How to Install Panasonic's WhisperFit DC Ventilation Fan
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2022
- Synergy Design & Construction Assistant Project Manager Matt Offerman walks through the simple process of removing the old bathroom fan and replacing it with Panasonic's WhisperFit DC Fan.
At the Model ReModel, the WhisperFit DC fan was installed in all three bathrooms.
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Located in Reston, Va., about 30 minutes outside the Nation’s Capital, this year’s Model ReModel is a single-family house built in 1969. The home is situated near the original planned community of historic Reston and Lake Anne. The town itself was the vision of Robert E. Simon-and was named after him-founded on the principle that it should be the perfect place for all in the community to “live, work and play."
Bought from the original owner, the home was much loved, but it is ready for its new owners to make it their own and will include a complete remodel on all four levels. In an interesting twist, the home is both owned and will be remodeled by Mina and Mark Fies, the owners of Synergy Design & Construction. Their company focuses on interior residential remodeling including kitchens, bathrooms, basements and whole homes in Northern Va. This remodel will lean on all of their expertise and includes a completely refreshed exterior, expanding and completely renovating the kitchen and two and half bathrooms, replacing the stairs, flooring, all windows, doors, trim, hardware and furniture.
Is this a joke? What seems to be the most important and most difficult step is the installation of the junction box/duct collar and then bringing the fan unit into the bracket and connecting the fan assembly to the Junction box bracket. He cannot get to it from above, just from below. How did he connect the two assemblies. I don't think he did.
You have installed the adapter incorrectly. It comes under the drywall not under the flex bracket.
Multiple people have replied correctly that this install was not 100% correct. I have done this twice with this unit. Once in my unfinished basement and one as a replacement in my master bath. I did have access to the attic for my master bath which was helpful. Because of the rat runs and trusses that were in the way, I had to add a metal 90 degree elbow up, then add the 4" to 3" reducer and then attach the 3" flex duct. For the drywall, I only cut a hole the size of the fan box itself. With the EZ flex bracket, one direction is already set for you. There was no exposed brackets. The drywall covered them, which also helps to bear the weight load of the fan. Screw in your brackets to your joists/trusses. Make sure they are square. Once you have connected the wiring and duct to the removable junction box, that part gets screwed into the flex bracket. However, the L portion lays (wraps) on the drywall and you screw through the L, drywall and then into the bracket which is on the other side of the drywall. If you do not do it this way, then the fan unit will NOT seat fully into the junction box. Once seated fully, the four flanges of the fan housing should be flush to the drywall, you screw in the last two screws, put in the small machine screw and plug in the electrical quick connect and you are good. That machine screw helps to hold the housing into the junction box portion which is screwed into the flex bracket. If you have some gaps between the flange and drywall, just hit with a bead of caulk so everything is sealed. You won't see it because of the plastic finish piece. I agree that both the written instructions and pictures are lacking.
You don't show the wiring
You skipped the part that I am struggling with - installing the adapter to the Flex-X bracket with two self-drilling screws! ... when following the diagram instructions, the screws don't hold the two together.
DID IT WRONG 😂
The dude completely ignores talking about how he removed the original duct and then reattaches the new duct… weird
The only way that this would have worked is if he cut the existing rigid duct back to allow the flex to bend without restricting the flow. Why didn’t he show that?
Good video but didn't show the wiring which is what I really needed to see.
Super helpful. The instructions it comes with are garbage
Your video is waaaay better than the installation instructions that come with the fan. Thanks!
Left out some very important steps!
Thanks! I report success!!! The biggest challenges were the screws from the old supports were wildly angled downward, making it difficult to get anything into them except for my handy vampliers. Getting the fan box to snap into the electric junction box/ventilation hose "smaller section" was much more difficult than I imagined. Part of my problem was that the previous fan width was about 1/4 inch larger than the Panasonic, so the smaller section's bottom lip wouldn't stay firmly below the ceiling sheetrock, it just kept scooching up, preventing the happy click of section mating. My solution was to use a pair of washers around the screws that go on the smaller section side so the screws wouldn't travel up through the extra wide fan box section screw slots (I have no idea why they made them so wide and long...) As the screws tightened, the washers held firm from below and the screws pulled the small section down until the happy click occurred. I also discovered in my first try at this that if there's no "click" then there will be a high volume of air escaping into the attic, likely moist bathroom air. That click is crucial!
Great video. It really helped at least confirm what I thought the instructions were attempting to convey. The one piece that maybe was not caught on video was using 2 of the long screws to secure the adapter to the ez bracket before pushing the fan unit into place. Thanks for the video.
Can you recommend a fan for a kitchen ? I need a new exhaust fan for my kitchen to draw out cooking smells…
my ceiling is a plaster with wire mesh construction from the early 1960s. The current fan in there is a straight shot to the roof. Guess it's called an "inline" exhaust fan. There is no hose tubing etc - it's basically a round cylinder of sheet metal that goes from the fan through the air space to a covered vent. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how to install a new generation fan into that spot>!!?
My current cutout is in circular with 290mm in dia, do I still about to install this fan?
Do you know if Panasonic's smaller "Whisper Boost" from Home Depot is as easy to install? I haven't found a a good video or instructions & their manual just seems to show install on open ceiling joists :(
For some reason, he left out the step where the adaptor (the part to which he connected the wiring) gets connected to the Flex-Z-fast frame, which is absolutely critical. It will never work without doing that. Fortunately, someone made a brief comment about the missing step, and I watched another video to show how that gets installed.
I have the Panasonic RG-R811A whisper remodel exhaust fan. Does the Panasonic RG-R811A bathroom exhaust fan have a moisture sensor to automatically place it in standby mode when no moisture is present? Also, which switch is recommended, a timer switch or a regular switch, and which make and model of switch for both? Thanks.