Ventilating exhaust fan

A ventilating exhaust fan, comprising:

• a fan housing;
• a fan within the fan housing;
• a fan scroll in the fan housing, the fan located within the fan scroll, the fan scroll having a first side substantially facing the fan and a second oppositely facing side;
• a removable panel coupled within the fan housing to at least one wall in the fan housing;
• an electrical receptacle coupled to the removable panel and removable with the panel from the fan housing;
• and
• an electrical enclosure at least partially defining a space between the removable panel, the fan housing, and the second side of the fan scroll.

A method of wiring a ventilating exhaust fan to power supply wire, comprising:

• providing an electrical receptacle connected to a receptacle panel;
• connecting at least one wire of the electrical receptacle to at least one electrical power supply wire;
• inserting the receptacle panel and the electrical receptacle into a fan housing;
• removably coupling the receptacle panel to at least one wall within the fan housing;
• and
• enclosing a space between the receptacle panel, a fan scroll within the fan housing, and at least one wall of the fan housing, the fan scroll separating the fan on one side of the fan scroll from the space on an opposite side of the fan scroll.

A method of mounting a ventilating exhaust fan to surrounding structure including a structural member and a wall having a thickness, the method comprising:

• positioning a housing of the ventilating exhaust fan adjacent to the structural member;
• coupling the housing to the structural member:
• bending a resilient tab on a wall of the housing to a position out of plane with respect to the wall of the housing;
• and
• positioning the wall of the surrounding structure adjacent to the bent tab, the bent tab being located a distance from an edge of the housing wall that is substantially the same as the thickness of the wall of the surrounding structure.

A ventilating exhaust fan adapted for installation in a wall having at least one planar wall member with a thickness, the ventilating exhaust fan comprising:

• a fan housing, the fan housing having
• a sidewall;
• and
• an edge defined by the sidewall;
• a centrifugal fan scroll contained within the fan housing;
• and
• an exhaust outlet in the fan housing;
• a tab located in the sidewall, the tab bendable to a position out of plane with respect to the sidewall, whereby the position of the tab is located a distance that is substantially the same as the thickness of the at least one planar wall member.