Bathroom exhaust fan problem.....fix or replace?

There is a little flap of plastic that is designed to automatically drop in place when the fan is not running so you do not get a back-draft from wind from outside. Sometimes that will stick closed (as in your case) or sometimes it will stick open (for those people who complain of outside wind coming through the fan).

Its probably going to be easiest to access that fan up in the attic. Remove the duct from the fan housing so you can easily access that plastic flap. Clean everything thoroughly. That should do the trick.

Good Luck

Mike

The water is not actually coming from your exhaust fan. The exhaust fan is just a metal housing in your ceiling. Connected to your exhaust fan is a tin hose, for a lack of a better word, that directs the air flow outside. If you have a water leak you might want to get your roof checked.

Yes it is. If you go to Home Depot, you can ask them for help there, but I am sure that they have some fan models that are especially made for replacing existing fans. You would not need to go in the attic.

Replace it, not worth the effort of a repair. Also, look around up there and see about the drip@

it needs cleaning, the vent needs to be insulated in colder climates and has to be vented outside.

replace the vent. it is either leaking or has condensation causing moisture.