Xpelair 93224AW 4-Inch Standard Bathroom Ventilation Wall/Ceiling Extractor Fan - White

Very pleasewd with this item - it works well.

Bought this to replace a 26-year-old extractor which had gone yellow with age, and was letting down the look of my recently redecorated bathroom. I was surprised at how cheap this was (just over £10 for the standard unit); it is a lot sleeker and better looking than the one it replaced.The fan is fairly quiet when first turned on; after a few minutes it does get a little louder (or perhaps this is a characteristic of mine). However, this doesn’t bother me as it is no louder than the unit it replaced. I guess an assessment of the noise is subjective, depending on what it is being compared to.Fitting was very straightforward with the exception of one major oversight. On the basic model, the terminals in the choc block are not labelled as L and N; the instruction manual does not make it clear either. To air on the side of caution I telephoned the manufacturer (Xpelair is a subsidiary of Glen Dimplex, the telephone number is within the packaging). They advised me that the terminals should have been labelled (?!), and that the Live feed is the left hand/top terminal, the neutral is the right/bottom one. I have taken a photo and labelled it up to assist future customers. This is a huge oversight on an otherwise great product; I imagine that wiring it up incorrectly would probably damage the unit.Anyway, having installed the unit I am very impressed. This was not an expensive product - I spent more on two coffees and a slice of cake the other day - however, on the other hand, it is a very simple product consisting of a basic electric motor and some plastic blades! So would I expect to pay much more? Probably not!I don’t expect this to last forever, however as things currently stand I am pleased with it. It looks fantastic and is much more aesthetically pleasing than the older, bulkier models. Does what it says on the tin; would recommend. Will come back to this review in 3-4 months and report on whether it is still working.

Being ever so slightly undersized versus rival units makes it a breeze to use as a replacement for an existing extractor that's had its dayThe basic VX100 version just needs a switched live and a neutral The switched live is usually from the room light switchThe VX100T timer version needs a permanent live as well as the neutral and the switched live to operateOnce the room light has been switched on the extractor will kick in from the switched live feedIt'll run from this until the switched live coming from the room light switch is turned back off, and then:Stop immediately if its the basic VX100or if its the VX100T continue to run from the permanent live for a preset amount of timeWiring up the timer version:On the VX100T the mains connection on my unit is via the three connector terminal at bottom left of the photo:permanent live is the brown on the leftneutral is the black in the middleswitched live is grey on the rightAdjusting how long it continues to run after lightswitch is turned off:This is set using the blue adjustment pot towards centre top of the imageWith the arrow pointing top right (eg 1 o'clock position) it will continue to run for minimum amount of time after light is switched off, with the adjuster turned clockwise to point top left (11 o'clock position) it will run for maximum time possible after light is switched off or can be set to any position in betweenTrouble is the manual isn't clear which way around the adjuster is AND states that the minimum time is 30 secondsIn reality the minimum possible was 1 min 30 seconds which results in a bit of head-scratching during setup when 30 seconds go by and it carries on spinning and spinning and spinning...So the manual could do with being a little better but overall its a nice n cheap extractor that's quick to retrofit not overly noisy and does the job

Really simple fan. 100mm spigot (outer diameter of nozzle that goes into the wall).Nice n flush. I put double sided foam round the spigot to save screwing the fan to tiling, gave a nice tight, flush fit.Timer model, so permanent live, neutral and a live from the light when light is on.Three wires. Simple. Turn 'timer left for minimum time after turning off light, turn it right for more and more fan on time after light switched off.Pure simplicity, but I am an engineer, bit would be surprised if anyone could possibly struggle, especially as likely being used as a replacement for a previously wired old fan.Turn off the mains power to the whole house, because the lights may not include the permanent live.Be careful, don't be regretfull!Not suited for spraying water at. As far as I'm aware, none are. That being said, there is an O ring seal on the electrics front cover plate AND screw head, which is a nice touch.Brilliant white finish, looks the business.Not noisey, but also not mega powerful. Just a normal bathroom fan! Great price!

This is a neat design, smaller than the fan it was replacing. The working bits of electronics are fitted into the centre front of the fan. To connect the power cable it has first to be passed through a narrow tube. I achieved this by stripping the cable cover away for sufficient length, about 10cm. Then the three copper leads have to be secured in the connexion block. The block is very small, and the holes do not go right through. When the holes in a block go right through it is easy to see that you have inserted the wire sufficiently for the screw to get a firm grip. In this case the task is very fiddly, and for my ceiling fan has to be done with the unit hanging down. I managed it, but not without several attempts to get the screws to achieve a secure grip. When I tested it I was worried at first that it did not come on; I then found that the fan does not come on until after about five seconds from power on.