Tech Drive Very Quiet Bathroom fan 50 CFM,1.0Sone,DC Motor,3 Inch Duct | No Attic Access Needed, HVI and Energy Star Certified, Easy to Install,Ceiling Mounted, White

If your fan is old and loud and driving you nuts, this is the way to go. It's whisper quiet and does a great job drawing out the steam.

I purchased two of these fans as an update from the noisy exhaust fans that were original to my home. I’m rating as a 4 star within my comment because strangely as it sounds they are extremely quiet which makes me question the effectiveness. It’s a preference too have a bit of noise especially for my half bath that is central to the hub of my home.

My house is around 20 years old, and the original Braun fans were getting old and noisy. Since I have existing construction and the four fans in my house are near impossible to get at due to their placement under decade's old insulation, I decided to purchase some replacement fans that could be replaced without having to get in the attic. The Tech Drive bathroom fan, at first glance, checked my boxes: I needed something easily installed, and I wanted something quieter than the jet engines that were the Brauns. They were about 20 dollars more expensive than the Brauns, but if they were quiet and easily installed, it would be worth it. I bought 4. The first two were installed without issue. The hardest part was having to partially disassemble the Tech Drive fans so they could be installed without having to get into the attic or crawl space. But I got them installed, turned them on, and glorious quiet! These fans are significantly quieter than the Braun fans I had before. Probably 1/3rd of the noise of the Brauns. My kids noticed immediately, they thought the new fan wasn't working because they couldn't hear it. With the Brauns, I could pretty much hear them running just about anywhere in the house. With the Tech Drive fans, I had to be right next to the door of the bathroom they were installed in. Super pleased. Went to install the third fan, and unfortunately, I was met with an issue. The little door that sits inside the plastic exhaust had broken off the pivot. I didn't notice until I got the fan installed and turned it on. It was really loud and I could feel air blowing back into the room from it. That's when I disassembled everything again and discovered the broken door. Bummer... Had to take the whole assembly down, box it back up, and return it. Fortunately I had the fourth fan, so I put it in instead and it worked fine. But now I'm short a fan. Amazon is awesome as usual and is sending me a replacement without a problem. Bottom line is, these fans are really nice. They are quiet and easy to install. My only issue was the broken exhaust door, and the reason why I left four stars instead of five.

The fan itself is very quiet. The installation was fairly easy, had a hard time removing the original fan but once it was out, installing this fan was easy. A slightly larger grill would have been nice. Also, I am still getting used to the 7 second delay, I am not sure what benefit this has to performance but it’s not a big deal.

This was super quiet. It took a bit to get it installed, but this time was all taking the old one out. The screws were in some hard to reach spots, so ended up cutting the old one out to get this in place. Totally worth the extra cost for the quieter fan, our last one was super noisy, and this one can't really be heard outside the bathroom.

Increíble lo bien que funciona lástima que no pueda mostrar un video porque no estoy en casa. Recogerlo todo el vapor de el baño lo recomiendo

The interesting part about this fan is that it can be taken apart and the insides of the fan fit relatively snugly into the metal box housing of a Broan 688 - NuTone vent fan, which is the standard mass-market and cheapest vent fan installed by builders throughout the US. The Broan 688 is substantially noisier and at least 60% cheaper which is why it is installed everywhere. This fan costs a lot more but it has roughly 1/3 of the noise level of the Broan 688. So on new constuction you can install whatever you want, but if your house is already equipped with Broan 688s, it may be sensible to retrofit some of them with this fan's parts, and you don't have to tear up sheetrock to do it but can use the existing metal housing. The fan is relatively quiet but not the quietest out there. It runs on 12V which makes it very slow to start. It takes 3-4 seconds to begin spinning at a working speed. The construction seems good quality and it is packaged with good care. Seems like a decent quality product.

i lived with the fan originally installed in my house for too many years. it worked well, but was annoyingly noisy. this wasn’t trivial to install due to tight space, but a youtube video on replacing bathroom fans helped. and it’s wonderfully quiet in comparison. i used one of the online amazon price trackers to wait until it was on sale. so glad i upgraded my old noisy fan.

No es muy ruidodo

Needed to replace a Broan NuTone that I already replaced a few years ago. So needed to try something new. Prime Day pricing and my need led to the purchase. If you are replacing a Broan or NuTone, the old frame will need to come out. Pro Tip: Use tin snips to cut the sides so it can “collapse” to be removed. If you are installing this without attic or above access, you can cut the two protruding mounting tabs off, if not needed to make the install easier. Just drill holes in the side for wood screws to attach to the joist. Also, not this frame is slightly different size then B&N, about 1/2” wider on one side. This design is completely different then B&N, with a plastic housing that looks like a proper blower, and a DC motor with controller circuit board. This is probably what makes it so quiet. Pro Tip: B&N grilles may fit this once it’s been installed, they may help cover any drywall flaws. The flapper plastic nozzle is similar/same as B&N, down to the two clips that keep it in place, so I cleaned the old one and reused it. Warning: The wiring enters this assembly from the opposite corner from B&N, so consider this if your wiring can’t be moved in your application. Some don’t like the 7 second delay in starting, but I would expect that is designed for the longevity of the motor, so I can used to that, especially for how much quieter it is to any B&N unit. So far, so good. Time will test it’s longevity.

I replace the one in the bathroom, this one was a little smaller but moved a adequate amount of air (50 cfm is sort of a minimum) but it is very quite which is important to me, the old one was like having a DC3 overhead

Fan works as it should. Priced right. Fan shroud a little cheap looking but really...it's a bathroom fan. Pretty quiet as well.

Bathroom fan, not an easy install and also a bit noisy and it has a delay coming on after flipping the switch.