Panasonic FV-11VFL2 WhisperFit-Lite 110 CFM Low Profile Ceiling Mounted Fan with Light

I purchased 2 of these fans to retrofit 2 bathrooms on the 2nd floor of my house - from a different vendor.

One went into a regular size master bath and the other into your standard guest bathroom (both with 8 foot ceilngs). I was trying to go for maximum CFM for these 2 baths, but in hindsight, I probably didn't need so high of a CFM and could have done with the FV-08VFL2 model instead. And both baths would have been much quieter - even though these are still not very loud (everything is relative). These fans are so effective, I haven't seen ANY steam accumulate on the mirrors NO MATTER HOW HOT A SHOWER I TAKE.

These are HUGE improvements over what was originally installed - cheapy contractor specials that weren't even as nice as Home Depot Nutones. I wound up not having had to climb into the attic at all. If you're experienced and know what you're doing, you'll have an easy time installing these because EVERYTHING is modular and makes for easy...Read more

i'm really happy that this ended up being a good investment. i was searching for a quality fan to use in a small bathroom/shower area. i was concerned that due to the small space, the fan might end up reverberating, being loud - as some other reviews mentioned with panasonic in similar sizes. that was not the case. it was an easy install... it's powerful yet purrs very quietly and the light is nice and bright, yet soft and well distributed. i did not hook up the nightlight. excellent shipping took about 72 hours from time of order to actual delivery.

I had some thoughts on when I took it out of the box if this would fit in the opening in my ceiling but after some cutting here and there it fit nicely and secured. The joist brackets that came with the unit were a little difficult in the beginning to install between the ceiling joists but once I got everything removed and cleared I had no problems. The only problem I have and still have is the light fixture it doesn't work at all except for the night light. I went out and purchase new bulbs and it still didn't work so there is something wrong with the light fixture. I have power going into the fixture but the main lights do not work. I called Panasonic and had a rough time with one technician who wanted to talk to my electrician who install it for me and kept telling me I needed a three way switch for it to work and of course that does not say that in the instruction manual. So, I got a case number and waited about 10 minutes and called again and spoke to another technician who...Read more