Guide to buy Ceiling Fan for your beautiful home

Even if your home is equipped with most up-to-date advanced cooling and energy-saving technologies, your home is not complete without a child of the Industrial Revolution is still one of the most sensible solutions to home comfort: the ceiling fan. Ceiling fans have been a simple but appealing supplement to home cooling and heating for more than a century.

So are you searching for the suitable one for your home?

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So here we present information about the ceiling fan for your home, and suggest help for installing and maintaining it.

Why ceiling fans?

Fans have become more technologically advanced with time , it  cools your home in  summer months and warms in the winter months to drastically save on your energy bill up to 40% in the summer and 10% in the winter and  use energy as a 100 watt light bulb. Fans can be used in your main rooms, patios, verandas, kitchens and bathrooms; anywhere.

Select a fan that coordinates your individual home style by choosing the color, finish, blade design, size, accessories, lighting and style. There are many styles to choose from, including polished brass, antique brass, iron, copper, nickel, pewter, chrome, black, vibrant colors, oak, rosewood and other real wood veneers and many fans are accessorized by matching pendants, lamps and sconces.

Thanks to its popularity, there are scores of styles, configurations, sizes, materials, finishes, prices, and accessories to choose from. The best of today’s ceiling fans benefit from better motors, materials, finishes, and controls than their ancestors.

Reason for lasting popularity of Ceiling fans

• Most ceiling fans have a reverse switch feature that turns the fan into a year round temperature assistance product. By forcing warm air downward in the winter and stirring up breezes in the summer, it decreases demands on heating and air conditioning systems, operating on just pennies a day.
• During the summer, using a ceiling fan with an air conditioner will allow you to set the thermostat higher without a noticeable difference in comfort. A fan’s breeze will make a 79-degree room feel more like 72 degrees. By raising the thermostat, you can save up to 30 percent on your air conditioning bills, depending on your home’s construction and where you live.
• In the winter, a fan can recirculate warm air that naturally rises in a room and is trapped at the ceiling. Simply turn it on in the reverse direction (most have reversible motors). By bringing warm air down into the living space, the furnace is needed less.

Ceiling Fan Speeds and Controls

The standard ceiling fan has three speeds or four speeds. Most fans are mounted at a ceiling box where a light fixture was formerly located and the light switch is replaced with a control that allows various fan speeds and—if the fan includes lights—light settings. While making purchase check for genuine capacitor design for controls to eliminate buzz and hum of fan

Touch remote control is very sophisticated. This control features programmable light and fan settings. It even automatically adjusts fan speed to suit changes in room temperature and turns the fan light off and on in an irregular sequence when you’re away from home.

Price Range

Traditional Hanging Propeller Ceiling Fans

Traditional basic ceiling fans can be purchased for as low as $40 with or without a lighting fixture or lighting kit. These lower priced ceiling fans are usually finished with white paint, have particle board blades, and do not have decorative detailing. Durable fans have motors, blades, and lighting that are well-designed and manufactured to last. look for ceiling fans with warranties from manufacturers with nationwide networking service centers.
Fans with decorative metal finishes (like pewter and chrome) and solid wood or other decorative blades can be priced as high as $700.

Directional Ceiling Fans

Directional ceiling fans are not offered by many manufacturers and, therefore, the pricing is not very competitive. Typical directional ceiling fans constructed of stainless steel or with a chrome finish are priced at approximately $400.

Rotational Ceiling Fans

Like the directional ceiling fans, rotational ceiling fans are not offered by many manufacturers and are not competitively priced. The price range for rotational ceiling fans is approximately $700 to $1,200. The price is dependent on the number of motors and type of finish.

Fan Size

Following are some recommendations for approximate ceiling fan sizing:

Ceiling Height and Slope

Before purchasing your ceiling fan, consideration of your ceiling height and slope (or angle) is necessary.

Most manufacturers recommend that ceiling fan blades be positioned 7 to 8-feet above the floor for the most effectiveness and best possible creature comfort. For such Low Ceilings (7″ to 7 1/2″ high) looks for hugger fans.

Low-profile ceiling fans are available for installations where the ceiling is only 8-feet tall or shorter so that the maximum clearance between the blades and the floor can be maintained.

Just under 8′ high ceilings

If your ceiling is 3″ or 4″ shy of 8′ consider purchasing a fan with a “Low Ceiling Adapter”. This option will be listed under Installation Needs***.

8′ to 9′ ceilings

Most fans are designed for 8′ or 9′ ceilings. If this is your ceiling height, you don’t need an additional down rod.

Flat: over 9′ high

If your ceiling is higher than 9′, refer to the chart above for suggested down rod lengths. The mounting hardware that comes with the fan will attach directly to the down rod.

If your ceiling is more than 9-feet tall, optional extension down rods can be purchased for mounting some ceiling fans so that the blades remain the optimal distance from the floor.

Vaulted Ceilings

If your ceiling is angled more than 30°, you will also need a sloped ceiling adapter or vaulted ceiling adapter purchased separately. If the ceiling where your fan will be mounted is sloped (or angled) rather than flat, special mounting systems are available for ceiling fans to enable the fan to be installed so that the blade rotation is parallel to the floor rather than to the ceiling.
All extension down rods and mounting systems should be designed to keep the ceiling fan unit from wobbling or vibrating.

Location
Ceiling fans are designed traditionally for indoor dry locations; however, you can now install ceiling fans in outdoor locations and places with a considerable amount of humidity. If you are installing a ceiling fan outdoors, consider a fan with a UL (Underwriter’s Laboratory) listing specifically for outdoor (wet) or damp locations. If choosing for damp location select form materials that prohibit rust formation and mold growth. Keep in mind that painted steel may not be rust resistant if the unit was not finished properly and if the paint becomes scratched or spoiled.

Ceiling fan Blades

Fan blades determine the amount of air being circulated throughout the room. The steeper the pitch, the more effective the fan will be in moving the air .choose blade pitches that are between 11°and16°. To avoid having your fan wobble weighed blades and matched as a balanced set. The greater the angle of the blade the more air circulation you will have in your room.

Blades should be made with wood or acrylic and be sealed and treated to resist humidity. Finish makes the fan blades more durable and gives resistance against blistering, tarnishing, fading and corrosion. Less advanced finishes on the fan blades can be very fragile and start to peel, bubble and corrode quickly. Brass finishes are long lasting, scratch resistant Painted finishes are thick, rich and durable Wood blades are still a popular choice; just make sure they are properly sealed to avoid warping. This would be especially important if you plan to install the fan in a room such as a bathroom or kitchen, or outdoors. Paddle design, tropical leaf design, white and many others.

Ceiling Fan Motors

The heart of every ceiling fan is the motor. Range is available from 1/60 and 1/3 horsepower. Higher powered motor will help produce more air and additionally, will not overheat like fans that have lower powered motors. The motor is responsible for producing quiet operation while driving the blades for air movement.
Choose high-quality motors with heavy-duty windings and sealed bearings which never need to be oiled. Another good option is a rubber flywheel, which helps keep torque under control. This helps to stabilize the fan while keeping the level of noise down.  Motors are designed to work flawlessly and should have a long lasting life.

Ceiling Fan Light Options

Offered with Opal, marble, crystal, glass and hand blown glass can also be added to a fitter or fixture shade to enhance the design. Light kits can also be added. Up lighting is also available; the light bounces off the ceiling to create more of a mood effect than the traditional down lighting for a more relaxed atmosphere.