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Posted by John Grabowski on April 25, 2008, 6:18 pm
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>> The previous owners of our house had ceiling fans installed in two
>> rooms and 15 years later they still work great. In fact, on high in
>> our one small room the fan turns the room into a tornado! In other
>> rooms, admittedly cheaper fans were installed by me and they are
>> horrible. In our bedroom it is right above the bed and you don't even
>> feel any air hitting you when laying in bed. I guess my question is
>> what do I look for in a new fan? Is the length of the blade most
>> important? The pitch? The materials used in the blade?
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> All of the above will make a difference in air flow. If the fan is a
> ceiling hugger, they tend to move less air than a unit that hangs lower,
> also if the fan is blowing in reverse, it will create a different air
> pattern and won't blow directly below the fan, but rather blow up at the
> ceiling and create less draft underneath
Ditto. Check on the side of the fan where the pull chain comes out. There
should be a small slide switch. If pushed up the air will blow upwards.
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