Does your fan have a lot of suction? I put a piece of toilet paper up to the grill on mine. It holds it up, but barely. (6" ducting all the way out.)
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Mine does,yes! It pulls very well. I went 6 inch for about 10feet with 1 90 into a 45 to exit header of foundation.
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The unit provides very powerful, but quiet, suction. The suction easily held paper tissue to the grill.
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So I had to go into the bathroom, place a piece of tp on a mop head and see what it might do. It sucked it off the mop head and it clung to the grill. Holding the mop head off the grill about 6 inches - it sucked it right up and I had to give it a sweep action to get it to let go. Frankly, this is the best fan we could find. maybe there is something better out there now - but this was the best at the time.
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This fan is amazing and has lots of suction power. You can feel the air being sucked from underneath the door.
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The vent grill surface area is very large. It is powerful and remove a lot of air. Holding a toilet paper is not the right test of how powerful the fan is because the grill measures about 11 by 11 inches and the piece of toilet paper only covers a small portion of the grill's surface area.
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The suction is very strong, effectively extracting the steam and preventing condensation outside of the shower enclosure. The fan easily pulls and holds onto toilet paper.
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I vented with 6 " also through the roof. Turned it on, went on the roof and it was blowing pretty hard. I am very satisfied. Didn't try the t paper trick though. We have a very large bathroom and it pulls air very well.
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The fan blows up at the laptop. In my case it doesn't blow "into" it, as there are no air intake vents on the underside - but my laptop has metal underneath the plastic across the entire bottom of the laptop, presumably to spread the heat, and this helps dissipate that quite well.
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I had the same problem. I solved it by replacing the charcoal "bowl" with something that was much better ventilated. This allowed the charcoal to burn much better and not get smothered due to lack of oxygen. Since then, I've found other people solved this same problem by drilling holes in the charcoal "bowl".
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I don't think the volume of air this fan moves is enough for the amount of smoke that comes off a propane grill
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Mine works fine on low your grill might be catching wind from the back if it is windy that happens to me also
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There is a flapper in the vent exhaust on the fan. It may be stuck. Those fans really work well. Just my guess.
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I think I've figured it out....I've had problems with mine staying only on high. When I first used it you could adjust it from high to low. Mine got screwed up by moving it once (I have it on a cart) and that's when I only had high afterwards. I jiggled stuff around like where the burner was at, or whatever would jiggle and now it's working fine. I got stuck on high only a couple more times and whatever I jiggled corrected it. Otherwise, I LOVE this grill....cooks so well, never had anything burn or flare up.
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the grill is plastic, but you can paint it...I would just use a good shellac base primer first so the paint will stick well, and make sure not to plug the holes with paint...this unit really moves some air and you CAN NOT HEAR IT hardly at all unless you listen for it....Best fan I have ever seen or owned!!! I can fee the air getting sucked from under the bath door, where I have about a half an inch of space between the tile floor and bottom of the door.
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I leave my fan on 24 7. However once everything has composted you could turn it off. It is not a major problem if the ventilation stops, such as a clogged vent (which happened to me). It has the smell of damp earth. I have even heard of people not running the fan at all. I do recommend running the fan all the time if possible.You can mount it as close to the wall as you like but you will have to pull the toilet out from the wall to empty the urine bottle . So it is best to mount it a few inches from the wall. When you mount it you can see how close you can get it to the wall and still pull the bottle out.I hope this helps.Jim. Down Time Marine I leave my fan on 24 7. However once everything has composted you could turn it off. It is not a major problem if the ventilation stops, such as a clogged vent (which happened to me). It has the smell of damp earth. I have even heard of people not running the fan at all. I do recommend running the fan all the time if possible.You can mount it as close to the wall as you like but you will have to pull the toilet out from the wall to empty the urine bottle . So it is best to mount it a few inches from the wall. When you mount it you can see how close you can get it to the wall and still... » Read More I leave my fan on 24 7. However once everything has composted you could turn it off. It is not a major problem if the ventilation stops, such as a clogged vent (which happened to me). It has the smell of damp earth. I have even heard of people not running the fan at all. I do recommend running the fan all the time if possible.You can mount it as close to the wall as you like but you will have to pull the toilet out from the wall to empty the urine bottle . So it is best to mount it a few inches from the wall. When you mount it you can see how close you can get it to the wall and still pull the bottle out.I hope this helps.Jim. Down Time Marine « Show Less
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Pam, there is a little hole at the bottom of each grill that I lined up. Once that was lined up, I held the space by each clip together (pretty tightly) and it went right over the grills. But I believe you have to have it lined but almost perfectly and that's why I based it off of. I hope that helps.
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for my grill it just pulls out of the top itself. Best to check yours out first.
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I wedged some paper between grill and box frame on two sides, just less than 1/4 inch. That seemed to push the grill away from the blade enough. Maybe that will help. The loosening of the screws sounds good too.
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Living in Beauty has it covered. Make sure the small vent release is not sticking. It should be loose until it pops shut.
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Hi Andrew, I had the same problem. I live in Louisiana, the land of high humidity. I ran a fan in the room and it really took about a week to actually dry. I have done 2 bathrooms and my kitchen. This was the first bathroom I did. Never happened again. My advice is just be patient and give it time.
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Is the fan still blowing? Also, this item has to sit up off counter to allow air flow up thru the bottom . Vinegar white with water to soak? I bought mine from bed bath b yond. U cud buy a new one, save receipt, and use the receipt to return the dead one.
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The housing (grill) mounts around the fan motor. It is a quiet fan for its size. Of course the higher the speed, of the three speeds, the louder, but it is a quiet fan for its size.
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The blue plastic grill on the bottom covers the intake, and there are slots which somewhat make it a rudimentary 'filter'. It sounds to me you may want to wrap some nylon screen material around it to catch the smaller pieces.