To be honest, we thought the Manrose Gold 100mm Bathroom Extractor Fan that we tested before was pretty good value - if a little noisy, and not much to look at. The Manrose Standard 100mm Bathroom Extractor is the even-cheaper little brother. This fan isn't going to win any prizes for it's design. It's chunky and
When you pick up an extractor fan from your local electrical factors or builder's merchant, you're probably looking at the price. Maybe you'll scan the back of the box, where the manufacturer makes some claims about how fast it can extract air from your bathroom or cloakroom. So if the manufacturer has tested the fan
Vane anemometer? Is it possibly some kind of aeroplane? Maybe a spare part for a helicopter? Do you want one in your tool chest? And why will PEATA lend you one for free? If you spend any time searching Google for "flow rate tests" or "part F airflow tests", you'll quickly come across references to
Hopefully your home already has good ventilation - or it did last time you checked. If you're in a new-build home, you should have got a PEATA airflow test certificate when you bought the house. You know that good ventilation is important. We know that good home ventilation prevents mould and rot, improves quality of
Clutching a whole penny change from a new twenty-pound note, PEATA was happy to bring the Manrose Gold 100mm Bathroom Extractor Fan back to the test bench. This isn't even Manrose's cheapest fan. As you'd expect from a budget fan, it's not much to look at, but is still perfectly inoffensive. When we did the flow
Perhaps your building inspector has asked for a flow rate test. Maybe you just want to know whether your home has sufficient airflow to be healthy and meet building regs. Either way, you need to know what a flow rate test is! A flow rate test, sometimes called an airflow test, extractor fan test or
This premium bathroom extractor fan is by far the coolest-looking extractor we've tested so far! But novelty only gets you so far - we put it on the test bench to see how it performed. This space-age extractor fan has a swirly shutter that slowly opens when you turn it on. It’s kind of mesmerising,
Modern homes are pretty airtight, and as the building regs tighten up - more insulation, fewer air leaks - this is only going to increase. We covered this in more detail in our recent post "Why is good ventilation important? Now we know that ventilation is required, the next question is "how much?". Whether you’re
The canonical version of Part F of the Building Regulations is available to download from the gov.uk website here. Here at PEATA, we've uploaded a searchable HTML version which we think is more usable. It's available for free below. Don’t forget we’ve got a fast jargon-free course which covers everything you need to know about
What is Part F? The latest version of Part F of the Building Regulations is - at the time of writing - the 2010 version, plus the 2013 amendments. This replaces the 2006 edition. Part F of the Building Regulations is concerned with ventilation - removing stale air and supplying fresh air. As with all