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Bathroom Fan Constantly Humming & Not Turning Off: Switch Issue, Electricity Fuse & DIY Solutions

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  • #1 17402152
    Jolanta56
    Level 9  
    I can't turn off the fan in the bathroom; I came back from work - there was no electricity in the apartment; I turned on the fuse and everything would be fine except that it turned out that the fan in the bathroom was constantly humming. It is mounted in the suspended ceiling, has a switch just like a lamp, in the wall, but does not react to the switch. He is constantly working and humming. What to do to turn it off? Next to it in the ceiling is a blind access to the suspended ceiling, but I'm afraid to maneuver there having no idea about the matter.
    Unfortunately, I can only attach a photo. I'm probably not the right person on this forum
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  • #2 17402261
    Chupacabra
    Level 33  
    The fan probably has a timer. Due to a power failure, the timer may have been damaged. It needs to be looked at by an electrician. At the moment, the only thing that can be done is to disconnect the cable with continuous power supply and leave only the power supply from the key (switch on the wall by the door). It will most likely work then only on / off with the key. I can't help you more because I can't see the connection.
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  • #3 17402276
    Jolanta56
    Level 9  
    thank you, I've turned off the electricity for now, but luckily I've already arranged an electrician.
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  • #4 17404177
    Jolanta56
    Level 9  
    I will continue this thread. The electrician found that the fan was broken and disconnected it from the cable, thanks to which the fan stopped working. I need to buy a new fan and have it installed. My doubts are about the cause. When I came home from work, there was no electricity in the apartment because the fuse had blown for some reason. (turning on the fuse restored electricity). While the apartment was empty, the electrical device that "worked" was most likely the dishwasher, but the switched off fuse concerned only the lights, the dishwasher is connected to another fuse, it works normally when the fuse that "went out" yesterday is turned off. When I arrived, the apartment's security alarm (detectors in several places of the apartment and a code entry device at the front door) was properly turned on and I turned it off with the code without any problems. The alarm is also not covered by this fuse, which turned out to be turned off. The roller shutter on the balcony door, operated by an electric motor, was slightly raised. When the power came back on, the blinds closed, the light in the bathroom came on, and that fan started humming, and I couldn't turn it off. People who left the apartment after me in the morning deny that they left the light on in the bathroom and that they turned on the fan. Could these devices turn on by themselves due to some "surge"?! Blind: if you press the closing switch, it closes automatically to the very end without even leaving a gap. The fuse probably "popped" at the end of its closing. However, did someone have to turn on the light, turn on the fan and just when he was leaving the house, and the blind was closing, there was a short-circuit in the running fan, damage to its function that was subject to switching off and thus blowing the fuse? Can the operation of the fan occur by some kind of self-excitation?!
  • #5 17404423
    Chupacabra
    Level 33  
    As I wrote earlier, this fan is always under voltage regardless of the bathroom light on / off. Perhaps there was some overvoltage, damage to the fan controller and tripped fuse. Reconnecting the voltage causes its continuous operation / humming, and not, as one might expect, lack of operation / silence. It's just my theory.
    There may have been a short-circuit when the fan was turned off. It's hard to guess.
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  • #6 17404453
    Jolanta56
    Level 9  
    Thank you very much.
  • #7 17405927
    Chris_W

    Level 39  
    The fan with timed shutdown turns on every time the power is turned on - so the fact that you turned on the electricity and it turned on is normal - it will work for the set time and turn off.
    If it doesn't turn off after 15-30min (max time) then there's a problem. The problem is also if it hums, but does not work, does not draw air.
    Such fans are quickly damaged by working hours, i.e. how long they are turned on and working - the engine heats up so much that the air flow it produces is not enough to cool it, and because it is mounted in plastic, the mounting is quickly deformed, the turbine jams, the engine it heats even more (at the same time it hums) until it finally damages in the direction of a short circuit or an open circuit.
    So you need to determine whether the fan "pulls or not", incense, cigarette, match, candle (optional) and only then react further.

Topic summary

The bathroom fan is continuously humming and not responding to the wall switch, likely due to a malfunction caused by a recent power failure. Possible issues include a damaged timer or fan controller, leading to continuous power supply despite the switch being off. An electrician was called, who confirmed the fan was broken and disconnected it. The user is now considering purchasing a new fan. It is noted that fans with timers typically activate upon power restoration and should turn off after a set duration. If the fan does not turn off or is humming without drawing air, it indicates further damage, potentially from overheating or a short circuit.
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