I’ve been installing these Panasonic fans, for over 15 years now. Excellent product.

@YaksAttack

Жыл бұрын

They're definitely my favorite to install too. They're pricey now, though!

@keithcappell7584

8 ай бұрын

I have the Panasonic RG-R811A whisper remodel exhaust fan. Does the Panasonic RG-R811A bathroom exhaust fan have a moisture sensor to automatically place it in standby mode when no moisture is present? Also, which switch is recommended, a timer switch or a regular switch, and which make and model of switch for both? Thanks.

Nice job as always. Love your videos.

enjoyed watching the attic knee action.. i've been there

As a belt AND suspenders kind of guy, I am thinking I might put a duct type zip tie in addition to the foil tape, although I didn't see much of a lip on the vent. I overthink things 🙂. Great video as always...

Greetings from Colombia. Thank you

Nice job on replacing the bathroom fan Ron! Thank you for sharing the video with us!💖😎👍JP

Wow. What a fantastic clean install.

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hello, Ron. Two things, 1- knee pads would have been a great help. 2- The vent kit you used-that does not sit flush with the siding, they sell a housing for situations like that one.

Very clean and professionally done. Thanks.

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great video, i was looking for a good one that showed everything. The hardware chain vids show you just enough to get into trouble.

Sweet job there Ron! Love that fan assembly! 👍👍

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chuck!

Cool video Ron keep them coming back lol thank you for doing a great job!! I’m wowed lol!!!

Perfect timing on this post. I'm about to do a remodel and I know the Panasonic's are supposed to be the best so this helps me decide!

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great Video. Thank you for sharing

Great video I wish I could of seen more of the wiring aspect of the installation

great video ron, giving me all this knowledge

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it

Thanks for all of the videos! I enjoy the panel replacements but I also really like the videos that show the day to day challenges that come up in service calls as well.. keep them coming (assuming your knees can withstand)! Thanks!

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@666miguel99

10 ай бұрын

​@@electricalron @15:11 how did you get that screw hole to lign up? If you butted the outlet part to the frame and the blower assembly is buttery up onto the drywall that screw should not have lights up for you... did you edit out some adjustments or modifications?

Hi Ron! I had the same problem That’s where the Milwaukee vibrating saw comes in handy. Like butter bro!

Nice job! My favourite channel now, you are humble and skilled. Thanks for the content

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. My intent is to teach the audience about electrical work.

@randomrepair1680

Жыл бұрын

@@electricalron you’re a good dude

Jersey in da house!!! Nice work! If you use a baby wipe on the ceiling, it will remove any fingerprints.

Great video Ron. Be glad you had an attic that allowed you to remove the old fan. In my house I have 2 stories and the exhaust fan in the downstairs bathroom finally died. Had to use pry bar and linesman pliers to get that bad boy out.

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

I’ve done that before!

Gotta love attic work! I like the panasonic fans, easy to install and super quiet. I do get a lot of calls however for maintenance, only to find them noisy and excessively dirty because installers forget to remove the little strip of blue appliance tape on the damper door. Not even sure why they need that for shipping? Needless to say I always do the tissue test.

"F**kin', that's mint if I say so myself". Quote of the week, hands down! I love your channel, Ron! 😂

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro. I try not curse to often. Must’ve missed that edit.

Thanks Ron! Excellent video. I am surprised that the manufacturer of the fan didn’t give you two stainless steel “breeze” worm type clamps to hold, mechanical connections, the flexible vent line to vent pipe and to the fan unit itself. I understand the metal foil tape prevents air leakage between the parts. Great work! Bill

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Good question!

Wouldn't be better to use a metal hooded vent on the side of the house? Those plastic flaps usually do not last, or get stuck open. Nice job - you earned your money on this job. -- a young man's profession !!

@ronlovell5374

Жыл бұрын

Yup! Single flap door with hood in metal is all I use. My entire neighborhood built less than 10 years ago, almost every one of these on every home, most loovers are missing or completely gone, and whenever there's strong winds and rain we find pieces of them in our yards. In less than 5 years if you touch em at all they crumble to bits.

Well done brother ! Get some knee pads for that attic work , I had to break down and get some years ago definitely helps .

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip

Panasonic makes great products! Must have been an old electrician In the design dept. I like the sliding bracket

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Great fan and so quiet.

gotta get some knee pads my man! i had a general contracter steer me on to the foam knee pads and i'll tell ya what, they work wonders! give it a shot sometime! Great content!

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

I have a ton of knee pads.

Nicely done, that looked much easier than I would have expected it to be. Having the power and vent on its own part was a really good idea from the manufacturer. Any idea if that is a common thing or not? I need to replace my 70s era bathroom fan (complete with heat lamp) one of these days.

Awesome job! In my building they clearly don't know how to install anything. The bathroom fan in one apartment (3rd floor) vents into the attic... AND in my place none of the outlets have a ground wire. Just black and white wires. Even the breaker box has just a standard 15 amp breaker...

