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690 BATH FAN UPGRADE KIT - BROAN - NUTONE ( NAUTILUS ) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Broan-Nutone
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $50.04
Buy New: $39.40
You Save: $10.64 (21%)
New (3) from $39.40
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 79550
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.3
MPN: 690
Model: 690
UPC: 026715168071
EAN: 0026715168071
ASIN: B000NJT45A
Availability: Usually ships in 6-10 business days
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Product Description
Broan-NuTone 690 Bath Fan Upgrade Kit Since their beginning in 1932, Broan has pioneered many of the product innovations now established as standards of the industry. Today, Broan carries on the commitment to provide the finest products in the industry.Broan-NuTone 690 Bath Fan Upgrade Kit Features:; Bath Fans, Bath Fan Upgrade Kit; 60 CFM, 3.0 Sones, Economy Upgrade Kit; Upgrading bath fan performance is easy with our all-in-one kit.NO rewiring.NO new duct work.NO hassles.ALL in just 10 minutes!; New motor (60 CFM and 3.0 Sones) reduces sound up to 50%, improves air movement up to 20% and helps control humidity that causes mold and mildew; New Grille: Upgrade your bathroom's look with a modern white grille; Wrench: No special tools are required.The kit has everything you need including new components, a wrench, fasteners, and complete step-by-step instructions; Two motor plates included to fit most economy fans.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Useless May 21, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
In my experience, this is a piece of junk. Two problems. The minor problem first: there is no attached scroll band with this kit. There's a flimsy piece of plastic that will function ONLY if you have a particular type of fan housing (which I, of course, did not have). Luckily, that didn't matter because the MAJOR problem is that the plastic fan rotor was too big -- meaning that it smacked into the metal mount holding the motor. In other words: the fan wouldn't spin. Making it a paperweight, rather than a fan. Look elsewhere.
 Cheap & Easy to Install April 26, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I replaced 4 of my bathroom fans with this upgrade. Let's talk about the noise reduction. Yes it is true. I measured the sound level of the fan before and after using a Radio Shack sound meter. The sound was reduced by 3 decibels. Those of you who understand sound and electronics... that is equivalent to 50% noise reduction as they advertised. I could not validate the 20% increased in air flow but I trust their claim. However, I doubt it makes a lot of difference moving from 50 to 60 CFM. In the end, I did it for the sound reduction. I wanted a better fan for my 10 year old house but I did not want to rip the ceiling out. This is a good compromise. Note: check your vents to the outside both in the fan box and the outside. If they are partially blocked (e.g. painted over), it could create more noise as someone noticed. That's because more air is being forced through a partially blocked opening.
 Worth the money February 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just installed one of these and while it didn't turn mine into a silent fan, it made a very noticeable difference. It was super easy and took me about 15 minutes with the majority of that time getting the old fan out. I'd recommend it for anyone who feels their bathroom fan is too noisy. It converts Broan models 670, 671, 688, 689 as well as Nautilus N671, N688 and the NuTone 693, 695 and 696N. Your results may be different depending on what you are replacing. Mine was a Broan 671.
It is tough to measure how much more air it is moving but it claims 20% more air movement.
 Don't Expect A Big Difference October 26, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The upgrade kit was relatively easy to install, but the mounting tabs on the sheet metal brace required some tweaking to get it snapped in place correctly (you'll want to view the installation video on the Broan website beforehand).
I actually installed two of these kits in a row. The first one took me about 20 minutes and the second one took about 10 minutes to complete.
While this kit provides a cheap and easy way to quickly replace a bad or "dead" fan, the "upgrade" and "noise reduction" claims are definitely misleading. It should actually be called a "repair kit".
Granted, it is somewhat quieter in terms of a low pitch "growl" sound you hear from outside the bathroom, but to my surprise it is actually as loud (or maybe even louder) with respect to the actual fan "whooshing" noise.
Bottom line: Overall noise improvement was much less than expected. If you are expecting a silent or even mostly silent fan you will be disappointed. In fact, if the original fans wouldn't have been as old as they were, I would probably have returned the kits and put the originals back in.
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