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[shed69]

Special Location has made some good points and providing your lighting circuit is 6A and not 10A, and you want to keep your quote keen, then source a fan which states a FCU is not required, like from Greenwood Airvac.Factual :-

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Or Vent-Axia, depending on what model, this is the Silhouette.

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How much do you pay for them and how noisy/quiet are they compared to say a VA or Manrose?

Also , anyone used one of them new VA yet, the Silent I think it's called....? Any views on it?

 

[Steve3948]

Well Manrose are dirt cheap, Greenwood are up with Vent Axia in terms build quality imo, but you can get a better discount on them.

I was in B&Q last year and spotted a Greenwood fan that was

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

A few further comments and observations:-

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I would like to think that most regulars of this good forum are aware that I am by no means a quote a reg follow blindly person..

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But I do like to try and give regs quotes or other applicable references that may help others make wise decisions..

All jobs HAVE to be INDIVIDUALLY assessed on their merits.

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This thread is a classic example how one persons wording can possibly be slightly misread or interpreted in a non intentional way

 

[davetheglitz]

I think this Regulation 537.2 Isolation & 537.3 Switching off for mechanical maintenance covers the requirements in one way or another.

To my mind 537.2 refers to isolation of circuits - so in domestics an MCB is OK

537.3 is switching off for mechanical maintenance - thinking more in terms of lathes, pillar drills or factory type ventilation fans. Once again I can't get excited by using the MCB as an isolation - it's very different to industrial and commercial where it may be imperative to maintain supplies.

In domestic fans the only maintenance I have ever carried out on a fan is to fish out bits of 2 day old cabbage from the blades after a poor old dears pressure cooker exploded.

By the way Binky - did I ever thank you for passing that job on to me!

 

[batty]

With friends like that who needs enemies.

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