Steve
Senior Member
Lot's of creative ideas here but I also opted for the KISS method when I redid my MB. I put in an inline bathroom fan that is mounted in the attic. I also put in recessed ceiling cans, etc and only had a double gang switchbox to work with and didn't feel like expanding it. So in total I had recessed can lights, shower lights, fan and electric/heated shaving mirror (that is the coolest thing in the bathroom!). So I put inline UPB modules on the fan and mirror. In one gang I put a UPB switch for the main can lights (used the most). In the second gang I put a UPB scene/multibutton controller. Our shower is pretty dark so we use the light in the shower 99% of the time. If we want light only (rare, but happens) we simply use the on/off on the controller. If we shower we use Button 'A' which turns on the shower lights and the fan for 45 min. If I am going to shower/shave I press 'B" which does same as 'A' plus turns on the shaving mirror. When done 'Off' turns off the lights and mirror if its on, fan continues to run until the timer expires. I programmed the up/down buttons to manually control the fan if I want it. I can also have a 'scene' that turns the Nuvo on but the Nuvo pad is right above the switch. Anyway, its a pretty simple setup and I don't worry about water running, sensors or anything. It's been over a year and I have never had a humidity problem or mirrors fog up. The fan is silent and cheap to run. 45 minutes seems like a good time and has worked well but I could always adjust that. I could also make buttons 'C' or 'D' do a 5 or 15 minute cycle similar to the manual timer method mentioned. Just another idea/method sans sensors...