Join Rosie on the House every Saturday morning from 8 a.m. A fan spinning in an empty room doesn’t cool anything and is a waste of energy. In general, fans being used to cool you should only be run when you are in the room. The electrical cord is threaded through a linked chain, which is hung on ceiling hooks to keep it out of the path of the fan’s spinning blades. The swag is a long extension cord that flows from the ceiling fan to the outlet, where it gets plugged in. Swag kits allow you to power the ceiling fan from a nearby wall outlet. If you don’t plan to stay a long time, buy a fan that can be plugged into the wall. If you plan to stay in the house for a long time, have the fan wired by a professional, licensed electrician. Remotes and wall controls allow you to adjust to your comfort level from your recliner or bed. Gone are the days of having to get up to control the speed of the blades or the brightness of the lights. That’s often still true, but not for all brands. It used to be that every manufacturer would advise homeowners to set their fan blades to spin counter-clockwise in the summer and clockwise in the winter. If the ceiling is higher than eight or nine feet high, buy an extension “down-rod” to lower the fan to the ideal location. However, flush mounts don’t have the volume of air space above the blades to move as much air. These low-profile ceiling fans install flush against the ceiling, allowing the blades to hang seven feet above the floor. The term “blade sweep” refers to the distance around the circle the blades create as they turn.Ī flush-mount installation is best for rooms where the ceiling height is less than eight feet.
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