Extractor Fan Installers Serving Medway & Maidstone

Without a doubt, our biggest selling service is bathroom (loft) extractor fan installations. Perhaps its because we understand our clients, perhaps its because we understand the underlying issues, and perhaps its because we understand that for many, a wall mounted extractor just isn't going to cut it when it comes to contemporary condensation problems, and the resulting fight against damp and mould that follows. Which is why, whenever there is loft space above a customer's bathroom, we always recommend (urge, beg and plead!) our customers to go for a loft extractor fan, and upgrade it with an override switch for whole-house ventilation through the winter months when they need it most. Let's talk about this in more detail.

So many properties suffer with condensation and the resulting damp and mould. Read further to see if we can help you with your property ventilation, effectively reducing condensation which can often cause damp & mould on areas such as the top floor ceilings, on and around windows, and externally facing walls. So, What are our methods to the dreaded condensation, damp & mould?

Our most popular solutions to the obvious condensation issues are the mechanical ventilation solutions. That is the technical term for using fans to either push fresh, drier air into the building, and to remove the moist-laden air produced inside the building out! Significant areas of interest for extracting moisture laden air out of the property is in kitchens and bathrooms - it is no coincidence that is where you tend to find them!

Don't like the idea of having a bulky extractor fan on the wall? We can fit nice kitchen extractors that add to the feel of the kitchen, and if you have loft space above your bathroom, we can hide the fan in in the loft! And talking about loft space, this is where we ideally like to site our PIVs - Positive Input Ventilation systems - to help push dry, slightly warm air compared to directly outside, back into the property. This helps push out the moisture laden air that naturally builds up inside a residential property.

And for the most part, we're not talking fluffy solutions - we're talking about specifying powerful fans - ideally our favourite in-line fans - to do the job of really pushing the air in, around, and out, of your property. Read more about our favourite extractor fans here and here! And extractor fans aren't going to provide the same sort of performance if they're not installed properly. You want an extraction system that reduces air drag as much as possible, and stops water collecting in the ducting and coming back down into your property!

Do extractor fans actually work to stop condensation?

When powerful extractor fans are installed well, they can really put a fight up against condensation caused my normal day-to-day lifestyle-related causes. Lifestyle related causes could be: having nice and hot steamy showers on the regular, it can also be drying your clothes indoors, it can also be not opening windows because its cold outside. It could be a well populated house with many adults increasing the moisture levels in the property. To find out more read our blog here.

When don't extractor fans work to stop condensation?

Extractor fans won't always help if the humidity is down to water ingress. That could be: A roof leak, leaking plumbing, or rising damp. Extractor fans can also perform poorly because they're just not up to the job for the task at hand, or have been installed incorrectly. With all of this in mind, when we speak to you to find out the symptoms you're experiencing, we will try to rule out the cases where extractor fans won't necessarily help you. We don't want to sell our services for it to not benefit our clients. It's a bad business practice, makes us look silly, and that client is going to go elsewhere and never recommend us again. Extractor fans, for the most part, only compensate for lifestyle-related causes, and many households do genuinely fit in this category.

Ask Us about our bathroom fan override switches (advanced humidity reduction)

Having visited so many clients who suffer from condensation, and notice it gets worse over the colder winter months, we went a bit further with our inline fans, and started to offer override switches as an optional upgrade. With popular demand, we offer this override switch to every client we meet who suffers with condensation. The override switch is simple. You can have the extractor fan run in summer mode (standard), whereby as you turn the bathroom lights on, the fan will kick in, and stay on for some time after you turn the bathroom lights off. You can also put the fan into 24/7 operation with this override switch, which makes it run constantly, regardless of whether the bathroom lights are on, have been on, or what the bathroom humidity might be. This ends up being a powerful way to offer whole-house ventilation when it's needed most - in the winter. You simply visit this switch twice a year - once as it starts to get cold approx October time, to put the fan into override, and again as it starts warming up approx May time, to switch the fan to triggering with the lights and a 10-20 minute timer overrun. If you're interested in this upgrade - ask us about it! If you have any questions - ask us about it!

Some of the services we offer:

• Bathroom extractor fan installation, repair and replacement
• Kitchen extractor fan installation, repair and replacement
• Condensation busting Residential ventilation installation
• Smell removing commercial ventilation installation
• Extractor fan repairs and upgrades
• PIV Installation

Have you noticed most of our ventilation systems sit in the loft?

There is a good reason for this. Depending on your requirements, we're very likely to recommend a bathroom extractor fan in the loft, or a PIV on the landing ceiling (the fan itself is also in the loft). Both of these systems are generally much more powerful, and much quieter than their wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted counterparts. And we very much suspect it has a lot to do with the size constraint when the fan is on show. Noone wants a big and bulky fan unit on show, so the manufacturers are forced to make do with as small a package they can possibly fit a half-decent fan inside, with the room they have. Noone looks in the loft. For the most part, noone cares what their loft looks like. And there's generally loads of room up in the loft. Lifting this size constraint from the manufacturers lets them do what they do best - optimise for performance rather than size and looks.

That's where come in, and hopefully now you can see why we fully recommend loft-situated extractor fans and PIVs for our client's ventilation solutions. They work hard. They work quietly. In essence, they simply work really well. And the feedback from our clients tell us this is indeed the case.

Why Do You Need A Residential Ventilation Specialist?

Extractor fans can be very very good, without a shadow of a doubt. But what sort of condensation issues are you facing? What sort of air volume are you looking to introduce? What sort of layout is the property? What options and configurations do you have available to you? Would you benefit from a push-pull system? Do you have sufficient airflow between rooms allowed by the equivalent area under the doors? Would a PIV fan installation of equivalent performance be more suitable for you? These are the sorts of questions a residential ventilation specialist who carries out these sorts of projects day in day out will be able to help you with. Besides, the way the system is put together has a huge impact on the overall performance (a lot more than you think!).

• Persistent condensation on windows.
• Damp patches on walls or ceilings.
• Unpleasant musty odours.
• Recurring mould issues.