A ceiling fan doesn’t lower the temperature of your room, but it makes you feel cooler by blowing cool air in your direction. It uses just a little more energy than a 100- watt light bulb, and modern star-rated fan uses even less than that, and provide you cool air keeping your electricity bills to the minimum.
Benefits of Ceiling Fans
Ceiling fans make your room airy
Modern ceiling fans can improve your room décor while offering efficient and dependable performance.
They are cheaper in comparison to air conditioners and consume less electricity than AC. It means cooler air with reduced power bills.
Ceiling fans can easily be used with your regular power backups in comparison to air conditioners in case of power cut.
They can act like a backup cooling source in case of break down in your air conditioner.
In India, pests, mosquitoes and flies are a problem every person deals with; ceiling fans can help in getting rid of such pests.
Ceiling fans are installed on ceilings and hence they are out of the reach of children, which make them a safe cooling option.
You get huge variety of ceiling fans available in the market to choose from.
With ceiling fans, the aim is to move greater amount of air with less effort and fewer revolutions. Size of the ceiling fan has a direct impact on the amount of the air blown. To get more air, you should choose the biggest fan that can fit into your space. Installing a small size fan to make it non noticeable is often of no use as it is most unlikely to deliver the requisite amount of air.
What to Consider?
Blade pitch- The broader the blade and the greater their angle known as “pitch”—the more amount of air gets moved.
Blade finish- Ensure the manufacturer has applied a moisture sealant on the blades to protect wooden blades from peeling and warping, and the metal blades from tarnishing and scratching.
Motor quality- Best ceiling fans and best small ceiling fans for kitchen come with motors that possess lubricated and sealed ball bearings and require little maintenance. Most qualitative ceiling fans have precisely engineered bearings, heavy-duty windings and die-cast housings, and they are also aesthetically appealing and make less noise.
Energy Star-rated fans- Best quality ceiling fans have airflow of minimum 1,250 CFM on the lowest speed and 5,000 CFM on the highest speed. They come with minimum 3-year motor warranty, 1-year components warranty and minimum 2-year light kits warranty. Ceiling fans having energy-star ratings are more efficient than traditional ones.
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