Panasonic FV-1115VQ1 WhisperCeiling DC Ventilation Fan, 110-130-150 CFM

This is my second high end Panasonic fan. My first fan is now 7+ years old and has performed perfectly since it was installed. When my 20+ year old Broan fan started vibrating and getting louder and vacuuming it didn't help, I went back to Panasonic and purchased this FV-1115VQ1 when it was on a deep sale at Amazon (discounted $80+). I paid someone else to install it and it took him a while (he faithfully followed all of the instructions) so I can't comment on the installation but I'm extremely happy with the fan. This fan had a bigger footprint than the fan that was originally there but the installer used the provided template to cut the new larger hole in the ceiling and it went in without a hitch and seated perfectly against the drywall with no gaps that needed to be sealed. This fan is whisper quiet; you can barely hear it when it's on and this with it set to its default 130 CFM setting. It's so quiet that a real problem with this fan is that you'll forget to turn it off because you can't hear it unless the room is very quiet. With my earlier Panasonic fan, I wired up a switch that lit up red when it was on to remind my kids that it needed to be turned off and I might do the same with this one. As you can imagine, at 130 CFM it moves a lot of air and humidity is not a problem in the bathroom. I used 6" insulated flex duct from Home Depot to vent the fan and it works perfectly and I shouldn't have issues with condensation. If you've installed this and the fan isn't whisper quiet for you then you should look at your ductwork; is it 6" duct? Did you install it so the duct goes straight for a couple of feet before slowly curving towards its destination? If you install the duct correctly the fan should have very little pressure to fight against.

Vraiment satisfait. Bonne puissance d'aspiration, sélection 150 CFM. la salle de bain ce désembue en un temps record et surtout, TRÈS silencieux. Si je compare a mon autre ventilateur acheté pratiquement au même prix à ma quincaillerie et sensiblement avec les même spécifications (CFM et zone). Système d'installation d'une vrai simplicité. Ne pas se surprendre lors de la mise sous tension, il y a un délais de +/- 10 secondes avant que le ventilateur ne démarre, et avec une accélération graduelle avant la pleine puissance. Installation avec un tuyau de même dimension, aucun réduit et d'une longueur d'environ 4 pieds Je le recommande.

I bought this to replace another fan that wasn't giving me the power I needed - there was moisture on the bathroom ceiling after a shower, for example. Not only does this fan work better (no more moist ceiling) but it's really quiet. Like at first I wasn't sure it was actually working. It's not totally silent but sounds a little bit like what it sounds like when someone has the water running in the house and you can hear the water in the pipes. Installing it was easy, the hardest part was getting out the old fan.

Has a slight delay to start but does it move air! No more steamed up mirror after a hot shower. Very quiet while running. Would definitely buy again.

Best bathroom exhaust fan I have ever purchased. Remember that it is a DC motor and it doesn't start immediately. There is a ramp up time that takes a few seconds before you can hear the motor running. I have a small bathroom and put the setting to 150 cfm. Impressive Panasonic product that comes with a 6 year warranty on the DC motor.