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Replacement Extractor Fan wiring

aFlabbyPanda · 2021-11-11 10:09:04

I was hoping I could just swap out a broken extractor fan myself but I'm unsure now as the wiring seems different, the 1st pic is of the current fan and the second is my replacement which seems to be missing the 3rd connector. My fan is wired to its own switch (its operates separately from the lights) and has its own…

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11-11-2021 11:09am

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aFlabbyPanda

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I was hoping I could just swap out a broken extractor fan myself but I'm unsure now as the wiring seems different, the 1st pic is of the current fan and the second is my replacement which seems to be missing the 3rd connector. My fan is wired to its own switch (its operates separately from the lights) and has its own isolator switch.
current-fan.jpg

How should I wire the replacement? Or is this beyond me and I need an electrician. Or did I get the wrong fan?
replacement-fan.jpg

Thanks,

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#2 11-11-2021 4:12pm
meercat

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058217448/replacement-extractor-fan-wiring

Only a rec is permitted to work in bathrooms

they are different fans
original one has an overrun
thats why there’s 3 wires

the new fan will operate with just the black and blue cables

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