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I've been having some problems with my bathroom fan: first it was dripping a lot, then it fizzed and stopped working completely. I've just taken it down and found this...
http://imgur.com/gA9seRa
http://imgur.com/pD96jSH
It's obviously been dripping for quite some time and parts are corroded. Also, it's been put up and taken down several times and the plasterboard in the ceiling is like Swiss cheese.
Can I fill these holes, paint over the leak stain and re-fit a new fan? My concern is that I don't know what the leak was caused by and that it will carry on and happen again.
I've peered into the tube attached to the fan and can't see anything untoward. Can anyone recommend how I fix the leak, and then how to repair the ceiling prior to fitting a new fan?
Looks like the last owner had bought a new one but never fitted it - but I just looked and it's the wrong connector; there's no timer in it and it just has a little plastic plug whereas the current (broken) one just accepts a mains wire.