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Here's the situation: I own a 1 bedroom condo unit at another part of the city. A few months ago I allowed my vegan GF to stay at that place while the city went to covid lockdown since I felt sorry for her and it was near a grocery store. Now that the lockdowns have eased, I visited her, and she told me a problem: the bathroom exhaust fan stopped working.
So I went over to the unit, and opened up the fan to see what was wrong with it (it should have worked okay since it was only a year old), but when I opened the cover, the whole bathroom gets flooded with oil- the entire fan was drenched from the inside.
It seems that she bought an induction cooker and was cooking her meals in the bathroom during the lockdown. :doh
Now I dont mind replacing the fan, but here is my question- is it possible to buy a heavy duty industrial type exhaust fan for the bathroom that wont break due to the cooking oil that it absorbs?
The exhaust only goes into the ceiling, and the bathroom is nowhere near the windows. Im looking for a powerful restaurant type fan, but one that can absorb the oil with no ill effects, or one that has a catch or something that I can remove easily for maintenance.
If the exhaust only goes deep into the condo's foundation or ceiling panels, might this end up as a fire hazard?
Any advice/recommendations?
So I went over to the unit, and opened up the fan to see what was wrong with it (it should have worked okay since it was only a year old), but when I opened the cover, the whole bathroom gets flooded with oil- the entire fan was drenched from the inside.
It seems that she bought an induction cooker and was cooking her meals in the bathroom during the lockdown. :doh
Now I dont mind replacing the fan, but here is my question- is it possible to buy a heavy duty industrial type exhaust fan for the bathroom that wont break due to the cooking oil that it absorbs?
The exhaust only goes into the ceiling, and the bathroom is nowhere near the windows. Im looking for a powerful restaurant type fan, but one that can absorb the oil with no ill effects, or one that has a catch or something that I can remove easily for maintenance.
If the exhaust only goes deep into the condo's foundation or ceiling panels, might this end up as a fire hazard?
Any advice/recommendations?