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Ceiling Fan Buyer's Guide

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Why Buy a Ceiling Fan?
Adding a ceiling fan can be the most energy saving addition to any room and can potentially reduce energy costs by up to 40%. Ceiling fans can be used in the summer and in the winter.  During summer, a room will feel up to seven degrees cooler with a “wind chill” effect. (Note: set thermostat to a higher temperature to save on air conditioning costs.) During the winter, run the fan in reverse to re-circulate hot air trapped in the ceiling.  (Note: set thermostat lower to save on heating costs)

Ceiling Fan Common Terms:

Motor Size (MM)
·          153 x 10mm: Light Duty
·          172 x 14mm: Medium Performance
·          188 x 22mm: High Performance
·          212 x 25mm: Super High Performance

CFM
· This is the measure of total airflow that the fan produces usually at top speed

RPM
· This is the number of times the fan rotates in 1 minute, it will vary depending on speed

Blade Pitch – Angle of blades
· Fans are always pitched at the most efficient degree for all fans.  A higher pitch requires a stronger motor and therefore moves more air.

Amps – The amount of electrical current fan uses
· Wired controllers can only handle what amp rating it has.  (a 3 amp controller can control 3-1 amp fans)

SCA – Sloped ceiling adaptor.
· Note: Most fans are compatible up to 30 degrees, a sloped ceiling adaptor will typically increase this for greater ceiling slopes.

LCA – Low Ceiling Adaptor.
· Note: Any Fan with an Up-Light Kit can not be Low Ceiling Mounted.
 
Fan Sizes

Square Footage
of Room
Less than 64
64-144
144-225
225-485
485-625
Suggested 
Blade Diameter
24”
32”
40-44”
48-56”
60-72”

Down Rod Sizes

Ceiling
Height
9 ft.
10 ft.
11 ft.
12 ft.
13 ft.
14 ft.
15 ft.
Suggested
Down Rod Length
12 in.
18 in.
24 in.
36 in.
48 in.
60 in.
72 in.

  • Wall Mount controls are either hard wired similar to a switch or will use batteries and transmit operation signals to a receiver in the fan.
  • A Hand-held Remote is a handy option especially for high ceiling fans where a pull chain would be un-reachable.  
  • Some fans include a remote and/or a wall control, these will be mentioned in the product description and is selectable as a narrow-by while browsing all of our fans.
  • Multi-Fan controls have a higher amp rating and will be labeled as 2 Fan, 3 Fan, etc.

Note: Never use a light dimmer to control a ceiling fan.  This will cause damage to your fan motor and components.  If the fan Includes a Light Kit this can be put on a dimmer and or fan speed / dimmer combo (Fluorescent bulbs are not dimmable) 

Epact Energy Policy in effect January 1, 2007 
This newly enacted Energy Policy Act requires all fans to be reversible with separate light and fan controls. Lights on fans may not use medium base bulbs. (Emerson now sells Frosted and Clear Intermediate Base bulbs 40w and 60w for their fixtures)

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