[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by C. C. Rider

About 10 years ago, I replaced a burnt out bathroom exhaust fan myself. It was a pretty simple job. I don't remember the exact steps, but to the best of my recollection it was a simple matter of removing the old one (taking out a few screws) and replacing it with a new one.

The electrical connection was a simple "plug-in" unit where you plug one plastic part into another plastic part. The metal contacts are imbedded in the plastic parts kind of like a telephone cord connection.

Pretty simple really. If you can climb a few steps up a step ladder and operate a screwdriver, you can do the job.

Not so simple in our house. The existing unit looks like a recessed lamp housing, with a fan mounted to the side. The new (aka better units) appear to be a square or rectangular hole, and not sure if these need to attach to a frame or rafter. I agree if I was going to replace in kind this would probably be a much simpler project, I was looking to upgrade at the same time.