Air King 90 CFM Ceiling Mounted Snap-in Installation Bathroom, BFQ90 Exhaust Fans, Medium, White

I replaced the fan in the first floor bathroom that was originally installed over 20 years ago by the contractor. This was always a noisy fan that moved almost no air. I took a chance on getting this Air King fan sight unseen since I was pretty sure almost anything would be better than the fan I already had.I had to enlarge the existing hole by about an inch on two sides to accommodate the fan housing. I nailed the bracket to the joist using a small sledge. I was cramped for room since my fan sits in the corner of the bathroom and I was not able to get much "muscle" into my hammer blows with a light hammer. I positioned the fan up into the hole and pushed it to one side so I could attach the duct. Then I pushed it over to the other side to give me room to push the wiring into the housing.I snapped the fan in place and was disappointed that the fan drooped about an inch below the ceiling on the side away from the bracket. I had to move the fan housing aside and bend the bracket downward so that when I snapped the fan in it would be held tighter. That was an annoyance but it seems to be holding OK. The fan still droops a bit but it is not noticeable at all once the grille is snapped into place. The grille hugs the ceiling closely on all sides, so it looks just fine.During the installation I was very wary because at least one reviewer was adamant that one could not install this fan without getting above it in the attic or making the hole extra large. I found no need for that at all. As long as you have sufficient room to move the fan housing to one side or the other inside the opening you can make power and duct connections through the hole in the ceiling. Then you have to work the fan into position so it can drop through the hole a bit while you catch it on the bracket lip and then push it up to snap it in place. If my duct had been rigid I could see where there might be a complication, but I used metal flexible duct. Even so, I'm not sure that rigid duct would have been that hard to work with on installing the fan, so I am unclear why some have had a problem with this.The fan works like a charm. I was hoping it would be a little quieter (actually I was hoping for near silence) but it is much quieter than the fan I replaced. I think some of the noise is just the sound of the air moving. I could not resist seeing if a paper towel would be held up tightly by the air pressure and it was. I think if I actually had 4-inch ducting all along the path it would be quieter. I believe the transition from 4-inch to 3-inch creates some back pressure. Anyway, the noise is not obnoxious it is just that you will know the fan is on that's for sure.I believe if you want a super quiet fan you are just going to have to pay the bucks for it. I did lustily eye those Panasonics, but they were just too much for me to bear cost-wise. Also, it looked like they would be a major pain to install if you could not get to the fan from above.I am happy with this fan. I think the motor alone is worth the price of the fan. It certainly looks like a quality item. So even though I am complaining that it not as quiet as I'd like, for the price I have no complaint at all. I am giving this fan 5 stars because it is more than one would expect for the price and it is very well made.(I also installed the similar Air King 140cfm model in a larger bathroom. That fan is rated at 4 Sones and is pretty loud. That fan is connected to a 4-inch duct without reducers so the noise is all within the fan and not my duct. It moves a lot of air and it is still quieter than the original cheap fan ever was while moving perhaps 4 times as much air (my guess).)

I bought two of these as replacements for cheap fans installed in a 25 year old home. I was a bit concerned about how difficult it would be to actually install these, but found the install steps were very straight-forward and simple. Physically installing them on the other hand requires getting up in the attic (obviously) and that's where the difficulty arises. For me, it required wedging myself between the wall of a bathroom skylight and that of the living room's vaulted ceiling. That gave me about 2 feet of usable space to work in while stretching out and trying to balance on ceiling joists, all while trying to get the leverage to do what I needed.Removal of the old fans was what required most of the work. Once that is done, simply drill the hanger of the Air King fan to a joist, snap the fan in place while making sure to get the exhaust hole into the ducting, tape around the exhaust hole/duct joint, push the wires through the wire port of the fan, and leave the attic to wire it up.Our old fans were pretty noisy and very inefficient. My wife demanded quite and efficient fans. I'm inherently frugal and searched all over Amazon for an inexpensive replacement, considering that our intent is to simply sell the home next year while doing upgrades that will increase its value. This fan met all of those requirements. It was easy to install, and is very very quiet! You can actually leave it on by accident when you leave the bathroom on occasion as it's so quiet. It de-fogs the mirror pretty quickly and doesn't leave visible moisture all over the walls and ceiling anymore. That helps eliminate mildew concerns we had to deal with prior to the replacement.I'm very pleased with this fan and highly recommend it due to it's very affordable price point, efficiency, and QUIET operation.

First, the good news: this is an EXCELLENT performer. It's quiet (for a bathroom fan) and yet moves a lot of air. We're using the 90-CFM in a small "water closet" type area of our larger bathroom and are very happy with the performance of the installed fan.Reading through the reviews before our purchase, I thought this would be a relatively easy fan to install. In our case, NO. To be fair, this WAS NOT a new installation. We replaced a "dead" fan with this one, so we did have to work within some location constraints. The problem came from the joist location for our particular installation. To make a long, long story very short, we had to hire a handyman to complete the installation and he did have to "install from above," meaning he had to crawl through the attic to successfully fit the fan into the "installation clip" mechanism. It was not physically possible to clip it in from below, as another Reviewer has claimed (perhaps he could, don't know), but we most definitely had to "clip" from above. It took more than 2-1/2 hours for "our guy" to finish the job (but again, this was replacement/rewiring time, too).The fan itself is great and I'm very glad we bought it. The price is definitely right and the components all look like they'll deliver years of service. If it weren't for the installation headaches, this would easily be a 5-star fan. In short, if you're doing a fresh installation (where you can put the fan anywhere you want to), this should be EASIER than what we had to do. Do I like the fan? YES INDEED; it's a winner. Whether your handyman will like it or not is another matter altogether : )

Easy to install. Powerful and quiet

Fest and as expected, recommend this seller!

Good price quiet and efficient

It works well in my bathroom. Just replaced it with the exact model that died after 15 years of decent work.

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