Exhaust fans help lower the humidity in your bathroom while you take a shower. Nutone makes exhaust fans that also double as a light. This system differs slightly from a regular exhaust fan because it has more electrical wires leading to it. Otherwise, installation and removal remains consistent from exhaust fans without the light. If the reason for removing your Nutone exhaust fan and light is because the motor no longer operates, it may be worthwhile calling Nutone to see if the company sells replacement motors for your particular model. Then you will not have to remove the entire unit.
Instructions
1. Remove the exhaust fan's grille. This will either be screwed in place, in which case you back out the screws with a drill and Phillips driving bit, or held in place by springs secured by hooks on the inside of the fan's housing.
2. Wrap a piece of masking tape around each electrical wire not coming from the fan. Label these wires either "light" or "fan" to indicate their power source. These labels will assist you when you install a new exhaust fan and light. Unscrew the wire nuts holding the electrical connections together and separate the wires.
3. Go up to your attic. Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the screw on the wire connector on the fan's side. Pull the wires out. Cut through the foil tape holding the duct work onto the fan's duct collar, using a utility knife. Remove the duct work from the duct collar.
4. Go back to the bathroom. Back out the four screws from the fan's housing. Lower the exhaust fan from the hole in the bathroom's ceiling.
Tags: duct collar, duct work, exhaust fans, exhaust light