So you ask what is the big deal? Replace it!
Here is the big deal! It is about 20 feet high from the floor! And I am scared of heights. I would see what can be done from the attic but will need to wait until Fall season to even think about going there! Looking from bottom, it does look like it needs to be accessed from the tall ladder because replacing the fan would NOT be possible from the attic but that is just my guess. This is fan only until. Having replaced the fan units in other (accessible) bathrooms, I know that the fan unit comes out from the bottom but do not remember if it can also come out from the top or something blocks it.
If you guys can identify this exhaust fan unit by the photos, I will order the fan and then have somebody come in and do the replacement in single visit if it comes to that.
Here is the big deal! It is about 20 feet high from the floor! And I am scared of heights. I would see what can be done from the attic but will need to wait until Fall season to even think about going there! Looking from bottom, it does look like it needs to be accessed from the tall ladder because replacing the fan would NOT be possible from the attic but that is just my guess. This is fan only until. Having replaced the fan units in other (accessible) bathrooms, I know that the fan unit comes out from the bottom but do not remember if it can also come out from the top or something blocks it.
If you guys can identify this exhaust fan unit by the photos, I will order the fan and then have somebody come in and do the replacement in single visit if it comes to that.