Broan 509S Through-Wall Fan with Integral Rotary Switch, 8-Inch 180 CFM 6.5 Sones

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Broan 509S Through-Wall Fan with Integral Rotary Switch, 8-Inch 180 CFM 6.5 Sones

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

This fan comes with an electrical junction box attached.

It's loud enough to neutralize most bathroom sounds and scare the * out of anything that is sneaking around. It is however louder than the 30 year old unit it replaced.

Cons

The spring mechanism that closes the damper / flap to the outside has too much tension. Broan needs to use heavier gage hinges, and they need to inspect the two hinges on each fan before shipment. No where near 180 cfm (maybe 1/10th of that) loud, and... Read More

Every claim is a bald-faced lie. Buyer beware.

The fan works but the knob to switch it on and off is cheap garbage. The holes on the duct and the fan housing have to line up a certain way and when i line it up it puts the electrical box on the right side of the fan but the wiring from my house is ... Read More

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Quality

Works great and easy enough to install if you are handy.

Easy to install and it fits perfectly.

The pool room is frequently wet, when it rans the roof leaks and when the pool filter is back-flushed i clean the pump strainer... Read More

The existing fan was old, outdated, and extremely greasy.

Price

These were a great deal from amazon, though one of the units which i purchased had been returned and didn't have all of the mounting parts.

Shipping

They were quick to answer my message and responded to my follow up quickly as well.

A quick call to broan, though, and they were able to send just the missing parts with no hassle so i didn't have to return ever... Read More

Had some parts missing from the box but they were shipped swiftly.

Competitiveness

I replaced both of them, at the same time, using the same model.

Overview

How are reviewers describing this item?
great, good, loud, easy and outside.

Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.

Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.

This product had a total of 1,759 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 30 2024.