Broan-NuTone Bathroom Exhaust Fan with LED Light and Roomside Installation, ENERGY STAR Certified, 110 CFM, Very Quiet 1.0 Sones White, AE110L

I replaced all four 20-year-old Broan fans in my 2-story house with Broan-NuTone AE110L fans.Installing each fan and cleaning up requires about 3-4 hours for an experienced, careful handyman.The job is messy due to the drywall dust and blown-in insulation, so be sure to wear a mask.I did not merely replace worn parts (assuming parts would even be available) for these reasons:1) The old contractor-grade fans had been declared a fire hazard by our HOA.2) The old fans had a very unusual, dim, hard-to-find fluorescent light bulb with a flicker-prone mechanical ballast.3) The old fans were cheap, low-capacity and noisy, using axial blowers instead of powerful centrifugal blowers.These new units seem well-engineered/quiet/high capacity, and the spare 25,000 hour LED light modules are available for $35 from Broan-NuTone.This fan has the same height and spatial relationship between the mounting bracket/housing wall and the air outlet duct as the old Broan fan does, even though it has much higher capacity.The electrical inlet is in the opposite side, but in every case, there was plenty of spare Romex wire length available once a cable staple was pulled out.I installed all of my fans without going into the attic, which was essential for several of the fans.Be sure to watch the installation videos on Amazon and YouTube before installing.I was able to remove the old fan and prepare for the new one by using a long extension electric screwdriver, drywall saw, pry bar, and Channellock pliers. This was one of the most difficult steps.In two cases I needed to screw on a foot-long piece of wood (2” x 2” or 23/32” x 5.5”) to provide a large enough flat surface for the mounting bracket/housing wall.For these retrofit installations, I folded the mounting brackets against the housing (as instructed) and put about 5 short drywall or deck screws through the housing wall into the stud or I-beam to mount the housing.I used 2” wide aluminum duct tape for the duct connection and also to seal the fan housing to the ceiling drywall (highly recommended to stop air/dust leaks).The hole needed in the ceiling drywall is one inch larger than the old 9" x 9" fan in one direction only.Be sure to mount the fan housing far enough into the ceiling so none of it hangs out; the grille springs can accommodate up to 1/2” indent at least.Note that if your 4" discharge hose or your attic grates are restricted in flow, the fan noise will increase.If you have separate light and fan switches and want an LED dimmer, another reviewer recommends the LeGrand RHCL453PTCCCV6 over the Lutron for minimal buzzing noise.Installing the LED module in the grille is a little tricky: hold the grille in both hands and sequentially work the grille's 2 latches up onto the the highest notch on each side of the module.

It looks extremely good for my bathroom. The light is very bright. Fan is pretty quiet. Very good fan compared to other fans.

Well it’s a fan I didn’t like the way the grill attached it took me a few minutes to get it to stay on but once I got it is was goodThe product otherwise is great super quiet and efficient make sure you spend the extra money and buy the right flex duct hose for it you won’t regret it light is bright andI would definitely buy again just think they can improve on the grill attachment end also not to hard to install

I made the mistake of purchasing this fan which was intended for a much larger bathroom. I believe a fan with a lower CFM would have been even quieter, although this fan is so much quieter than the one I replaced there is no comparison.I had to substantially modify the mounting hardware for this to work due to replacing an existing fan with different dimensions. Lots of cutting and riveting on of new brackets.It took some time and effort to get it wired up so the fan and light were controlled with a single switch. I don't know if it was me, or if the instructions and schematic were unclear. I would buy this fan again.

Nice powerful fan. Installation was easy. The noise level is minimal. When you're talking bathroom fans, Broan is it.

Great for the DIY person. No bracing to install. Mounts to rafter. Fit in existing hole, Looks good, good value, fan is good, LED is bright! A noticable difference from the old one

I needed a replacement ceiling fan in my bathroom with the original one died. This one fit the opening in my ceiling and has been great. The fan is a lot quieter than the old one, but then the old one was possibly overly-loud because it was dying. I can't speak to ease of installation, as I hired someone to do it. It took him a few hours, but he did say it was backwards off how my original fan connected to the ducting in the ceiling.

The unit did not come with joist hangars, so I need to build a box in the attic. won't attach to 2 x4 you need at least 2x 6 to attach it. Biggest disappointment is the LED is super bright and so I put it on a dimmer. Then when using the dimmer the LED light (not the dimmer switch) buzzes very loud. Tried buying a dimmer supposedly for LED's and to limit buzzing but it did not work. Finally, I don't know how in the H#ll they claim this unit is 1 sone. It is not super loud but definitely louder than 1 sone. It was not easy to install and would not buy this model again.