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Recently I broke the lampshade on my bathroom light. I figured while I'm getting a sparky out to fix it I thought I might as well get them to install a strip heater as well (the bathroom is freezing in winter) While searching online for appropriate heaters, lots of sites put up the 3 in one light/heater/fan deal. These make a lot of sense but I guess getting the current fan moved will mean the roof is to be patched. So I go from just booking a sparky, to booking sparky, plasterer and painter.
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Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @T-dog. It's fantastic to have you join us and many thanks for your questions.
I don't see any reason apart from aesthetics to remove the fan over the shower as it is in a perfect location.
Patching a hole in the ceiling is a reasonably easy job for a D.I.Y. savvy person and a simple procedure for a professional. Community member @Maymay recently repaired their ceiling after being given directions in their discussion How to replace a piece of new ceiling wall.
The new ceiling fan will most likely be effective but it won't be as well-positioned as the unit over the shower. This is why I'd encourage you to install the 3 in 1 for the heating element and light and keep using the existing exhaust fan.
Let me mention @HandyAndy and @bruce93 to see if they could give us some advice on the situation.
Please let me know if you need further assistance or had any questions.
Mitchell
thanks @MitchellMc
g'day t-dog,
there is no reason you can't have both fans, however, the space is small enough for the 3-in-1 fan to cope.
if memory serves me well, a fan is not even required if there is an opening window in the bathroom as far as code goes - could be wrong on this one.
nonetheless, it's up to you if you want to remove the old one.
if you're a little handy, the patch up job should be easy enough to tackle yourself, including the painting, it wouldn't be too expensive for a plasterer i wouldn't think, a good painter would be able to do the repair and paint, or a handy man even.
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