| A ceiling fan can be used year round-to cool off your | | | | fan that is flush mount or hugger. A sloped ceiling |
| home in the warmer months and to circulate the | | | | needs to have an angled mount and you need to |
| warm air to keep your home livable in the winter | | | | make sure that, no matter what type of fan you |
| months. Another good reason to buy a fan is to | | | | get, that the blades are at least seven feet up. |
| save some money on your utility bills-ceiling fans cut | | | | Components |
| down a great deal on heating and cooling costs year | | | | You want a fan with high quality fan components. For |
| round. | | | | example, the die cast motor housings are far better |
| When choosing a ceiling fan for your home it is | | | | than stamped motor housings. This is because the die |
| important to develop a rating system for yourself | | | | cast motor housings reduce the fan's noise and keep |
| and then decide which fan to buy by the ceiling fan | | | | the fan stable. You will also want your fan to have |
| ratings you have assigned. | | | | bearings that are permanently lubricated and it should |
| When deciding on your ceiling fan ratings, you should | | | | have an oil reservoir that is sealed. |
| make a list of qualities you want in a fan. You should | | | | Pitch |
| think about the look of the fan, the features of the | | | | Pitch refers to the angle at which the blades sit on |
| fan, how the fan is made, etc. | | | | the fan. Typically, the pitch of the fan's blades will |
| Size | | | | range from eight up to fifteen degrees. Air moves |
| The size of the fan is very important. You don't | | | | far better under a fan with a high pitched blade. |
| want to get too big of a fan for the room and you | | | | Special Features |
| definitely don't want a fan that is too small for the | | | | Do you want your ceiling fan to have room lights? Do |
| room. A good rule of thumb is that a one hundred | | | | you want decorative blades that you can change out |
| foot square room, the fan should have blades of | | | | to change the look of the room? These special |
| thirty six inches. If the room is between one hundred | | | | features will be a prominent part of your ceiling fan |
| fifty and two hundred twenty five square feet | | | | ratings. |
| should have fan blades that are forty eight inches | | | | After you have shopped around, compare your |
| long. | | | | ceiling fan ratings. Obviously the fan with the highest |
| Type | | | | rating should win-but that could also depend on how |
| Low ceilings require a different type of fan than a | | | | heavily you weigh each category. Once you have |
| high ceiling fan. High ceilings require the fan to have | | | | compared the ratings you will be set to buy the |
| down rods because down rods will circulate the air to | | | | perfect ceiling fan for your home. |
| the living space. Low ceilings should be fitted with a | | | | |