Reddit mentions of Panasonic FV-11VQ5 WhisperCeiling 110 CFM Ceiling Mounted Fan, White

You're talking about moving air in & out of your cabinet.
This is inadequate.
You need to be talking about moving air in & out of the closet.

Three options:

Bathroom Exhaust Fan

Stupid bathroom exhaust fan sucks hot air out of closet and dumps it into the plenum space above the ceiling tiles.
Totally Ghetto.
Highly recommend you talk to building HVAC team, and perhaps dump exhaust into an HVAC return air duct.


APC ACF301

That cooling fan gets installed in the wall of your wiring closet.
When heat inside closet exceeds X then the fans kick on to pull the hot air out, and dump it in the hallway.
This is not an elegant solution - but it DOES work, up to a certain number of BTUs.


MovinCool Portable AC

These can run 24x7x365 for years. Just be sure to install a permanent drain for condensate water.
PLEASE perform basic annual maintenance (remove & wash or replace the intake air filters & inspect the drainage tubes for fungal growth).
They will require hot air exhaust either to the ceiling plenum, or to an HVAC return duct.

I'm a building inspector in Washington state. This sounds about like our ventilation code.

Positive drainage 'plane' is probably what you are looking for. Ideally, IF you had any condensation In your duct, they want you to slope it to the exit so it would drain outside, and not back inside.

We have a colder climate here than in Texas, and I haven't heard anyone mention it.

However, you still want to ventilate your bathrooms, kitchens,and laundry rooms because of all the moisture from bathing, cooking and doing laundry.

You choose, continuous ventilation at 20cfm, or intermittent ventilation at higher cfm(like 80-100).

1.5 sones is an indicator of how loud the fan is. That's a crappy loud, cheap low cfm fan....which means you'll hate hearing it run, and means you're likely to turn it off too soon. This means you'll get mold in your home...

Spend $120bucks on Amazon and get a better, quieter fan (Panasonic 80 cfm) which can run continous, OR intermittently.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003TJAGO4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521439754&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=panasonic+bathroom+fan&dpPl=1&dpID=41dkHb21dvL&ref=plSrch

As far as ducting... it sounds like they want you insulate (R-6) your ducts. This will likely also help with preventing any condensate inside. And it appears they won't allow a flexible connection at the exterior vent termination....don't know why though.

Almost all modern fans come with energy star rating, and backdraft dampers.

Electric requirement is for GFCI. Kinda stupid since fans are in ceilings, even in bathrooms, so no real danger of electrical shock...but not a bad idea I guess.

Good luck.

I agree with you. And for about the same price, you get a much better and much quieter fan. I have two Panasonic WhisperCeiling 110 CFM fans and they are amazing. I paired them with a discrete timer switch and I feel like i'm living in luxury. Very easy to install. It appears Amazon is out of them right now, maybe discontinued the model, not sure.

I've owned my first home for 3 years and two years ago I designed and was the general contractor for an incredible master bedroom/bath addition.

Suggestions, my house has a one piece sink/counter and it's wonderful and easy to clean and seamless - love it. Highly recommend. Rectangular sinks are popular right now, don't do it--most sinks are oval for a reason (I have rectangle and I've had to relearn how to use a sink and it's too shallow and I don't like it).

I'd recommend not doing tile in your bath/shower area and getting a single vinyl piece like what you currently have (but not green). The shower inserts are easy to clean, elegant, and you can even buy them with a tile design that looks real but is still super easy to clean. Showers should always have extendable shower head arms to make cleaning easier. I'd get one of those curved shower curtain rods to make the shower feel wider. Add recessed lighting above the shower and a few more recessed lights in the room.

For my bathroom addition, I got this fan: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TJAGO4/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=IG66NQLIR3JQR&colid=1BWCRY8EQNMEF and it's very quiet, not too expensive, and works really well - it was a Reddit recommendation in several different threads and I'm glad I got it.

How many bathrooms are in your house? Is this the master bathroom? That would determine some choices for me. Does that set of doors on the right hide a linen closet or is it the washer/dryer? If you're taking the room down to the studs and those doors hide a linen closet or a washer/dryer or something else? Consider how much linen closet space you need. If it's a linen closet and if this is the master bathroom or a 'kid' bathroom, I'd recommend trying to get a double sink in here and making the linen closet smaller. If it's laundry, then obviously keep it as a laundry room.

Good idea on removing all the tile and replacing with floor tile and drwall. I'd omit the cabinet above the sink and get a bathroom mirror that will show more of your reflection (especially make your belt area visible) and have storage behind the bathroom mirror. A mirror like this from Ikea would give you a lot of storage space (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20205171/) - my bathroom mirror is similar but has mirror on the inside which is a nice feature. I wish I had installed the mirror cabinet flush with the wall instead of popping out a few inches. I had the electrician put an outlet near the bottom of the toilet (I saw in a bunch of magazines) and several near the sinks for shaving and electric toothbrushes. I also have a small linen closet in my bathroom and had the electrician put an outlet in there so I could leave my hair dryer plugged in all the time. It's the little things! Think about how you use your space and what you want out of it.

This is why I'd never buy a smaller fan. Not only do you have to make up the difference, but you have to do it in such a small area, which is even tougher. If it were several inches, you could slap up some new drywall scraps and then mud/paint. But 3/4", that's like doing drywall surgery. Pain in the butt.

If possible, I'd go up in size. Even if it's just 3/4" in the other direction, it's just cutting drywall. That's easy.

Check out the Panasonic Whisper line. I installed one in my basement bath and it's awesome.

EDIT: I see now you're saying the bezel does cover the hole. In that case, I wouldn't worry about it so much. You can probably stick some foam backer rod or other cheap weatherstripping in there. It's going to be hidden, anyway.

EDIT 2: Someone else rec'd expanding foam. Indeed, that's probably the most ideal solution. But I wonder whether you'll have anything to back it. I'm imagining a 3/4" gap between drywall and the fan enclosure, with literally nothing above. Just open air. So, if you spray foam up there, it's just going to fly up into the joist bay. I suppose maybe you could spray it directly on the side of the enclosure. If it sticks, you can build it up that way. Also, expanding foam can get VERY messy and it sticks to everything. Have water and maybe even acetone nearby for cleanup. Wear gloves. Good luck!

Don't use a rangehood. Use a bathroom fan. Something like this:


https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003TJAGO4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469377769&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=bathroom+fan&dpPl=1&dpID=41dkHb21dvL&ref=plSrch