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Bathroom Exhaust Fan Inop - Airplane Guy - 04-05-2014

The fan over the shower wouldn't come, then I noticed there was a light rain. Ok, must have a rain sensor? Next day I tried it and it worked just fine, next day wouldn't work, no rain. Latter it came on by itself and now won't work at all. Suggestions?

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RE: Bathroom Exhaust Fan Inop - rheavn - 04-05-2014

Bob,
Check to see if the motor is getting 12V. In a shower there can be corrosion. Check all connections for corrosion including the fuse. Is it a Fantastic Fan? If so, and everything else checks out OK, you can call them for tech support. With the erratic behavior it may be the circuit board is going bad & will require replacement.

A few years ago FF would replace the unit free. Unfortunately they sold to Dometic and you'll have to pay to fix it.

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RE: Bathroom Exhaust Fan Inop - Ozarkguy - 04-05-2014

My Fantastic Fan has a thermostat. Don't suppose yous does?

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RE: Bathroom Exhaust Fan Inop - ccjohnson - 04-05-2014

If it's like ours, it is direct switched from the lavatory sink back splash. Our fantastic fans are over the toilet & in the galley. If this is the case I would suspect bad connections or bad switch. As a last resort bad fan motor. But that is a possibility. just have to troubleshoot by eliminating the possibilities until you find the problem or problems.

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