Panasonic FV-11VQ5 WhisperCeiling 110 CFM Ceiling Mounted Fan.
For nearly 50 years, Panasonic has delighted American consumers with innovations for the home and business. Panasonic’s consumer electronics and technology has a wide range of award-winning products. Panasonic FV-11VQ5 WhisperCeiling 110 CFM Ceiling Mounted Fan is a ventilating fan that shall be Low Noise mount type rated for continuous run. The fan is energy star rated and certified by the Home Ventilation Institute (HVI). Evaluated by Underwriters laboratories and conform to both UL and cUL safety standards. The motor/blower on this fan has four-poles totally enclosed condenser motor rated for continuous run. The motor is equipped with thermal-cutoff fuses and has removable with permanently lubricated plug-in motor. The housing for this ventilation fan has rust proof paint, and a galvanized steel body, with expandable extension brackets up to 24 inches. This ventilating fan can be ran with no less then 110 CFM and no more than 0.3 sone as certified by the HVI at 0.1 static pressure in inches water gauge. This Panasonic ventilating fan has a user-friendly installation and is quiet enough you may not even know it is on. This fan is designed to give you continuous, trouble-free operation for many years thanks in part to its high-quality components and permanently lubricated motors which wear at a slower pace. It also has a lower operating temperature to improve the life of the motor and bearings. This Panasonic fan has a built-in damper to prevent backdraft, which helps to prevent outside air from coming through the fan.
Motor/Blower: Power rating of 120 volts and 60 Hz
Motor/Blower: Fan is UL listed for tub/shower enclosure when used with a GFCI branch circuit wiring
Can be run with no less than 110 CFM and no more than 0.3 sone
Housing: Double hanger bar system allows for ideal positioning
Grille: Attached directly to housing with torsion springs, Motor type- Condenser; Grille Size (inches sq.): 13″
Customer Reviews :
Panasonic Produces Another Quality Ventilation Fan
By Paul S. Remington :
The Panasonic FV-11VQ5 is the newest release from Panasonic in the WhisperCeiling series of ventilation fans. Panasonic discontinued the .8 Sone, 110 CFM, FV-11VQ3 for this next-generation, enhanced version. It is essentially the same model with some minor variations, the most noticeable being a reduction in operational sound level from .8 Sone to .3 Sone. The power consumption between the two units has also been reduced from 30.7W to 21.1W (at .1 static pressure), which drops the Amperage from .26 to .18, making this unit more efficient.
The FV-11VQ5 is relatively large, but a fantastic performer for the money. The rough-in cut required to mount the unit is 10-1/2″ x 10-1/2″. The outside grill is 13″ x 13″. A cardboard template is supplied to assist in drawing the physical layout of the rough-in cut on the ceiling. This greatly enhanced the ease of installation. Opening the unit, there’s little that needs to be done other than remove the tape from the internal assembly. The mounting rails and screws are included.
Aside from sizing and attaching the ventilation ductwork, all that’s required is to mount the unit and wire it up. Wiring is as simple as attaching a white, black, and green wire to an existing AC line and ground source.
My wife and I installed this unit together in the attic within an hour. We had complications with the ductwork that vents out the roof not lining up, which required some custom cuts to complete a final mounting. This took about 30 minutes, but aside from this, it is a very simple ventilation fan to install.
Following the installation, I turned the breaker back on and had my wife do the honors with the wall switch. She pushed it and after a second looked at me with that look that says, “Uh oh… Something’s wrong!” After a few seconds we heard the sound of air rushing, but no motor! Our old fan was a 4.5 Sone unit, which is very loud! This unit almost sounds like it’s not even running. It’s so quiet, what you hear most is air rushing through the vents.
To check that things were venting well, I took half a dozen match sticks and lit them about four feet below the unit and waited for the flame to work down the wood, then blew them out. Smoke spindled its way up and out of the vents. Next, I took a lighter and lit it just below the vent and moved it around the grill. I could see the flame being pulled in the direction of the vent opening. It indeed was working quite well.
Overall, we’re very happy with this unit and would recommend it to anyone installing it in a residential home or small area. Those interested should realize this is a very quiet unit. Some people like a fan to block sounds that emanate from the bathroom so others can’t hear any quiet noises. For those who would like this from a ventilation fan, this is not the fan for you. I’d suggest looking for a fan with a rating of approximately 2 Sones. Anything less than 1 Sone is really very quiet.
