When you selects a ceiling fan, you must consider the installation height of the ceiling fan. The height from the ceiling fan blade to the ceiling must allow the ceiling fan motor to move air down into a living space of the room. If the height of the ceiling fan are set too low, the ceiling fan will not be able to move enough air into the living space of the room.
If the height of the ceiling fan is set too high, the air that the blade moves will not reach all of the individual in the living space of the room. The mounting style of the ceiling fan must be chose based off the height of the ceiling of the room. If the ceiling is low in height, the ceiling fan can be either a flush-mount ceiling fan or a hugger ceiling fan.
How to Choose and Install a Ceiling Fan
These type of ceiling fans keep the blades of the fan from getting too close to the head of the individuals in the living space. If the height of the ceiling is high, such as if the ceiling features vaulting, you must use a downrod with the ceiling fan. The downrod will allow the ceiling fan to hang lower into the living space, so the air distributed by the fan will move through the living zone of the room.
Charts are available to determine the correct length of downrod that should be use with the ceiling fan according to the height of the ceiling. Another factor to consider is the blade span of the ceiling fan in relation to the square footage of the area to be cool by the ceiling fan. A ceiling fan that is too small for the size of the room will not be able to move enough air to provide sufficient cooling to the entire area.
Additionally, a ceiling fan that is too large for the size of the room may create a wind tunnel effect, which is undesirable in a living space. The ceiling fan should be chosen with a blade span that cover the primary area to be cooled by the ceiling fan. The number of blades that the ceiling fan have can have an effect on the operation of the fan.
Ceiling fans that have more blade are often quieter in operation. This makes ceiling fans with more blades desirable in areas of the home where quiet operation is desire, such as bedrooms. Additionally, ceiling fans with fewer blade can often spin to reach higher speed.
High speeds in the ceiling fan will allow the blades of the fan to move air at a fasterer rate than fans that have slower speeds. If the ceiling fans have sloped ceiling, a ball and socket ceiling fan adapter must be use. This adapter will allow the ceiling fan to hang in a vertical direction in relation to the living space of the room, even if the ceiling slope in another direction.
If the ceiling fan is not hung vertical, it will wobble. Additionally, a ceiling fan that wobble will create noise. The direction of the blade movement of ceiling fans must also be consider.
In the summer, ceiling fans should be set to spin in a counterclockwise direction. This spinning of the blades will allow air to be push down into the living space of the room. In the winter, however, the ceiling fan should be set to reverse the direction of the blades so that they spin in a clockwise movement.
This spinning of the blades will pull cool air from the living space of the room up toward the ceiling, forcing the warm air to be pushed off of the ceiling into the living space of the room. Finally, other consideration for installation of the ceiling fan include the use of a voltage tester. As part of the installation of the ceiling fan, you can use a voltage tester to ensure that the electrical installation in the ceiling is safe.
Additionally, the bracket for the ceiling fan should be secure into a ceiling joist. If not secure to a joist, the ceiling fan may not be secure. If each of the factor discussed in this introduction to ceiling fan installation are considered and the fan is installed according to these factor, the ceiling fan will function correctly in the room.
