Broan-NuTone AE80LK Ventilation with LED CleanCover and Roomside Installation, ENERGY STAR Certified, 80 CFM, 0.7 Sones, White
$94.99
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The BROAN NuTone Flex Series Ventilation fan with LED lighted CleanCover grille clears the air with a low profile, streamline design. This high-quality ENERGY STAR Certified single speed fan reduces in your bathroom at 80 CFM up to 75 sq. ft. Say good-bye to unsightly standard grilles that catch dust and debris and can be a hassle to clean. With CleanCover, your fan cover stays cleaner for longer with fewer vent slots to clean and design that coordinates with any decor. Designed for retrofit, remodel and replacement, this fan features hassle-free installation from the room side, for spaces with no attic access. The SnapFit Flange Kit, EzDuct connector and FoldAway mounting ears make it flexible to almost any installation challenge, especially for rooms on the first floor or basement floor of the home. The SnapFit Flange Kit provides a self-trimming finish to cover a rough cut. This item is UL listed for use over bathtubs or showers when connected to GFCI-protected branch circuit (not included). UL listed for use in insulated ceilings (type I.C.) and HVI-2100 certified for safety. Housing dimensions measure 9.25″ x 10″ x 5.75″. This item is backed by a three year limited warranty for your convenience
HIGH-QUALITY FAN: Quiet, ENERGY STAR certified exhaust fan operates with 80 CFM and 0.7 Sones to help control air quality is powerful enough for rooms (including bathroom) up to 75 sq. ft.
EFFICIENT: Powerful ventilation removes in most full baths at 80 CFM, so your surroundings will always be comfortable
EASY INSTALLATION: Easy to install new/replace existing product with retrofit installations that can be done entirely from the room-side – no attic access required. Fits 2″x6″ ceiling construction
RELIABLE PERFORMANCE: With our TrueSeal Damper Technology, fans reduce air leakage by up to 50% compared to competitive models, resulting in better home performance via blower door tests and reducing cold and warm air backdrafts
|THREE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY: Backed by a three year limited warranty for your convenience
13 reviews for Broan-NuTone AE80LK Ventilation with LED CleanCover and Roomside Installation, ENERGY STAR Certified, 80 CFM, 0.7 Sones, White
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msg –
Fantastic
I bought this to replace a massive 40+ year-old light-fan-heat unit that was becoming a fire hazard. Because the old unit was a completely different size (and ancient), I knew I wasn’t going to be able to use the retrofit feature or do the installation from the bathroom itself. (However, if you’re buying this expecting to do the full installation roomside, you’ll be disappointed. Only the fan and light can be swapped without attic access, but installing the box requires attic.) The installation was pretty straightforward and as-expected; I won’t go into the nitty-gritty of how awful working in my attic is or the troubles of replacing an ancient fan, but that’s not this fan’s fault. (Should caution, I have construction experience, and doing a first-time installation of this would not be a good job for the average DIYer.) Connection to existing 4” duct was easy. The tabs to place the fan with the correct drywall spacing were a nice touch. The unit only screws into a joist against one side, so I was worried during installation that it would sag and not sit level, but that hasn’t been an issue since the whole thing has been assembled. Installing electrical and fan were a breeze. The clips on the cover were annoying but to be expected. The cover has slight gaps against the drywall but I’m hoping it’ll settle into place over time. The light is super bright and the fan quality is superb – quiet and clears condensation from a large bathroom with ease without making the room feel cold or dry. Overall, this is an incredible fan that I would absolutely buy again, but my one caveat is that if I had bought it thinking I could do the entire installation roomside, I would’ve been disappointed.Update after a year: it’s definitely lost a lot of power (50% or so), so I’ll most likely have to replace the motor soon. Luckily, that process is pretty easy.
Andy Man –
Quit, works great, good lighting.
