110 CFM Baby!

I guess this counts as miscellaneous shaving equipment.

I store my razors in a rack in my bathroom. Well, my wife really likes to empty the hot water tank while taking her shower and refuses to open the bathroom door to let all the steam out.

Straight Razors + Horn Scales + 20 minutes of steam = total disaster

So I just installed a 110 CFM exhaust fan right above the shower - the quietest one that is made. Took 6 hours rolling in fiberglass insulation and it was worth every minute.

The bathroom is clear and the razors love it. I wonder how many M3 cartridges I would have had to buy for this much cheaper hobby now:thinking:

It's also worth it because it reduces the likelihood of mold growing in your bathroom.

I have a cheaper alternative. After a few minutes turn the hot water off at the source.

You could do what one of my coworkers did to his teenage daughter...
He installed an on demand hot water heater to save money but as it never runs out things got more expensive. So he put a timer on it. It now runs for 10 minutes then stops heating the water.

Also, over in the vendors corner you can pick up a sweet case that comes with dessicant packs to help control the moisture...

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A quality fan really helps things.

My friend is a ventilation engineer for a gold mine. He says that their "little" auxiliary fans move 50,000 cfm. You could always pick one of those up if your current fan doesn't do the trick. :)

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Originally Posted by PDobson

A quality fan really helps things.

My friend is a ventilation engineer for a gold mine. He says that their "little" auxiliary fans move 50,000 cfm. You could always pick one of those up if your current fan doesn't do the trick. :)

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I can't immagine what kind of air the main fan can move !!!

Let's so some quick math here... Let's say you have a 30ft x 30ft, 2 story house + basement. Assuming all floors have 8ft ceilings. That's 30ft x 30ft x 8ft x 3floors = 21600 cubic feet. That would mean you would be able to completely remove & replace the air in your entire home more than twice each minute. That's one heck of a bathroom fan !! I WANT ONE !!! :rock: )

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I have a cheaper alternative. After a few minutes turn the hot water off at the source.

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Do you have a spare bedroom I could rent:rofl2:

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Originally Posted by bharner

Also, over in the vendors corner you can pick up a sweet case that comes with dessicant packs to help control the moisture...

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Now THAT is pretty damn funny :)

I suppose lots of guys store their razors in the bathroom. I would never do so. Anywhere moisture is present is not good, IMHO. I do hope the fan helps, though. Sounds like a great fart eliminator!:D

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I have a cheaper alternative. After a few minutes turn the hot water off at the source.

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Originally Posted by Alembic

Do you have a spare bedroom I could rent:rofl2:

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Yeah, actually, divorces can be pretty expensive.

And here I was expecting a post on carburetors.

It's for this purpose I keep my razors on my dresser. Too high for the kiddos to get to, and away from the steamy humidity of the bathroom. My wife makes it her goal to steam up the bathroom so when she gets out it's warm. I get it, but it'd be ruin for razors.

Best of luck with the razors and with the wife!

Yeah....I'm the one who takes the long showers....

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Originally Posted by Glenn24

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I can't immagine what kind of air the main fan can move !!!

Let's so some quick math here... Let's say you have a 30ft x 30ft, 2 story house + basement. Assuming all floors have 8ft ceilings. That's 30ft x 30ft x 8ft x 3floors = 21600 cubic feet. That would mean you would be able to completely remove & replace the air in your entire home more than twice each minute. That's one heck of a bathroom fan !! I WANT ONE !!! :rock: )

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Jack tells me the main fans are moving about 350k cfm. I hear a big issue is properly ventilating the working face while keeping the air flow at the entrance slow enough that people can still work. It gets windy in there!

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Originally Posted by Alembic

I guess this counts as miscellaneous shaving equipment.

I store my razors in a rack in my bathroom. Well, my wife really likes to empty the hot water tank while taking her shower and refuses to open the bathroom door to let all the steam out.

Straight Razors + Horn Scales + 20 minutes of steam = total disaster

So I just installed a 110 CFM exhaust fan right above the shower - the quietest one that is made. Took 6 hours rolling in fiberglass insulation and it was worth every minute.

The bathroom is clear and the razors love it. I wonder how many M3 cartridges I would have had to buy for this much cheaper hobby now:thinking:

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Do you vent that air into the attic or outside?

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Originally Posted by Utopian

Yeah, actually, divorces can be pretty expensive.

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Marriage is grand.....divorce is a 100 grand. Fan is cheaper. Keep the warden happy.

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Originally Posted by BigJim

And here I was expecting a post on carburetors.

It's for this purpose I keep my razors on my dresser. Too high for the kiddos to get to, and away from the steamy humidity of the bathroom. My wife makes it her goal to steam up the bathroom so when she gets out it's warm. I get it, but it'd be ruin for razors.

Best of luck with the razors and with the wife!

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Me too!!

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Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Do you vent that air into the attic or outside?

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I vented outside. That was part of the 6 hours.

I have a cabinet above my bathroom sink. Below that cabinet, there are two 50W halogen bulbs that illuminate the sink. Whenever I grab the basket, it's pretty warm.

My razors are always warmer than the bathroom air. That means nothing condensates on them, which definitely helps for corrosion. I've had my basket for 6 months in this location, and there's no corrosion anywhere on my razors.

A little trick for those who don't already do it, before wiping my razors down & giving them their final strop until their next use, I run them under hot water for a few seconds so the steel gets hot. Again, this is so the humidity in the bathroom air doesn't condensate on the razors before putting them away.