Exaust Fan Screw Guide

There has been a number of how to’s to get the screws to line up when re-inserting the exhaust fan,
I like to adapt things I have around my house for that.

here is a screw guide using Heat shrink tubing

Measure the tubing to be flush with the hole, trim off excess,
put shrink tubing in hole
push screw into place, and gently insert fan onto post, then tighten screw





15 Likes

You, my friend, are a genius! And something like this that every fan and like devices should have. There are lots of things like this that have holes for screws that are impossible to line up.

5 Likes

An excellent idea!

3 Likes

Depending on one’s luck I have found soda straws that fit in the distance from screw to hole, but shrink-wrapping the screw into place is great!

yea, My original concept was straws, but the screws are thinner then a standard straw, why I started thinking shrink tubing

PS: I don’t heat the tube, its a friction hold

1 Like

Plastic straws heat shrink also but are very sensitive to turning into a puddle.

1 Like

Now that’s just screwed up. :nerd_face:

2 Likes

Thanks Jonathan for this most excellent hack.

1 Like

This topic was automatically closed 32 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.