Bathroom Vent Problems

Am I the only one that rarely uses a fan in the bathroom?

If I were you, I'd almost swap out that light/fan combo with just a light.

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Am I the only one that rarely uses a fan in the bathroom?

If I were you, I'd almost swap out that light/fan combo with just a light.

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I think a lot of places it's code now to have a vented bathroom unless you have a window. Mostly for humidity and mold prevention and not so much for smelly shits.

I have one fan which is doing the same as the OP and i will probably get around to switching it to one where the fan only comes on when the moisture/humidity level is high enough.

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I have a DSLD home and my bathrooms are set up where if the light is on, the vent is also on. It’s obviously had a lot of run time in the 3 years I’ve lived here. I’ve noticed it is beginning to rattle like a potential bad bearing. Any ideas on what to check and how to check that out?

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in most cases you take the light bulb cover off, usually snaps or clips in place. depending on the design, you may need to remove the light bulb first and the screw under it to get to the fan. then you unplug the fan and remove one screw and that lets you remove the fan. you then clean the dust off the blades and add a drop or two of 3 in 1 oil to the bearings and then reinstall it. that usually makes it good as new again

Well said above, a vacuum and some oil usually fixes them. I don’t know about the two in ones but the regular fans are very easy to replace the motors.

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Am I the only one that rarely uses a fan in the bathroom?

If I were you, I'd almost swap out that light/fan combo with just a light.

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I use the fan every time I walk in the bathroom just for the white noise.

I really don't know who downvoted you, but you're right. It's just like a ceiling fan. You can split the light and the fan off into two different switches.