Bathroom extractor that closes and seals out drafts?

[Restoration man]

Hello,
Ive moved into my retirement house about 6 months ago. I heavily insulated the loft eaves. The bathroom extractor is ceiling mounted and ducted through the eaves to a slate roof vent. Didn't give it a second thought at the time but now in winter have realised the roof vent is permanently open. It doesnt appear to have any sort of flap like kitchen vents etc. So if its windy outside then you can very much feel a draft. Also ceilings are 2.6m which feels very high for a small room and all the heat is going straight out the extractor even when it isnt being used. I put a freezer over it as an experiment and the difference is amazing.

Its a simple Primeline £30 fan. I want to changed this for one that has fins, or closes in some way when it is not being used. But I have also put my hand over these in other houses and although they are a lot better then arent a proper seal.

Do fans that seal when they arent being used exist? Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[flameport]

iCON Extractor Fans

www.airflow.com

 

[jj4091]

If your fan has round ducting you may just need to fit one of these in the loft https://www.google.com/search?q=inl...AGKIEGIkFmAMAkgcEMjEuNKAH67EB&sclient=gws-wiz

 

[JohnD]

Please show us a pic of your existing vent.

I use Soler & Palau fans that have an integral butterfly non-return that is very quiet. The separate gravity type tend to click and rattle.

 

[Murdochcat]

Homes need ventilation, especially in bathrooms, so maybe consider leaving it as is.

 

[Tetrarch]

iCON Extractor Fans

www.airflow.com

Another vote for these - they look great and perform well in my experience.

The humidistat version is really good for shower rooms. I did have to replace the humidistat module after 8 years, which isn't bad

Regards

Tet

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

iCON Extractor Fans

www.airflow.com

That is the one I have had installed, for many years, difference is, it is wall mounted, extracting through the wall. It has a a louvre flap on the outside, which closes, if the fan is not blowing it open, and the fan itself has an an arrangement like a camera iris, which only opens when the fan runs, powered by an heated wax capsule piston. So a double seal. We never get any drafts, no matter how windy.

 

[SithLordHood]

I have an iCON 15 fitted in my main bathroom and its great!!

 

[morqthana]

I have an iCON 15 fitted in my main bathroom and its great!! View attachment 364732View attachment 364729View attachment 364730View attachment 364731

Either you installed mine or I installed yours, as mine is canted very slightly anti clockwise too.

 

[SithLordHood]

Either you installed mine or I installed yours, as mine is canted very slightly anti clockwise too.

Mine is dead straight, its the angle that the photo was taken!

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Mine is dead straight too

 

[morqthana]

Just me then.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Just me then.

Guess so! Mine is 'stuck' to the wall, with silicone - I have it fitted over what was an existing double brick vent, which had been blocked on the inner leaf with just random rubble, and plastered over, and so absolutely nothing to drill and fix to, apart from plaster. So I glued it into place, with silicone, but I got it perfectly straight

 

[morqthana]

I aligned the body of mine by eye - i.e. rotated the fan in the ducting until the little slot at the bottom where the cover retaining screw goes was at the bottom dead centre, standing back to check and tweak until I was happy, marked the wall for the mounting screws, removed the body, drilled & plugged etc.

I'm normally pretty good at judging something like that by eye, especially when as here the fan is close to the ceiling and the side walls are close (it's in a WC). I suspect that either I overestimated my skills, or I mis-drilled one of the holes. Because the room is narrow and there's a toilet against the back wall where the fan is I couldn't get steps or a hop-up in there. I was able to get a couple of offcuts of insulation on the floor to one side of the pan which lifted me up 180mm so I could reach the area, but it was still above head height and off to one side, so I'd not be surprised if the drilling went slightly awry.

If it wasn't for the b----y logo on the cover it probably wouldn't notice. It's only slightly out - I might try loosening the mounting screws a tad and rotating the body a degree or two.

 

[Taylortwocities]

If it wasn't for the b----y logo on the cover it probably wouldn't notice. It's only slightly out - I might try loosening the mounting screws a tad and rotating the body a degree or two.

Paint over the logo?