Exhaust fans are widely used to extract stale air from an attic, kitchen or bathroom and to maintain the level of fresh air inside the given room. But when you think of an exhaust fan, you need to consider the hardware as well that would be essential to keep it working in the optimum condition. Although the required hardware comes with the exhaust fan, you need to have some or the other sets that will come handy in the future maintenance projects.

Generally the hardware of an exhaust fan is included in an exhaust fan kit. The general components of the hardware required by an exhaust fan include

. On/Off switch
. Power cord
. Earthing/grounding bar
. Copper with nickel coating mountable rack
. Cage nuts
. Screws and washers
. Grouting kit
. Anchor bolts and nuts

Some of the items are not available with the exhaust fan and you would need to buy them separately.