Panasonic makes very good quality fans with many offerings in their “Whisper” ventilation line. The FV-11VQ5 is a quality unit within the WhisperCeiling series. Prospective consumers should also consider Panasonic’s WhisperFit, WhisperGreen, WhisperLite, WhisperValue, and WhisperWarm line of ventilation fans before making a final determination which is right for you.
Great fan, NOT hard to install from below. Here’s how.
By William H. Wing :
This is a lovely fan, beautifully made. Contrary to many comments, it IS possible, and is NOT difficult, to install it from below the ceiling with NO drywall repair. My house has space above the ceiling, 24″ joist spacing, and no attic or crawl access. So here’s how I did it. Unfortunately the installation instructions omit some key info, which I provide, but if what follows seems needlessly detailed, please forgive. (Page refs are to the instructions – see
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(1) The original Broan builder fan was attached to a ceiling joist on one side and projected through an 8″ x 8″ hole in the 1/2″ ceiling drywall. I demo’d as follows: Turned off the fan switch (or breaker) (important!). Unplugged & removed the old motor assembly, then twisted & scrunched the sheet metal housing with a ViseGrip & small prybar until it came loose, finally pulled it out downward and disconnected the wires and air duct. (Was careful not to damage the ceiling drywall much.)
(2) I enlarged the ceiling hole to 10.5″ x 10.5″ with a drywall saw.
(3) Prepped the new fan: Discarded the supplied suspension brackets (useless for below-ceiling install) and screws (too short). Removed & discarded the bracket cover (p. 4, no. 8). Re-installed the bracket cover screws (could have taped the holes). Finally, removed one key screw marked “tighten securely for good ground” (or words to that effect), unplugged the fan motor, and pulled off the electrical + air duct panel. (Thanks to D. Mahalick, comment July 25, 2011, for this tip.)
(4) Adapting Installation III, p. 8, I cut a second “false” joist from a piece of 1.5″ x 3.5″ x 45″ fir stud, pushed it up through the ceiling hole, and fitted it between two nearby cross members, parallel to and on the other side of the hole from the first joist. One end was close enough to screw in place with a scrap-wood gusset (an angle bracket or hurricane tie would do). The other end was out of reach, so I made an overlapping joint and bonded it (to the cross member, not the drywall) with a dollop of J-B Weld epoxy, applied with a stick. For good measure, I clamped joist to drywall while the bond cured. (If the cross members hadn’t been handy, any of several other designs would have worked.)
(5) After a day’s wait for the epoxy to cure, I lifted the fan body into the hole, drilled lead holes into the joists, attached it with four 1-5/8″ drywall screws, and removed it. Next I made the electrical and air duct connections to their panel, lifted it into the hole, and attached it to the hole edge with two drywall screws. I lifted the fan body into the hole again and screwed it loosely into place. I removed the screws holding the electrical + duct panel through oversize holes in the fan body flange, clipped the panel in place on the fan body, and re-installed the key grounding screw I had removed in step (3). I plugged in the fan. Finally I tightened the fan body drywall screws and installed the grille. DONE!
Nice Fan but Difficult to install from below….
By Jamie :
The fan assembly is large and heavy. Was shocked at how much bigger it was (about 4X) compared to the tiny one i got from builder of the house. The fan looks heavy duty, made with lot of metal and heavy duty plastic. Looks like very good quality. The instructions to install was very basic. It showed 3 different ways to install using their bracket. It may be good to use the brackets if installing from the attic but cannot use when installing from below, inside the bathroom. I didn’t want to install from above because it was hard to get to section of the attic where the master bathroom was.
Installing in attic may be easy but from below was a nightmare. The unit was big and heavy. The wires were short and i had to get some extra electrical wires to extend and connect. They should have had longer wiring or better yet a plug that snap in/out in for easy install. Since the unit was so heavy, it needed to be supported by both beams in the ceiling. Was trying to improvise by nailing in some extra wood to the support beams to be able screw it from the bottom but but it was very difficult. Took several hrs. to install but got it done. It would have been nice if they had a flat bracket to nail onto a single beam and then hang the unit on it. The brackets supplied went across and needed 2 beams to support. No way to reach in and do that from below.
Was happy to see that it worked and it was able to hold a tissue (my old fan could not) when placed on the grill and that it was very quiet. Happy with fan but not the installation.
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