Panasonic Fv08vql4 Whisperlite 80 Cfm Ceiling Mounted Vent Fan

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02 Dec 2008 Don't buy this product. I was sold on these by an electrician friend who swore by them. Yes, it is quiet but that's not my highest concern when ventilating a bathroom. Especially when the ballast goes bad and you find out Panasonic only sells the ballast as part of the complete lamp base - essentially everything you see when you remove the cover. To date the best price I have found for the ballast is $90 plus shipping-not available locally. Today, I can buy the same fan new on EBay for $115 shipping free.

I hav... –James Tidwellfrom Amazon.com
23 Feb 2008 Nice fan, but Panasonic doesn't make it easy to like them... I purchased this ventilation fan because it was rated very quiet and also because it boasts a damper that will keep cold air from coming in.

Claim #1 was true--fan is almost imperceptible when on.
Claim #2 not so much. The damper still allowed a great deal of cold air to billow in.

My main problem, however, with this is that Panasonic has a unique light bulb base which makes it impossible to replace their bulb with any other brand (the base has little notches that aren't in the... –P. Romanfrom Amazon.com
19 Jan 2007 Good fan, obnoxious Panasonic Matsushita, Panasonic's parent, is one of the worst companies on Earth to deal with, so I should have known there would be a catch. The built-in nightlight only works if you install a second wall switch, although this is nowhere mentioned in the company's sales literature. I called tech support, in Manila, and said, "They don't say you need a second switch," to which the support rep responded, "They don't say you don't need a second switch, do they?" Panasonic will never learn. –Nicolas S. Martinfrom Amazon.com

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