DIY~ Fart Fan Replacement ~ 10 minute DIY
When the fart fan in the kids’ bathroom started to sound like a lawn mower, I figured it had better get changed. The bathroom is small and the fan never seemed to keep the mirror from fogging up real quickly. Now as far as getting the stink out... it probably was less efficient at that. Thank god my kids are still “little”.... So let’s get this broken/noisy fart fan changed out and maybe increase the horse power a little bit...
This style of vent fan is really easy to change. So don’t go calling some home repair guy to come and replace it. First the cover over the fan needs to be removed. Some may have screws but this one just pulls down
Then all you have to do is squeeze these two metal wires together and wiggle them out of the fan housing.
Alright, now that is flat out nasty!! Everyone, including us here at the Splatts house, only cleans the cover of the fan. You know make it look nice from the outside, get them dust bunnies off and make it look clean. Yet, underneath that cover... surprise surprise!!
After taking a few measurements @w-splatts and I headed off to the Home Depot to find a turbo fart fan. I didn’t check to see the CFM of the old fan was but I am gonna get the highest Cubic Feet per Second fan they got in the size I need.
$25 for a 70 CFM fart fan!!! I’ll take it. Plus I might as well grab a new cover while I am here, the old one looked a little dingy.
Okay now that I have the new fart fan, it’s time to remove the old one. The fan itself fits inside a housing that is hard wired to the switch on the wall. The fan snaps into the housing and simply plugs in. It seems like someone actually thought about the fact that sometimes things need to be replaced and they designed it for ease of replacement. Wow... what a concept. Totally opposite of what they do when they design cars and trucks...
Use a screwdriver and pry the side of the fan out past the little nubs in the housing
Find a place to pull downward on the fan to get the edge past the nubs on the housing
Then the fan simply hinges down from the tabs on the opposite side
The old dirty fart fan is out and the nice new shiny fart fan is ready to go in.
Now those tabs I mentions earlier, the ones the old fart hinged on when removing... ya those ones. Well here are the tabs on the new fart fan and the slots in the housing that they go into.
Then hinge the fart fan into place, making sure it snaps past the 3 nubs in the housing
After the fart fan is fully seated into position
Plug it in and flip the switch to make sure it is working properly.
Finally install that nice new cover and this job is done
Minus the trip to Home Depot, this fart fan replacement job seriously took around 10 minutes... if that. So 10 minutes and $35 later, we have a high power fart fan that will surely keep the mirror from fogging up and the bathroom stank under control
So there you have it another DIY project done by yours truly. Save yourself some serious money and Do It Yourself.
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Yessss! The fart fan!!! Nice work dude!
Our main bathroom has a window, which apparently means code doesn't necessitate a fan. What a joke. It fogs up so bad in there, even with the window open! I might need to get one, but idk if I can go through my ceiling and out my roof, seems more difficult than a simple replacement.
You don't want to go straight up out the roof. On cold days the condensation will drip back down the duct work and into the fan and made a nasty mess. Best is to go straight outside to an exterior wall. Install the fan as close to the exterior wall as possible. I know Ask This Old House has an episode on how to install one. They do things the right way and real professional.
A window just doesn’t cut the cheese when it comes to properly evacuating the stank...
Congratulations @splatts!
You raised your level and are now a Dolphin!
Do not miss the last post from @hivebuzz:
I just open the window..
Even when it’s freezing out? Lol. This bathroom has no window, but I have been tempted to put in one of those long skinny windows just to get some natural light in.
Open the window and put a box fan in it... perfect!!
A room with no window .🥵.got to have 2nd way out..
😂🤣
That works..ha ha
That's as funny as splatts gif.
There are a couple fart fans here that are probably as old as the house itself. Maybe I should just replace 'em. They rumble like there's a bad bearing, and they're probably not very efficient by current standards.
I changed the fans in both bathrooms to this higher CFM fan. Let’s just say they don’t get left on all frikkin day. I swear the one in the master bathroom would run 24-7. Why?? I have no clue. But now this fan is a little louder and lets you know it is running. Lol.
Hopefully those fart fans are as easy to changes as this one. My house was build in ‘08 I believe...
I took a look, and it seems like the same system behind the grate.
Fart fan? Never heard it called that. That was a nice easy diy.
Way to go !
What?!?!?! May it be widely known in your household as the glorious Fart Fan from now on.
I was wondering if something stupid was gonna happen and cause this quick project to take a bit longer... I must have dodged a bullet on that one 😉
Yes it's been known to happen here to, a 30 minute job turns into hours. It's usually caused by something stupid like a close line attached to the outdoor shower.😁
The GIF you included in this post had me LOL.
Whenever I tackle a #diy project, I always wonder how the guy who can't take care of issues like this can afford all of the things that need fixing around the house?
That gif is from one of the greatest comedies of all time... Dumb and Dumber
That is what I am saying, having to call a repair man for all the random stuff I fix around here would have us eating plain rice cakes for dinner.
Great movie for sure! Even if you were down to eating plain rice, I think you would find a way to dress it up, maybe by smoking it.
Smoked rice cakes... now we are talkin' LOL
It would make a great food post!
After commenting, I went to @w-splatts page. He needs to get busy. Purchasing a car is not that far off and if he planes on getting one of these, he better start saving now, that's unless Dad is going to pony up.
And if daddy is going to spring for the loot, he had better get busier, if that's possible.
Mama Splatts seems to think I am gonna hand off my 1997 Ford F350 4X4 diesel... just what a 16 year old needs is a pumped up diesel truck.... Bad idea...baaad idea. Plus around the first of next year it is getting a new turbo setup.... its gonna be fun!!
I guess he will be riding his bike for a while until he figures it out. LOL
What you think that's too much power for your son?
Keep him riding his bike as long as possible.
Not only will you save the money that a car costs, but you will also be able to sleep at night.