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Hi, hoping you can give me some advice / clarity on this as I keep getting 2 different answers from the BC and from other fellow owners in the building. I have an individual exhaust fan in my bathroom however it suddenly stopped working. I contacted the body corporate who initially sent out someone to look at it however they then advised me it would be my cost – $300 to replace with a new exhaust fan. I just want to know if I should pursue the case with the Body Corporate for them to pay or should it be my expense?
Below is extract from our owners manual on ventilation in the block.
Individual exhaust systems are used within the following units:
• Unit No. 19, L2
• Unit No. 9, L1
• Unit No. 1, LG
• Unit No. 4, LG
• Unit No. 21 to 24, L2The above units do not connect to the main duct. These units have separate fans with a diameter of 150mm which force the exhaust air through the outside wall of the building at a rate of25-30L/sec. Noise levels are kept to a minimum due to extensive insulation and silencing. The fan operates in conjunction with the light switch.
Look forward to your comments / response / any help would be very much appreciated. Thank You
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Joey – before your post drops off the bottom of the list, I’ll offer this response.
Depending upon any By-Laws of your Plan to the contrary, the maintenance, repair, and replacement of exhaust fans that are connected to a common ducting system is the responsibility of the Owners Corporation (O/C), and any that are “stand alone” such as yours is the responsibility of the individual Lot Owners concerned.
Although the Owners’ Manual of your Plan doesn’t state who’s responsible, that is why it differentiates between the two (2) types of installations; the exhaust fan in your Lot is your responsibility.
As a side note, it’s likely that your O/C was prepared to obtain a quotation for and to oversee the replacement of your Lot’s exhaust fan because there’s almost certainly a duct between the fan and the outlet grille that’s fitted to the face of the external wall, and if that’s not properly connected with the new fan unit then the moisture-laden air from your bathroom will rise up the wall cavity, and very likely cause damage to the Common Property for which the O/C would be responsible.
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