We have a Hunter low profile and love it.
What is considered low profile? I need one that's not hung too low so no one will bump into it as my ceilings are only 8-9 feet high.
What is considered low profile? I need one that's not hung too low so no one will bump into it as my ceilings are only 8-9 feet high.
If the OP's house is wired according to the National Electric Code, His wiring and switches can handle a fan. Most ceiling fans are in the 1/4-1/3 HP range. But even if he happens to find a fan with a 1 HP motor, it should only draw around 6 amps running. Start up amperage can double that for the second or two it takes to start. Houses are wired for 15 amps (14 guage wire) minimum, which includes switches and outlets. So I don't see where he should have a problem. If he lives in a very old house, he needs to check his wire size that's going to be feeding the fan. He could have 16 guage wire which is rated for 12 amps if I remember correctly. ( I usually use 12 gauge wire when I add a light or outlet which is rated at 20 amps so I don't run into this kind of problem.)Make sure the house wiring & room switches are OK for the fan -- not just the ceiling box overhead, but the wall switch too.
Otherwise you could end up writing your own chapter in the Doofus Diaries.
-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.
If you or someone you know knows how, the switch can be replaced with a new 3 speed fan switch.
Just make sure he gets a FAN switch and not a light switch. Fan switches can handle a heavier load.Thanks, I will have to ask my BIL. He's my home fix it guy.
Every 79-cent generic wall switch I've ever seen at Lowe's or Home Depot is rated at least 15 amps.Just make sure he gets a FAN switch and not a light switch. Fan switches can handle a heavier load.
Agreed. But if you are putting a "dimmer" or "speed control" switch, it does need to be rated for a fan, otherwise you can get some nasty humming / buzzing from the switch.Every 79-cent generic wall switch I've ever seen at Lowe's or Home Depot is rated at least 15 amps.
As you can tell from my Doofus Diaries entry, I am not a big fan -- no pun intended -- of the more fancypants & high-tech ceiling mounted air blowers.Agreed. But if you are putting a "dimmer" or "speed control" switch, it does need to be rated for a fan, otherwise you can get some nasty humming / buzzing from the switch.
I was talking about replacing the switch inside the fan, not on the wall. You can get three speed fan switches and you can get three position light switches. Both can be chain pull. The fan switches are heavier duty.Every 79-cent generic wall switch I've ever seen at Lowe's or Home Depot is rated at least 15 amps.
-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.