Bathroom fan replacement- who to call?

[Anonymous]

I need to replace a broken bathroom fan. Do I call an electrician or just a normal handyman? Do I need to order a replacement myself?

Very new homeowner here

[Anonymous]

If you're a new homeowner I recommend you do the pepco energy audit. Bathroom fan was part of ours ( one company suggested it be on on timer 24/7) but they they do the work and you get rebates.

I'm sure why electrician could do it and some handyman

[Anonymous]

OP this is a little more complicated than replacing a light fixture but barely. If you want to do it yourself, you can. The easiest thing would be to order the same fan. You’ll need to remove the cover to find the model number. It probably just pulls straight down with a little force. Then type in the model number and get a new one. That way you don’t have to cut the ceiling or paint because of the new fan being larger or smaller. Watch some videos, make sure the power is turned off and take lots of pictures along the way so you can put things back as before.

Otherwise you should still buy the fan, and an electrician or handyman is fine. Either way see if you can find other things that need doing because getting either one to come out just for the fan will be expensive. Bundling tasks is good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP this is a little more complicated than replacing a light fixture but barely. If you want to do it yourself, you can. The easiest thing would be to order the same fan. You’ll need to remove the cover to find the model number. It probably just pulls straight down with a little force. Then type in the model number and get a new one. That way you don’t have to cut the ceiling or paint because of the new fan being larger or smaller. Watch some videos, make sure the power is turned off and take lots of pictures along the way so you can put things back as before.

Otherwise you should still buy the fan, and an electrician or handyman is fine. Either way see if you can find other things that need doing because getting either one to come out just for the fan will be expensive. Bundling tasks is good.

Ps buy it yourself either way and if it worked well before just get the same one.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for all the advice! Time for me to figure out what bathroom fan we have!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the advice! Time for me to figure out what bathroom fan we have!

Good luck! On something like this that’s not really essential you can always try to DIY it and give up and call for help if you get in over your head. Just make sure the power’s off.

[Anonymous]

Many fans today actually plug into an outlet in the housing. My 75 mother replaced hers when it burned out.

[Anonymous]

An electrician. We had even change ours. They got in the attic to do it. Brave souls!