Broan-NuTone AE80LK Ventilation with LED CleanCover and Roomside Installation, ENERGY STAR Certified, 80 CFM, 0.7 Sones, White

I bought this to replace a massive 40+ year-old light-fan-heat unit that was becoming a fire hazard. Because the old unit was a completely different size (and ancient), I knew I wasn’t going to be able to use the retrofit feature or do the installation from the bathroom itself. (However, if you’re buying this expecting to do the full installation roomside, you’ll be disappointed. Only the fan and light can be swapped without attic access, but installing the box requires attic.) The installation was pretty straightforward and as-expected; I won’t go into the nitty-gritty of how awful working in my attic is or the troubles of replacing an ancient fan, but that’s not this fan’s fault. (Should caution, I have construction experience, and doing a first-time installation of this would not be a good job for the average DIYer.) Connection to existing 4” duct was easy. The tabs to place the fan with the correct drywall spacing were a nice touch. The unit only screws into a joist against one side, so I was worried during installation that it would sag and not sit level, but that hasn’t been an issue since the whole thing has been assembled. Installing electrical and fan were a breeze. The clips on the cover were annoying but to be expected. The cover has slight gaps against the drywall but I’m hoping it’ll settle into place over time. The light is super bright and the fan quality is superb - quiet and clears condensation from a large bathroom with ease without making the room feel cold or dry. Overall, this is an incredible fan that I would absolutely buy again, but my one caveat is that if I had bought it thinking I could do the entire installation roomside, I would’ve been disappointed.

Love the fan and light and it was pretty quiet.The only down side was the spring clips that snap the cover onto the housing.Even when you manage to get them in, the cover didn't snap tight and left a small gap with the ceiling.Ended up using some small screws to secure it tight to the ceiling.

Nice looking fan with adequate light for a bathroom. CFM seems somewhat low.

Super quiet and great design.

Works well and vents the shower area quickly. The light is bright. Easy to install.

This is a far better bathroom exhaust fan than others that are out there. This one is able to be installed by code unlike many that I looked at here. It was easy to install, I did have to go into my attic but if you have everything in the right place you may get away with not having to but I was not that lucky. The cover was hard to get just right, i must have done something wrong but I finally got it. The led color is warm and bright. This fan is also super quiet.

The exhaust fan arrived in good shape and went in without too much trouble. I did find out that the original air duct was 3” flex hose so I had to get an adapter from 4” to 3”. Not good but had not options. All installed and is super quiet. I have two items: 1) the directions show the housing being mounted against one wall with pre punched holes on that side but not the other sides. I had to drill my own screw holes on one of the other sides, no mean feat when on a ladder holding a drill and the housing in place at the same time. Solution: add additional pre drilled screw holes in the other sides. 2) the top/light cover mounting springs are the worst things possible. I managed one but the other was not happening. The cover is in place but a little crooked at the moment. Remember that all this is happening 8 to 9 feet in the air. Solution: come up with a better fastening method. Maybe clamps on the sides that attach the cover to the housing. One more thing. Your wiring directions were insufficient. A black and white illustration which was too hard to see didn’t help. How about a line diagram? I gave it three stars because of the above issues. Maybe it will go up next time since I ordered three units!

Very modern looking light that’s very bright.