Home Improvement
By Shaan Randow, Fri Dec 9th

Ceiling fans come in a wide variety of styles and colors tomatch any homeowners interior design wishes. They come with andwithout lighting. Three to five blades. In colors of black,white, brown, made of wood, covered with animal print fabric orstyled with carved leaves.

Ceiling fans have come a long way since the industrialrevolution where they were dreamed up by sweating factoryworkers. These workers attached wooden or metal blades to theoverhead whirling shafts that were used to drive the machinerythey worked on.

Ceiling fans are a great way to keep cool in the summer on thosenights when you don't have to run the air conditioner. Ceilingfans are much less noisy and obtrusive than box fans that sit onyour floor or in your windows. And, you know that heat rises,right? Well, in the winter months running your fan on low and inreverse speed will bring down the heat that accumulates up in atthe ceiling, helping you to feel warmer.

Before you purchase a you'll need to consider theblade sweep. You don't want to overwhelm a smaller room with aceiling fan that's too big, but, you also want to make sure thatthe will be able to displace enough air to cool youoff in a larger room. Another consideration before purchasing aceiling fan is the length it will drop from the ceiling. A homewith an 8 foot ceiling would probably use a three inch down rodfor a ceiling fan, and a room with a fifteen foot high ceilingwould need at least a one foot down rod, up to a five foot downrod. It is suggested that you have at least seven feet ofclearance from the floor to avoid accidents.

Installing a yourself is a fairly easy job for mostdo-it- yourselfer's. There are many online sites available tohelp you if you have any problems or questions.

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