DIY guideBathroom fan

Replace a cracked bathroom fan cover

Power off, pull the cover down, squeeze its springs out of their slots, and clip in a cover made for that fan.

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Switch the fan off, then switch off its breaker.
A light or heater in it? Let it cool first.
Pull the cover down gently until its springs stop it.
Hold a cracked cover by its edges: broken plastic is sharp.
Squeeze each wire spring's arms together and slide them out of their slots.
Read the fan's model on the label inside, and get a cover made for it, or one the same size whose springs fit.
Squeeze the new cover's springs and slide them into the same slots.
Push the cover up until it sits flat against the ceiling.
Switch the breaker on and run the fan. Hold a square of toilet paper under it: it should hold the paper up.
A cover with wires running to the fan, a cracked or loose housing, or a fan that won't run: leave the power off and ask Handyman for an electrician.

Handyman says: Wires to it? I'll find an electrician.

Free for every home. Handyman asks a few questions, then books a pro it trusts.