New Bathroom Fan Smaller Than Old

But if the new fan is bigger than the old one you will need to enlarge the hole in your ceiling.

New bathroom fan smaller than old.

He plans to return with some caulk to fill in the openings. Does anyone have any ideas for an alternate solutio. The issue is that the previous hole is larger than the new fan casing. Thus there are some unsightly gaps.

If the opening is smaller or has a different shape than the new housing as was the case here trace the outline of the housing on the ceiling then cut along the line with a jab saw. To simplify cutting line up two sides with the existing hole. If it has the same measurements as your old fan you will be able to install it immediately. To install the new fan place the housing of the new fan into the ceiling or wall framing and connect the vent pipe which is the large silvery pipe that transfers air from the bathroom.

Hold the base of the new fan housing to the ceiling and draw the new opening size photo 4. Now go back down to the bathroom. Simply remove the old fan attach the new housing hook up the ductwork and wiring and you re done. Next take out the vent fan housing to completely remove the old bathroom fan.

I m not sure what to do now. I took out the old one. Install the new fan. The new unit grille is smaller than the old one was.

I was replacing a bathroom fan and the new bathroom fan is bigger than the old one. Cut a new piece of drywall to fit the hole you just made then cut out a hole in this piece to fit your fan housing. Upon getting into the attic i see that there used to be a fan in this location before and the hole has been patched. No cut or roomside bathroom fan models can be installed in new construction or used to replace older fans in existing construction.

Cut out a square of drywall around the fan until you get to the center of a joist on each side of the fan. I m installing a bathroom fan where a light fixture used to be. If the gap is larger than 2 you re going to have to make the hole bigger before you can make it smaller. Most new quiet fans are larger than the old fans.

I just had an electrician replace a bathroom fan light. I can t imagine that will be very pretty. If the hole is bigger than the new housing you ll need to fill in around it. Head back down to your bathroom and remove the new fan from its packaging.

With replacing bathroom ceiling fans is it not so much that the new fan has a different sized cover the part that shows when you look up at the ceiling and therefore will need a different sized ceiling hole to get it to stay up. Then i used a pencil and traced around the new fan. After that attach the wiring of the new fan to the wiring in the ceiling or wall. If not you ll have to patch the ceiling with drywall.

Wear goggles while cutting. Now the hole is slightly too big and when i put the grill cover on the fan i can see the hole.