Ceiling Fans

[Imy]

I'm going to be changing most of my lighting to LED down-lighters soon and thought I'd put in some ceiling fans at the same time as my flat can get very hot in the summer.

I know next to nothing about ceiling fans.

What are the good brands?

Where's the best place to buy from?

Anything I should look out for?

I'm looking to get 3 fans and they should be quiet in operation.

Budget - it really depends, let's say £200 per fan for now.

 

[Imy]

That's a point, I had better measure how high my ceiling is. Being a modern flat the ceiling is lower than average.

In 2 of the rooms I'll be fitting down-lighters and controlling them by wall switches and z-wave but in the bedroom I haven't decided if I want down-lighters or not yet.

I'm concerned about the glare when looking up from bed.

 

[Imy]

Fantasia one of the best know fans, most fans can be flush fitting or on a drop rod, & remote operation.

http://www.fantasiaceilingfans.com/

Also look at Hunter fans.
http://www.hunterfan.co.uk/

And this place.
https://www.ceilingfanstore.co.uk/

Thanks for the info. I'll have a good look through them tomorrow.

I've just removed a couple of white b&q ones from a new house. You can have them if you fancy a trip to solihulll.

Thank you very much for the offer but I'm going to go with new ones which match my decor.

 

[Imy]

Struggling to find modern looking fans within budget.

The main problem seems to be that I need a flush-fitting ceiling fan as my ceiling is only 8ft high.

This black one would go ok in my bedroom which has black furniture and curtains.
http://www.ceilingfanstore.co.uk/elite-range/78-fantasia-115083-zeta-ceiling-fan-52-matt-black.html

This one would look good in the lounge where I got a lot of wooden furniture and brown sofas.
http://www.ceilingfanstore.co.uk/el...15073-zeta-ceiling-fan-52-brushed-nickel.html

They do take me quite over budget though and I still need a 3rd fan for home-office.

 

[Imy]

Ahhh yes I was going to ask you about them - Amazon is full of them.

Excellent, I'll take a look.

 

[Imy]

Yeah most seem to be American brands converted to 240v and price quadrupled :/

 

[Imy]

Yeah my preference is to have one without lights as I'm fitting down-lighters at the same time, however that does limit my choice a bit. The ones I linked to before do have lights but they are fairly low profile and I think you can blank them off also.

That's a good suggest re: joists, thanks.

Slightly off topic, this is the fan I want in my hovel.

http://www.hansenwholesale.com/ceil...l.asp?Mfg=CF&ModelNo=WB-TSHARK&ProdNo=WB348TS

The americans are spoilt for choice!

 

[Imy]

Yes I like that one but works out pretty expensive when you add a remote also.

What's the drop from ceiling to bottom of blade and ceiling to lowest point of the fan? I've only got an 8ft high ceiling.

 

[Imy]

Which remote you got?

The only dimensions I can find say the blade drop is 14.43" (36.65cm) which makes it unsuitable for an 8ft ceiling.

Even the low-profile ones are a 12" drop leaving less than that between blade and my head.

 

[Imy]

I'll need to find out the exact dimensions before I purchase. The drop-rod doesn't look that long anyway on the photo.

Hadn't realised the 3 Industrie fans are all priced differently. I had been looking at the graphite one for the bedroom which is £394. I think I'll go with the Zeta black one for the bedroom at £360 inc. remote and consider the brushed chrome Industrie fan for lounge.

 

[Imy]

Yeah I've read through those instructions already but doesn't shed any light on the flush fitting option.

That remote is just a tad pricey! I don't think I'll be able to afford it with the remote.

 

[Imy]

Don't want to trouble you too much mate; I'll call the reseller up when I get a chance.

Could you take a guess though as to much height is saved without the drop rod bit?

It is a very nice looking fan (I saw it before in your own thread) and I like the self-levelling mechanism.