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