Everyday tasks like showering, bathing and shaving can put home-destructive humidity into the air in your Menomonie and western Wisconsin home. There’s good news however—a straightforward bathroom ventilation fan can keep you from distorted wood, mold growth, broken drywall and other issues associated with a humid bathroom.
Even if you have ventilation fans in your bathrooms, do you know if they’re the correct size? Are they as quiet and energy efficient as they could be? Halverson Brothers Inc is here to answer your questions.
Today’s bathroom ventilation fans are small and modern and they work more quietly and efficiently than ever before. You’ll find a hefty range of options, from average fans that will get the job done to fans with integrated heat lamps, motion sensors and heat-exchanger ventilation that helps avoid warmed air from leaking through your ventilation. While there are a lot of bells and whistles to select from, the most critical characteristic of your fan is whether or not it’s full-sized enough to do its job.
Assessed by the cubic feet per minute (CFM) of air they transfer, a bathroom ventilation fan should be able to swap out the air in a bathroom at least eight times an hour. With a typical 8-foot ceiling, your ventilation fan should have a CFM rating about the number of square feet in your bathroom. Thus, if your bathroom is 5 feet by 8 feet, a CFM rating of 40 would be satisfactory.
If you have a larger ceiling, the equation gets a little more complex. You’ll want to multiply the width of the room by its height and length, divide it by 60 and multiply by 8. Or, to keep it easy, you can follow HGTV’s advice for bathrooms larger than 100 square feet – verify your CFM requirements by toting 50 CFM for every toilet; 50 CFM for each shower, bath and combo; and 100 CFM for each whirlpool.
If you’re unsure if your bathroom ventilation fan is the right size, or you know it’s time for a new one, give the professionals at Halverson Brothers Inc at call at 715-352-4052. We’re here to help you guarantee you have a ventilation fan that will run hard to care for your home and keep it comfortable.