Bathroom Exhaust

Description

HOW WELL DOES YOUR BATHROOM EXHAUST FAN PERFORM?

As our homes continue to grow, so do our bathrooms. A lot of time and effort goes into renovating and creating the ideal bathroom. The bathroom has become a space of luxury and relaxation the entire family enjoys. We crave the tranquil spaces, equipped with everything from traditional tubs and showers, to steam baths, whirlpools, and saunas.

To ventilate these new spaces properly and to prevent mold and mildew buildup, multiple venting points and a powerful yet quiet bathroom exhaust system are required. Low quality, noisy, ceiling mounted bath fans are not capable of providing this. There is, however, a simple solution. Continental Fan’s remote mount in-line duct fans provide the strong, quiet, and effective bathroom exhaust required to meet today’s ventilation needs!

AXC, AXP, and MFT fans can be mounted in the attic. If space is limited, select an EXT external mount duct fan, which can be mounted to an exterior wall, or an MBI centrifugal in-line fan, which can be mounted between two studs.

If a traditional in-ceiling fan is your preference for bathroom exhaust, then the high quality AeroFan or Energy Star qualified TF Tranquil Bathroom Fan is an ideal solution. The sleek design of the AeroFan and TF Tranquil Bathroom Fan is available in lighted or non-lighted versions.

How much airflow is required?

The following minimum recommendations follow guidelines published by the Home Ventilating Institute (HVI):

• Bathroom less than 100 square feet:
  – 1 cfm per square foot of floor area. A minimum of 50 cfm is the required ventilation rate.
• Bathroom larger than 100 square feet:
  – To calculate the proper ventilation rate, add the cfm requirement for each fixture; toilet 50 cfm, shower 50 cfm, bathtub 50 cfm, jetted tub 100 cfm.

Note: For proper sizing, the static pressure (SP) needs to be calculated. For typical applications, you may read from the 0.2” SP column for a selection.