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There are many benefits of installing extractors at your home. The most obvious is the improved air circulation in your home. When choosing an air extractor, there are a few things to consider, such as design and overall looks. Even if your budget is small, you should be able to find affordable fans. Extractors usually have on/off switch, while others have timer feature. More advanced models may have remote control, so you can easily decide how it works, such as the speed and direction of the fan. This is also useful if the room is relatively big or if the fan is embedded in the ceiling. If your bedroom has an attached bathroom, extractor fan is important to avoid making your room to become humid. During certain situations, condensation can build up rapidly inside your home.
Timer feature can help you to save energy. As an example, you can set the extractor fan to run for 2 hours in the morning, starting when you go to the bathroom. So, when you are at work, much of the moisture has been extracted out and the fan will be turned off. Some extractor fans have a humidistat sensor, so the fan will be turned on automatically when the humidity level reaches certain value. This will ensure that your room will remain dry. To make things work a little easier, you may choose fans that have motion sensor. It means that if there’s someone in the room, the extractor fan will be turned on automatically.
Having extractor fans with all of these features can be more expensive at first, but you can save money on electricity bills in the end. It means that the fan will be turned on only when it needs to extract the humid or stale air out of your room. Extractor fan is also useful in the kitchen, because it can remove fumes and any cooking by-products in the air. The kitchen could also be very humid when you are boiling something for an hour or more. When you fry a lot, oily fumes can also be removed from the kitchen. For this reason, the extractor fan can become quite greasy after six months or more. So, make sure that the fan can be cleaned easily with less effort. As an example, you should be able to quickly remove the blades and clean up the interior of the unit with dry cotton cloth.
You should choose whether you need a wall or in-line extractor fan. Wall extractor fan is placed on the wall, while in-line extractor fan is placed inside a duct. Both work by pulling out interior air to the outside. When choosing in-line fan, make sure that the ducting isn’t too long. Also, any bend and kink in the ducting will make the fan works less efficiently. Also, consider putting the fan near shower, bathtub, stove or any source of humidity or fume. In typical homes, a four-inch fan with integrated timer is already adequate. If your budget allows, you can choose more expensive extractor fan model that comes with various extra features.
