Bathroom exhaust fan question

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JasonD2005
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9:31a, 8/14/25
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How do you know if a fan is going to be loud enough for a good fart fan before you actually install it and run it?

My parents just had one installed that sounds like a Prius. And their hall bath is about 10 steps from where my grandmother sits at Christmas. I have to turn on the bathroom sink, shower, and sing when I poop.

And who thought a super quiet fart fan was a good idea? After a holiday meal, I need a dammed jet engine in there.
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Ryan the Temp
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In reply to JasonD2005 • 9:52a, 8/14/25
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Look for the highest sone rating you can find. The higher the sone rating, the louder it is.
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In reply to JasonD2005 • 9:53a, 8/14/25
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In reply to Ryan the Temp • 1:21p, 8/14/25
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Thanks.

Looking online it seems the whisper fans are 0.8 and the "regular" ones are 1.5. I guess that's as good as it gets.
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In reply to JasonD2005 • 1:32p, 8/14/25
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JasonD2005 said:
Thanks.

Looking online it seems the whisper fans are 0.8 and the "regular" ones are 1.5. I guess that's as good as it gets.

Home Depot sells several that are 3.0 sones or more.

https://www.homedepot.com/b/Loud:-Over-3.0-Sones/N-5yc1vZ1z19708/Ntk-google/Ntt-bathroom%2Bfan?NCNI-5

This one is 5.5 Sones:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Air-King-Advantage-70-CFM-Ceiling-Bathroom-Exhaust-Fan-AS70/203258499
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4:36p, 8/14/25
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I just installed one and didn't think of this. Good thing it's a rental.
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In reply to JasonD2005 • 5:07p, 8/14/25
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I doubt the bath fan muffles/masks the noise that carries into the adjacent room. You need something making noise in the adjacent room. Get a HEPA air purifier for where grandma sits.
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In reply to Ryan the Temp • 5:26p, 8/14/25
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Ryan the Temp said:
JasonD2005 said:
Thanks.

Looking online it seems the whisper fans are 0.8 and the "regular" ones are 1.5. I guess that's as good as it gets.

Home Depot sells several that are 3.0 sones or more.

https://www.homedepot.com/b/Loud:-Over-3.0-Sones/N-5yc1vZ1z19708/Ntk-google/Ntt-bathroom%2Bfan?NCNI-5

This one is 5.5 Sones:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Air-King-Advantage-70-CFM-Ceiling-Bathroom-Exhaust-Fan-AS70/203258499

Love that last one. Loud and cheap. Thanks!
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In reply to P.H. Dexippus • 5:28p, 8/14/25
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It's kinda tongue in cheek because a lot of people sit there, but it really doesn't matter because you can hear every single potty noise throughout the entire house.
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5:35p, 8/14/25
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The Tooter Muter!!
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7:16p, 8/14/25
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How about cranking up the hot and cold faucets full throttle?
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12:07a, 8/16/25
Are these easy to install? I need to replace one very soon
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8:21a, 8/16/25
You guys are going about this all wrong. Assert dominance. Make sure everyone hears every single noise you make. Add grunts for effect.
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In reply to BCSWguru • 8:47a, 8/16/25
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It is, you'll just be covered in insulation.
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In reply to JasonD2005 • 10:08a, 8/16/25
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There's always the 'service station' down the street --


Oh, and the sign that says "CLEAN RESTROOMS" is a request rather than a statement of fact.
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12:58a, 8/20/25
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Echo dot FTW. We put one in each room of our house and almost always have music playing. Two bedrooms flank the "public" bathroom and we keep those bedroom doors open at all times, with the volume slightly higher than the rest of the house.
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6:06a, 8/20/25
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put in an insulated door.
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In reply to JasonD2005 • 12:40p, 8/20/25
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How old is your grandma? I remember when I was a kid every time my grandma would get up out of her chair she'd fart like a freight train. I would look at my brother and we'd try like hell not to bust out laughing. Didn't work and she never knew what we were laughing at. Point is, if your grandma is anything like my grandma, she doesn't hear her own farts, much less yours.
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12:45p, 8/20/25
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they have exhaust fans with a blue tooth speaker in them now.

If you're in the bathroom doing your business, play a clip of a loud exhaust fan.
If someone else is in the bathroom, time to queue up mudbutt sounds.
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In reply to Benny the Jet Rodriguez • 1:23p, 8/20/25
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Benny the Jet Rodriguez said:
How old is your grandma? I remember when I was a kid every time my grandma would get up out of her chair she'd fart like a freight train. I would look at my brother and we'd try like hell not to bust out laughing. Didn't work and she never knew what we were laughing at. Point is, if your grandma is anything like my grandma, she doesn't hear her own farts, much less yours.
She just got hearing aids and she said the dog eating sounds like a jackhammer.

Anyway as previously stated, it's not just that particular seat. That was for effect. This is all compounded by the fact that it's on the edge of a small town in west Texas and you can hear a stray cat fart 2 miles away.

I think the sound machine ideas may be the way to go. Hopefully everyone else will comply otherwise it will be obvious who's on the crapper.
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5:58p, 8/20/25
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