It is meant to remove the moisture or humidity in the air after a shower. This keeps mildew from forming. It also removes any unwanted odors.
Normally the second switch in a bathroom is the control for the bathroom's exhaust fan. The exhaust fan removes bad odors and humidity from the bathroom, and is on the ceiling of the bathroom.
You must either have an exhaust fan or a window in the bathroom, and a range exhaust hood over the stove, or an exhaust fan that drives away any smoke, in the kitchen.
It could be mould. If you don't turn on (or you don't have) a fan in the bathroom to remove steam, condensation can be left on the walls and black mould can grow where it is wet.
Ivory Soap is in the bathroom. Iodine is in the bathroom.
We used an exterior paint on our (interior) drywall bathroom walls when we remodeled a couple years ago because we took out the window and only have the exhaust fan for ventilation. It worked well and we don't find the moisture hanging onto the wall surfaces. So far we are very happy with the results.
Bathroom extractor fans may be purchased from many plumbers merchants, as well as from specialist bathroom suppliers. They are also available from Screwfix, eBay, Amazon, and Ocean Lighting.
You could get an extractor fan fitted, i have this in my windowless bathroom and it goes out to an external wall.
use a cable that is specified on the fan AC OR DC
An extractor fan, also known as exhaust fans are most commonly found in the kitchen and bathroom of the house. In the kitchen it is used as a fume hood, and in the bathroom, it is used to remove excess moisture from the shower/bath.
An extractor is a word for a fan that you often find in bathrooms. An antonym for extractor is introducer.
the thing on top of the oven
A ceiling fan is used to circulate a specific amount of air around in a room, liken it to creating a breeze within a room for cooling. When the breeze hits the skin evaporation takes place on the skin giving the feeling of being cooler. A bathroom fan is an extractor. It takes a specific volume of air within the bathroom and removes the air through a vent pipe to an outside air vent. The purpose of the extractor fan is to take the humid air caused by a bath or shower and physically remove it from the home. High humidity in the home can cause mildew which is known to cause repository problems in human beings.
You can purchase bathroom extractor fans at your local Home Depot or Lowe's store. You can also purchase some online through websites such as NuTone and Air King Limited.
round the 1980s to 90s
An extractor fan is used for better ventilation and to extract moisture from the room, thus making the air less humid. It also helps to prevent condensation.
Extract means "pull out", and a fan in this case is probably a propeller-like thingy used to move air. So an extractor fan is something that's used to draw air away from a certain area.
Extractor Fan