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ceiling fans

webbgarner1 — Wed, 09 May 2018 06:15:15 GMT

I know a lot of folks do not like ceiling fans, but in the south when it is 95 to 105 degrees and 100% humidity, it certainly helps, especially if you have personal summers or heart/breathing problems.

Does anyone have a ceiling fan they really really like? could you include brand name and style ? I am looking to replace one , and have looked at kichler, quorum, casablanca. I have a hunter in my bedroom., but it is very basic. I also found gulf coast online sold by dans fan city out of florida. I know home depot and lowes has fans but i am looking for one that is a little more stylish and has greater cfms than what they generally carry there. I also have low ceilings. Thanks. Have a good day everyone.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 09 May 2018 06:33:06 GMT

@webbgarner1. Surely you have air conditioning where you live? I use an evaporative cooler for A.C.. They work where the humidity is very low, here typically 6-7% afternoons this time of year. The cooler is on the roof so I have someone come out and start it up every spring. We have an unexpected early hot spell and the earliest they could send someone was Thursday afternoon. So I'm sitting here with 92° and my ceiling fan whirling away. You wouldn't like it; it has a Southwestern vibe.

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webbgarner1 — Wed, 09 May 2018 06:47:01 GMT

@Kachina624 sure, we have ac., could not imagine our summers without it . Looking for that something to help move the air and provide extra comfort when needed. It certainly does seem in our area of the country anyway, that our summers are getting more brutal. I bet your southwestern style fan is pretty., although it would not fit in with my living room.

I have heard of something called a swamp cooler which I think may be what you have. Have never lived in an area where they are used.

I am sure you appreciated having that fan on those hot days.

Good chatting with you Kachina.

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webbgarner1 — Wed, 09 May 2018 06:48:41 GMT

@Kachina624 Beautiful dog you have there.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 09 May 2018 06:53:02 GMT

@webbgarner1. Thank you re dog. I've had a series of beautiful Collies but I can no longer lift and groom them so I'm into smaller dogs.

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qualitygal — Wed, 09 May 2018 08:50:18 GMT

We have one in the dining/cooking area and one in the bedroom. I like cooler when I sleep. I'll get back to you on brand if I can find one.

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OKPrincess — Wed, 09 May 2018 09:45:22 GMT

We have six ceiling-hugger fans because of low ceilings and they came from Home Depot. Two of them are Hunter.

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Grade1Teach — Wed, 09 May 2018 09:55:20 GMT

I didn't know a lot of people don't like ceiling fans! Why not?? I live on Long Island and many people I know have them. They are perfect for that "in-between" weather when it's not exactly hot enough for the AC.

Anyway - I moved into my house almost 2 years ago and it had no ceiling fans at all. We installed 8 Hunter ceiling fans throughout the house (some rooms are long and have 2 fans). They are beautiful, work well, and keep the house really cool. Highly recommend!

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riley1 — Wed, 09 May 2018 10:21:01 GMT

@webbgarner1 - Casablanca or Hunter. As the kitchen ceiling in my other house was 13', there was no way I could switch the direction of the blades for winter/summer. I found a Casablanca that had a control panel that was mounted on the wall like a light switch.

I have fans in every room and they are used all year. Since all of the ceilings in this house are so high, I will buy the fans with remotes.

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ID2 — Wed, 09 May 2018 10:26:13 GMT

Oh we are definitely fan people! Have them in every room. And we run them summer and winter. We have Hunter fans throughout but my favorite two are Fanimation fans Awesome.

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webbgarner1 — Wed, 09 May 2018 11:10:26 GMT

@Grade1Teach Oh well, that was my impression from watching those silly scripted hgtv shows, where the couples or decorators are always saying the ceiling fan has to go..

Glad to see there are a lot of people here that love them as I do.

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webbgarner1 — Wed, 09 May 2018 11:13:55 GMT

@ID2 I wondered about the fanimation brand, if they were good quality and held up good. Hunter has worked well for me.

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webbgarner1 — Wed, 09 May 2018 11:15:39 GMT

@qualitygal Thanks !

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Mominohio — Wed, 09 May 2018 11:38:53 GMT

I won't be much help choosing a brand, as ours are all old, most were in the house when we moved here, one in the living room I picked up second hand.

We don't have air conditioning and it is a must for us to have fans, both ceiling and free standing. I find use for them in summer and winter to move air.

We bought my mom several and installed them, but that had to be 20 years ago or more, and they are stunningly beautiful, and I'm pretty sure we got them at Lowes.

I honestly haven't looked at ceiling fans in a long time. I'm guessing I might have a hard time finding something I'd like, as lighting styles have changed so much.

Good luck on your search and let us know what you find.

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Starpolisher — Wed, 09 May 2018 11:46:01 GMT

I have four! One in the kitchen, one in the family room and one in two of the bedrooms. I love them and use them all year! They are old but I think they are all Hunter. The one in my bedroom has a remote.

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summerwind — Wed, 09 May 2018 13:28:23 GMT

In my last home, we installed a Casablanca in the kitchen. Even tho we did have central air, it was used a lot, as it was a much-used, western-facing room. Been working over 30 years now. Would buy one again. Never bothered to change the direction of the blades. Was a sort of wall hugger model. Sometimes it ran for days, not turned off, could barely hear it.

tho nothing seems to be made as it used to be.

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151949 — Wed, 09 May 2018 16:26:18 GMT

We have 5 ceiling fans in our small home - one out on the lanai - 3 in the bedrooms and one in the living room. The 3 bedroom ones are basic white ones with a dome light. The one out on the lanai looks kinda like a ships light - with the metal cage around it. That one made it through the hurricane last summer with no problem.The one we really like is in the living room. It is antique brass which matches our lamps and our DR chandelier. It has a light above the fan which shines up onto the ceiling, giving us a nice soft light in that room in the evenings. If we want to do something like read or sewing etc then we have to light a lamp, but just to watch tv or talk or listen to the radio it's awfully nice to have a softly lit room.

My sincere recommendation is to not go cheap on ceiling fans.The cheap ones wear out quickly and you end up having to replace them. They also get noisy.I don't want to fall asleep at night to the sound of a squeaky fan. They are worth paying more to get a better quality.

Even with AC you still need these ceiling fans if you live where it is very hot. They move the cool air from the AC down and the warm air up to the ceiling.The way my house was built the AC vents are close to the fans so the fans can move the AC air down.

We never run any of them on high - low or medium only.

Editted to add - all of ours have remotes to operate them. So much nicer than pulling chains or having to get a ladder out to switch the direction of the fans with the season.

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Sweet Caroline 1 — Wed, 09 May 2018 14:04:24 GMT

This sweating in the winter girl loves ceiling fans. The one in my bedroom is from Dan's Fan City. It is ceiling fan with lights and has a remote control. Very quiet... I love it.

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Mj12 — Wed, 09 May 2018 14:05:22 GMT

We have all Hunter.

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Regal Bee — Wed, 09 May 2018 14:38:47 GMT

We have Hunter and I would love to replace ours with chandeliers but I have to be cool and even with central air.....I need the extra fan coolness. My husband hates the fan air blowing down on him.

Most designers hate fans.....not me.