I really like this product. It is pretty quit, just a light humming sound. The light is very bright, which is like. And it really helps keep condensation down even though my showers are long and as hot as Satan’s butt according to my husband. The colors is just a plain white so it doesn’t look Decorative. The video i have is so you can hear the sound. I am holding the camera pretty close to the fan. I can not hear it over the water running. Great value for the money, especially with nutones warranty.
Kim B. –
Quiet, bright, but frustrating cover clips
Broan has a huge share of this market space so it’s puzzling why they can’t design a better way to attach the cover on this product. I like everything else about this fan – the quality, performance, and all but the last step of the installation process, but snapping those pesky retaining springs in place was a headache for me. They continually popped out of the little jaws that hold them onto the cover frame, to the point where I had to file a groove around the jaws and wire them shut around the springs. Only then would the springs clip on without detaching from the cover.
Michael S –
Nice flow
Great fan and strong light. Can’t beat the value and it’s pretty quiet. Pulls the moisture well
Kiley Sharp –
Great performer
The light is really bright! The fan is very quiet and performs very well. Definitely pulls a lot of air. If you are looking for something that drowns out sound, this is not the fan for you, though.
Jacob Henderson –
Worlds better then the original in the house
This bath fan was a excellent replacement to an older smaller hampton bay fan we previously had in the house. Though I did have to cut a little more drywall to install in the ceiling, the roomside installation made the process easy as there was no need to crawl around in the attic for the install. The difference in the noise between the two was night and day. The suction is excellent, with the door closed you can actually feel it drawing air from below the door, have very little issues with the kids turning the bathroom into a sauna (as long as they turn the guy on) The light works great as well, we currently only have a vanity light that used to be the only light source in the bathroom so with a darker shower curtain it could be a little dark in the shower, but not anymore this casts ample light from above. On another note I love the fact that the grating for the air is on the sides and not a slotted vent looking down as on the old one you could see up into the fan which looked pretty cheap, so now dont see anything up there but the square and the light.I am very happy with this purchase and would recommend it to anyone that is looking for a quality bath fan with a light that doesn’t stand out and does the job.
vinnyf –
Very loud “whisper”
This fan replaces a 50cfm 2.5 sone Broan that is about 40 years old. That Broan still ran fine, but it had a deep growl that didn’t respond to lubrication, so I looked for the quietest small fan. This Nutone is rated for .7 sones, so I expected near silence. I was more than a little disappointed; at least the Broan’s growl is gone.I saw the little lite on this unit and was hoping it wouldn’t be too dim, my old Broan had a 60 watt equivalent led and the brightness was about perfect. This Nutone may be too bright.Nutone brings out separate wiring for light and fan, like most do; maybe if I get ambitious I’ll try a dimmer to both tame the led and the hurricane.On a good note, installation was well documented and pretty simple, but in my install I had to access the attic. Finished installation looks pretty good, but the outcome was not as I hoped.
Lisa –
Quiet and powerful
We had some mildew showing up above the shower in the kids bathroom. The existing contractor quality fan made a lot of noise but did nothing to remove the moisture. Removed that junk and installed this fan without entering the attic. Added a smart switch to keep it running for 30 minutes. No more mildew. And it’s so quiet it is hard to tell if it is running. As others have mentioned, the grille cover is tricky to install. More thought could have been put into the design. But other than that it wasn’t an ordeal to install.
Amazon Customer –
I wasn’t intentionally looking for an exhaust fan with a light but I’m so happy I got it! It really makes my bathroom brighter. It’s very quite and completely removes the steam from my 5’x7’ bathroom. Happy with my purchase!
jean-philippe –
it suck good without a sound, I love it
Bill –
Quiet as described and looks great.
Jill M. Bartlett –
We had it installed on a timer as it’s so quiet that you don’t notice it. We also had it installed so that the light and fan can be turned on separately. Nice, modern looking unit.
Kevin –
Reasonably quiet and seems to move sufficient air. The cutting template from the box was a nice touch. Electrical hookup is cramped and not well designed but servicable. The light is very bluish which is tough in a bathroom setting. I wish I had wired a separate switch so that the light could be turned on and off independently from the fan.