- Upgrading bath fan performance is easy with our all-in-one kit. NO rewiring. NO new duct work. NO hassles. ALL in just 10 minutes
- New motor (60 CFM and 3.0 Sones) reduces sound up to 50 percent, improves air movement up to 20 percent and helps control humidity that causes mold and mildew
- New Grille: Upgrade your bathroom’s look with a modern white grille
- Wrench: No special tools are required. The kit has everything you need including new components, a wrench, fasteners, and complete step-by-step instructions
- Two motor plates included to fit most economy fans
Product Description
Broan-NuTone 690 Bath Fan Upgrade Kit Since their beginning in 1932, Broan has pioneered many of the product innovations now established as standards of the industry. Today, Broan carries on the commitment to provide the finest products in the industry.Broan-NuTone 690 Bath Fan Upgrade Kit Features:; Bath Fans, Bath Fan Upgrade Kit; 60 CFM, 3.0 Sones, Economy Upgrade Kit; Upgrading bath fan performance is easy with our all-in-one kit.NO rewiring.NO new duct work.NO… More >>
Broan 690 60 CFM Bathroom Fan Upgrade Kit
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May 4th, 2010 at 1:41 am
I replaced 4 of my bathroom fans with this upgrade. Let’s talk about the noise reduction. Yes it is true. I measured the sound level of the fan before and after using a Radio Shack sound meter. The sound was reduced by 3 decibels. Those of you who understand sound and electronics… that is equivalent to 50% noise reduction as they advertised. I could not validate the 20% increased in air flow but I trust their claim. However, I doubt it makes a lot of difference moving from 50 to 60 CFM. In the end, I did it for the sound reduction. I wanted a better fan for my 10 year old house but I did not want to rip the ceiling out. This is a good compromise. Note: check your vents to the outside both in the fan box and the outside. If they are partially blocked (e.g. painted over), it could create more noise as someone noticed. That’s because more air is being forced through a partially blocked opening.
Rating: 4 / 5
May 4th, 2010 at 3:49 am
I bought this fan upgrade kit to reduce the noise from my current model 696. Hence, my rating is heavily weighted on that aspect.
First, the good news. The fan is a snap to install. It fits in the same old housing as the 696. The fan ‘blades’ are a different style, more professional looking, and I assume do indeed move more air.
But the sound reduction is minimal. One old 696 measured 68db whereas this new unit was 72db! Another old unit measured 73-74dbdb (at one foot distance) so even if I give this upgrade the benefit of the doubt, the sound reduction was not noticeable, backed up by sound meter results.
I had to install a ‘dimmer’ to get the required results. If you do this, do not use a light dimmer. One light dimmer I tried had a 100% 75%, 50%, and 25% setting buttons. Only the 100% button made the fan turn at all but it was maybe half speed. You need to get a fan control dimmer. They are more expensive and typically only offer 3 speeds. The HI setting does provide the full fan speed. The MEDIUM setting provided the reduction I was looking for: sound level dropped to 52db – quite noticeable. I do not know how much air was being moved at this speed.
Rating: 2 / 5
May 4th, 2010 at 5:17 am
The upgrade kit was relatively easy to install, but the mounting tabs on the sheet metal brace required some tweaking to get it snapped in place correctly (you’ll want to view the installation video on the Broan website beforehand).
I actually installed two of these kits in a row. The first one took me about 20 minutes and the second one took about 10 minutes to complete.
While this kit provides a cheap and easy way to quickly replace a bad or “dead” fan, the “upgrade” and “noise reduction” claims are definitely misleading. It should actually be called a “repair kit”.
Granted, it is somewhat quieter in terms of a low pitch “growl” sound you hear from outside the bathroom, but to my surprise it is actually as loud (or maybe even louder) with respect to the actual fan “whooshing” noise.
Bottom line: Overall noise improvement was much less than expected. If you are expecting a silent or even mostly silent fan you will be disappointed. In fact, if the original fans wouldn’t have been as old as they were, I would probably have returned the kits and put the originals back in.
Rating: 2 / 5
May 4th, 2010 at 8:14 am
I just installed one of these and while it didn’t turn mine into a silent fan, it made a very noticeable difference. It was super easy and took me about 15 minutes with the majority of that time getting the old fan out. I’d recommend it for anyone who feels their bathroom fan is too noisy. It converts Broan models 670, 671, 688, 689 as well as Nautilus N671, N688 and the NuTone 693, 695 and 696N. Your results may be different depending on what you are replacing. Mine was a Broan 671.
It is tough to measure how much more air it is moving but it claims 20% more air movement.
Rating: 5 / 5
May 4th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Bathroom fans are recessed and installed BEFORE the ceiling is enclosed. So getting a dead one out and new one in can be a bit problematic, with the normal case being a lot of new drywall and repainting the ceiling.
This kit allows you to keep the old box recessed in the ceiling and just replace the working internals with new, higher quality/performance parts.
It really is a 10 minute job, including reading the instructions and finding a screwdriver, the only tool you will need if you have a Nutone fan, or no tools at all for a BROAN.
After the job is done:
1. Not magically quiet – seems as loud as the old Nutone 696 it replaced (when the old one worked).
2. Seems to move a bit more air than the old fan judging by the “feel” of the moving air at the grille.
3. The quality of the new parts seems higher overall than my original Nutone 696.
4. Well worth the money, incredibly easier than installing a new fan.
And my artist wife thinks the new plastic grille cover looks better than the old one.
Rating: 5 / 5