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Fantech FQ80FL Bathroom Fan with Light
Fantech FQ80FL Exhaust Fan
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Item #: FQ80FL
Retail: $189.00
Price: $154.17
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Bathroom Fan with Light FQ80FLThe Fantech
FQ Series bathroom fan and bathroom fan lights provide remarkably quiet, energy
efficient ventilation. This bathroom fan is perfect for baths, powder
rooms and other areas. Super
quiet with as low as < 0.3 sones sound rating. Air performances of
80 to 110 CFM. This Bathroom Fan is designed for intermittent or continuous
operation to meet ASHRAE Standard 62.2. This bathroom fan is ENERGY STAR® qualified, Title 24 compliment and
meet the Washington State Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Code.
Bathroom Fan with Light FQ80FL
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I did not purchase this fan from this vendor but, I wanted to warn others about the light on this fan. Buyer Beware - fan light is VERY, VERY DIM!
The Fantech manual says to replace the bulb with a CFL type 4, 26W light. This is INCORRECT. This fan only uses a 13W G24Q-1 CFL lamp. When I contacted Fantech management, I was told the 26W is a typo! Who would ever choose this fan with the light feature that has a ballast that will only support a 13W lamp! Not only is the info incorrect in the fan manual but, the few places that I could find info about this fan online, also says this fan uses a 26W CFL bulb. Buyer beware! This bulb isn't common in retail stores. When I was researching fans, I was looking for the quietest one I could afford but, I also needed a light in the fan. I could live with a 26W CFL, which is what I expected. The equivalent incandescent to a 26W CFL is 100W. 13W is a joke.
Forget Fantech support. The tech I spoke with originally to see if I could increase the wattage size didn't have a clue about the bulb wattage, base size or the ballast size! He told me the fan could support a 60W CFL! I had to do my own research online to find out that the G24Q-1 lamp base is only sold in a 13W - that's how I knew the fan couldn't have a 26W lamp installed as was stated in the manual. Wish I knew all this before my contractor installed 2 of these in my home last week! I want to point out that the fan is VERY quiet. This fan is sold as a fan unit only too - no light. If you just need a fan, I would recommend this fan but, if you need a fan with an adequate light - steer clear!
This fan is made in China before ordering I called Fantech direct and was told that fan was made in Nebraska upon recieving fans found they were made in China called Fantech back but no help guess I will send them back and buy a comparable Broan fan made in the USA
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