Shower ceiling
#1
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Shower ceiling
I am gutting a shower stall. You can see in the picture that there is a false ceiling. I am guessing that may have been to allow for a recessed light. Insulated attic is right above. Do I leave the false ceiling or is there a reason to remove it and go right up to the ceiling floor joists? Thoughts?
Last edited by pjaffe; 01-21-21 at 12:38 PM. Reason: Typo
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Do you still want the recessed light? That should be you determining factor. If it were me I would go right to the joist and install a combo light, fan and night light. In fact That is what I'm doing in my shower stall.
Do you still want the recessed light? That should be you determining factor. If it were me I would go right to the joist and install a combo light, fan and night light. In fact That is what I'm doing in my shower stall.
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The shower ceiling is a great place for a light/fan combo. That's what I did when I remolded our bath rm a few yrs ago. The only fan/light combo I could get locally is slightly undersized for the rm but it works well and the mirror and window have never steamed up, presumably because of it's location.
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I bought the Panasonic Whisper Choice Auto fan. It has that pick-a flow (80 or 110 cfm). It also has the motion sensor and humidity sensor. Don't know how that's going to work.
My remodel is on hold for several months since the shower pan is on order and it will take 7 to 8 weeks for delivery. So I can't do anything else until it is installed then everything else will be built around it.
So to stay on topic, PJAFFE, how far along are you?
My remodel is on hold for several months since the shower pan is on order and it will take 7 to 8 weeks for delivery. So I can't do anything else until it is installed then everything else will be built around it.
So to stay on topic, PJAFFE, how far along are you?
#5
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there is already a fan 2 feet to the right in the ceiling outside the shower so I just need to update the light. All else bring equal, do I take down the ceiling?
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Unless there is plumbing or HVAC in that space I'd be inclined to remove it. With a higher ceiling it isn't necessary to tile the ceiling. Is that mold on the backside of the drywall on the right side of the shower?
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pick-a flow (80 or 110 cfm). It also has the motion sensor and humidity sensor. Don't know how that's going to work
#10
My existing wiring could not provide constant power to the unit so It wouldn't have worked as I wanted it to
#11
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My wiring is:
Power into switch box
Switch for light
Mechanical timer for fan
Three wires (light, fan, neutral) from switch box to unit.
If you leave your single pole switch on, or bypass it you will have power to the unit at all times. Light always on. Fan controlled by sensors.
If you switch the unit then the sensors will not work until you energize it. Defeats the purpose of the sensors and does not allow fan to run after using the shower to clear fog unless light is left on.
If you bypass the switch and use the motion sensor for the light and the humidity sensor (or combination motion and humidity) for the fan, it might work, but it might mean leaving the low-flow mode on all the time. I don't remember how programmable those sensors are and whether the outcomes (fan-light-both) can be separated.
Power into switch box
Switch for light
Mechanical timer for fan
Three wires (light, fan, neutral) from switch box to unit.
If you leave your single pole switch on, or bypass it you will have power to the unit at all times. Light always on. Fan controlled by sensors.
If you switch the unit then the sensors will not work until you energize it. Defeats the purpose of the sensors and does not allow fan to run after using the shower to clear fog unless light is left on.
If you bypass the switch and use the motion sensor for the light and the humidity sensor (or combination motion and humidity) for the fan, it might work, but it might mean leaving the low-flow mode on all the time. I don't remember how programmable those sensors are and whether the outcomes (fan-light-both) can be separated.
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I just took a shower. (i'm getting little worried about the number of my posts that begin that way...)
The description of my wiring is not exactly as stated although hypothetically it would be if the fan and light were controlled from the same switch box.
In fact the fan/light is just outside the shower and there is a separate light in the shower. The light in the fan unit is controlled with the other bathroom lights from a different switch in another location. It is possible that having two controlled sources going to the fan/light (even though they are on the same circuit) was the reason I could not use the Panasonic fan.
In any case the final scenarios in my previous post are valid.
The description of my wiring is not exactly as stated although hypothetically it would be if the fan and light were controlled from the same switch box.
In fact the fan/light is just outside the shower and there is a separate light in the shower. The light in the fan unit is controlled with the other bathroom lights from a different switch in another location. It is possible that having two controlled sources going to the fan/light (even though they are on the same circuit) was the reason I could not use the Panasonic fan.
In any case the final scenarios in my previous post are valid.