Brutal is a common word for attic work .

Dualing ladder climbers. That fan is way more advanced than a cheap Nutone.

Yeah, the older you get, the more difficult it is to climb around in attics. When I was 20-something it was fun. Not so much now.

Hi Ron, I have installed several of these fans and do like them, however, I've had the same problem with factory screws not going into old wood. Would be nice if they used square drive screws. Thanks for the video.

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, you can see I used additional #10 panhead sheet metal screws to get the job done.

Thx Ron. I managed to step off a ladder one rung too high yesterday while installing two new fan boxes. Like a sack of potatoes. 😂. Shouldn't even be on a ladder at 71 and crippled. Just too stupid I guess.

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

I hope you’re ok.

@Bob.W.

Жыл бұрын

@@electricalron up and taking nourishment, lol. Flat on my back for 2 days, icing and meds. Thanks.

Any thought of going through the roof with the exhaust duct to shorten the duct run? No day at the beach to go up on the roof of a two story on a hot day. It is bad enough in that hot attic. Good job and good video as always. Nice touch with the insulated duct.

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

I prefer not to go through the roof because of the liability of penetrating the roof. I have done the roof vent before though.

A question is plastic conduit expensive right now. Cant get into my attic to easily and was thinking of running plastic conduit to run a new feed to the garage

Very nice unit and installation is smart. Two observations: 1. I am surprised you did not use a zip tie to secure the outer shell of the hose both on the vent inside the attic and the fan. 2. I'll never again use vent hood without a screen. Not sure about NJ birds, but the birds here in the south actually learned to open the flaps and go in to build nests. They are disgusting, dirty and bring diseases. A covered screen prevents that.

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

I did promise this customer I would do the bird cage thing so I have to go back and put that in.

@ronlovell5374

Жыл бұрын

Thats a great tip! Just need a small square piece if hardware cloth behind the loovers or rolled up in the end of the pipe. I had a microwave hood fan on a property I managed maintenance on this previous year, grinded up a whole nest of baby birds in the impellers. The entire 15 ft run of duct was full of nest debris and bird poop. The mama bird was hanging around for days. Had to replace everything, What a mess!

Still, best practice is to seal a thru wall hole, especially an outside wall with very little roof over hang.. Still, a good video.

Noticed the 2-wires, how do you handle the lack of the grounding wire in newer code (not sure if the fans require that grounding wire). Looking at doing the same on similar aged home.

@electricalron

4 ай бұрын

If the original wiring has no equipment grounding conductor (EGC) then I will suggest upgrading the wiring OR suggest installing a GFCI circuit breaker in lieu of the missing EGC.

NJ in the house! For this particular Panasonic fan, does it support being installed without attic access? We have three old bathroom fans to replace, one of which is in a powder room on the downstairs level. You also had a nicer time in that attic that I will - ours is built with trusses and blown cellulose! Not looking forward to bending like gumby up there.

@electricalron

4 ай бұрын

When searching for Panasonic old work install look for the “Flexi-Fast” wording. That’s for replacement fans and they work great.

Awesome install, but no caulking on the outside around the vent?

@electricalron

11 ай бұрын

Silicone on top.

Can you please recommend a remote switch and sensor for it?

@electricalron

6 ай бұрын

I like to install the Lutron 60-Minute countdown timer switch. Works great!

My question is does the Z mounting bracket bracket sit flush with edge of the drywall or just inside of it?

@electricalron

10 ай бұрын

It sits on top of the Sheetrock.

@alanknight4418

10 ай бұрын

@@electricalron I understand that part. But does the edge sit even with the sheet rock or to the inside edge?

Ron, I recommend using a zip tie to hold the duct in place. Then use the foil tape. Might seem like overkill but it helps in holding the flex in place.

You must have felt like you fell up and down a couple of flights of stairs that night and the next day after that attic adventure.

@electricalron

11 ай бұрын

Doing what others don’t want to do is where I earn a living.

Took me a day to do this. How can you do it in 15min

@electricalron

11 ай бұрын

Experience. This one took about 3 hours plus another 90 minutes getting materials and driving TJ the job.

Why not use your 18v Milwaukee Recip saw and cut those old roof nails out flush to rafters and cut your drywall ceiling hole. I've likely installed 60-70 Panasonic Whisper Series fans in bath remodels over the years. They're the best and I recommend my customer buys the model they want and just have it on the jobsite. Never a complaint even though their models have progressed over the years with more far more silly functions like LED mood lighting and bluetooth. 😇

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

In my own bathroom I have the Lithonia Bluetooth speaker LED recessed lights.

I don't understand why you not wearing safety glasse

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why you leave the same comment over and over.

@Jesus_Strong

11 ай бұрын

@@cengebI never wear safety glasses unless I absolutely have to like cutting overhead plaster. And I been doing this 23yrs.

@waymenlawrence2064

11 ай бұрын

Because he's a savage!

Read directions!? What is this voodoo of which you speak?