Cleaning bathroom vent

[az-streamer]

friends,

i need help. how can i clean the vent in the bathroon w/o a total disassembly?

this is in a 2005 22' ccd international that i recently bought.

can i remove the 3 screws and drop the unit down from the inside?

i do not want to replace the entire unit, not do i want to do anyrthing
from the outside roof.

i'd like to be albe to clean the grill and fan but everything looks inter-connected.

all advise would be greatly apreciated.

thanks,

az-streamer

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

Hi, I have done this several times, but don't like doing it. First you need to pull the handle down. Then remove the two screws on the ends of the handle. Now you can get access to the two screws holding the screen in place. The bad part, is that the switch won't come out of the screen unless you cut the wires. So I let mine hang by the switch wires, use a brush, and vacuum cleaner alternately until clean. Then put it all back together. It would have been a lot easier if the switch wires had a connector on them so you can remove the screen all-together. I guess you could open the vent and use compressed air to blow it out the top, but I'm not sure it would get the screen totally clean and not damage something in the process.

[az-streamer]

bob,

thanks for the quick reply. i guess i'll try what you suggested. at least i won't have to remove the 3 screws holdng the main rim on.

you're right about the wires. a connector would have been nice.

obviously, at som point an owner will want/need to clean this area.

again thaks,

az-streamer