal install.

      • +5

        In Australia we are backward in many aspects of home design, including insulation which is more basic than a Humidity sensor (which makes total sense!).

      • +1

        I’ve got a Xiaomi smart plug and temp/humidity sensor to do the same thing.

      • Thanks, this is a great idea.

    • +1

      You could use a smart plug and a phone app

  • use a smart plug - easy

  • +5

    I would worry less about this not being ducted and more about their not being a draft stopper.

    • Any recommendations for non ducted version?

      • +2

        Depends on use case but we recently had some by fanco installed. Having draft stopper imo is mandatory.

    • -1

      Wet and dry cycles do not do good things to timber or metal. Do you care about your roof truss? I would suggest ducted is mandatory

      • No doubt ducted is ideal but not always practical. I can only speak of houses ive been in which are decades old tiled roofs that naturally had a little ventilation, usually a whirly bird too. Plus bathrooms with widows.

        • bathrooms with widows

          Poor widows :(

      • +4

        Our house is 50 years old and every fan vents into the roof space - kitchen, laundry and two bathrooms. I thought it a daft design when we moved in 15 years ago, but there's been no problems whatsoever. Having a tiled roof ensures that there's plenty of gaps for airflow (don't get me started on crappy Australian house insulation). Having a tin roof with unducted fans would be asking for trouble though.

    • Was thinking the same thing, plus no mention of a DC motor

    • +1
    • I get the idea to cut down heat loss, however I think there also needs to be a bit of airflow otherwise houses get too airtight and stuffy = mould.

      Keep seeing so many threads of people saying their indoor humidity is too high. I think this is because houses are becoming better sealed, they don't do wall vents like they did in the past,etc.

      You do need some fresh air to enter the house to combat humidity from showering/cooking (despite fans), and to prevent mould growth.

    • +1

      If @Haxxa's link to the spec PDF is the one that is actually being sold, you can see from the photos & diagram that it has an inbuilt draft-stopping flat on the duct exit.

      • eek, flat = flap

    • +3

      Can confirm there IS a draft stopper on this unit. I've plugged mine in and it's great!

  • So.. Ducted. Draft stopper? High airflow (too noisy?). White. What's the best one on the market? Our bathrooms are describable as moist after a shower, I dont want to stuff around with lesser products

  • Thanks legend, my fan in the laundry died a while ago due to almost always being on, so good time to replace.

    • -1

      Careful of starting a fire. Dunno the details but my partner said it happened at her parents house

      • +2

        Uhhh I guess that's the same for all electronics that are always on?

        • especially true for exaust fans.

          • @Naigrabzo: What about pedestal fans and desk fans?

            • @spaceflight: Those are fine I think. The exaust fans I suspect are not made for continuous operation. that's just a guess.

              • @Naigrabzo: I know one person whose house burnt down due to exast fan but I am sure that's just a coincidence perhaps. I am just scarred by that; that's all.

              • @Naigrabzo: They still aren't designed for extended use and have burnt houses down

                “They’re very lucky, if they had slept through this it could have been a lot worse,” fire cause investigator Rod Kersten said.

                He said pedestal fans are not designed to be run all night

                https://au.news.yahoo.com/overheating-pedestal-fan-sparks-10…

                Any electrical appliance can fail and burn your house down so if you aren't using it it is safest to turn it off.

  • Where do you duct it to?

    • +1

      Usually across to another vent attached to under the eaves.

      I haven't got mine ducted, it just vents straight into the roof space. Whilst others will frown upon this, I don't see the problem. It's putting steam into a large area (roof space), which has no sarking (older house) so there's so much airflow up there it will never grow mould. I've been up in the roof and there's no issues whatsoever.

      • could this potentially force dust etc elsewhere into the house through down lights etc?

        • Not really, the pressure created by the fan would be distributed over the entire area of the house. You'd have to have a tiny house for it to be likely to force anything significant out of the roof space.

  • -2

    I got these installed recently. They have better suction and is pretty quite.
    https://www.sparkydirect.com.au/p/ce250/airflow-ce250-ceilin…

    • +2

      pretty quite what?

    • +1

      I have this exact model. It's sh*t. It's not quiet, it's very noisy, has no draft stopped and isn't ducted, which lets dust come into the toilet constantly. I've place an order for the one in the OP to replace my clipsal one.

  • Thanks OP. I've got the non-ducted one of this at the moment, and I found it significantly noisier than the previous one I replaced. I will give these ducted ones a go. Will have to paint them white though will buy a replacement cover.

    • +2

      Would a noisier fan be a benefit in this instance, so you remember to turn it off?

      • Funny. My wife said the same thing! Anyway my order got cancelled.

      • I think it does. Mine is too quiet and can't be heard if I close bathroom door (which is just a slider).

      • That's what I have at the moment. Impossible to forget about it.

  • +2

    Does it need a duct pipe connected to it? What size duct pipe is required if one is not cluded with the fan?

    • Yeah i think so.
      Might only need ducted if not tile roof?

  • Does anyone know whether you can retrofit a timer into a normal switch for a fan like this? Why don't these come with timers pre installed? Happy to pay for one with timer.

    • Because the timer should be on the wall? How is it supposed to keep running after you cut the power using the switch?

      • Yes whichever is fine but I really thought that this day and age, we'd have timer preinstalled (on wall and whatever) so I can just switch it on and walk away knowing it will stop in 10 minutes etc.

  • I really need a quiet fan. Airflow is not so important to me as long as it's quiet. Does anyone have any suggestions?

    • Don't buy anything cheap. I've made that mistake.

    • I've heard the Clipsal exhaust fans are good.

      If you want quiet, don't buy anything from Bunnings - they are all cheap and noisy.

    • We just got some fanco round ones that are relatively quiet imo.

      • Can they be installed with the original cut in the ceiling? I think I like these ones. Noise level is rated at 39.7db.
        Where is the best place to get these fans?

        • We had to make the holes slightly larger but it took the installer all of 60 seconds to enlarge.

          • @Xizor: Any recommendations on installer and where to buy it? I live in Melb.

            • @AceIsMe: Nah im in nsw but any decent sparky can do these quickly. If there is already a plug fitting in the roof its literally a 10min job for them, maybe 20min if they need fit a socket/cut the plug off and wire into a terminal box. Im too lazy i just paid a bloke took an hour to do 3 including a yarn.

              • @Xizor: After checking the specs, I realized that it will fit as per my old one so I just ordered one for $89 delivered. Thanks for your input.

    • +3

      I really need a quiet fan

      Brisbane Broncos fans are very quiet at the moment.

      • lol….

    • I have a quiet fan but not convinced it's very powerful.
      https://www.fantech.com.au/FanRange.aspx?AppID=D3&RangeID=18

      I do wish it had a timer though. It's so silent that I can accidently leave it on. I am convinced that my house will one day catch on fire because of it.

    • I just plugged mine in, it's very quiet!

  • Got a call on click collect order. No stock in Sydney north 30km radius. They cancelled the order.

  • Picked up my click and collect from Castle Hill. Still plenty of stock on the on the shelf, just not showing online…

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