Product review (5 stars): It's Never As Hard As It Looks!
I'm an older guy who always left handyman repairs up to whomever specialized in various areas.  Now that I'm retired I find myself interested in "do it yourself" projects.  Each one is learning by doing but I find it satisfying to figure out each problem and then solving it.  Whenever I face a new situation I always tell myself that thousands of other people have already accomplished the same task.  If they can do it so can I.

When my wife complained about the combination light/fan in the guest bathroom being loud I had to 'snap to' and go take a look.  After all, many of my chores are "honey do's" and if I don't try to keep up the list just keeps growing.  So I went back to the "loud" fan and turned it on.  Kind of sounded like a damaged airplane taking off.  I took apart the apparatus, laying the various parts in order on the counter to make it easier to put it back together.  Everything appeared to be in good shape with the exception of the 20 year old fan motor.  After cross-referencing the motor on the internet I ordered the replacement from Amazon.

The new motor appeared to be an exact replacement for what I had taken down.  It also appeared well-made, alleviating my concern about some of the reviews written.  It fit into the support perfectly, plugged into the old electrical connection, and the outside shroud slid over the whole apparatus perfectly.  One flick of the switch turned on the fan and the other switch controlled the light.  Why they didn't incorporate both into one switch 20 years ago surprises me but I'm sure that they had a reason.

So another project is successfully completed to the satisfaction of my wife.  The fan is a bit loud but considering how old the technology is I was also satisfied.  I'm not to the point yet of modifying/updating anything that I repair but that will probably come along.  Right now I'm making my bones just trying to diagnose and repair the existing problem.  The internet is a huge help, there are good videos on YouTube, and calling the company is a great way to confirm your research.  Being able to do these simple projects is somehow very satisfying to me.  It's never as hard as it looks.