Installing Ceiling Fans Do I need new circuit

[ryanp77]

So I want to swap out the two bulb lights I have in my garage with ceiling fans with a light. My thing is should I have a new circuit run for the fans since it will draw more current. My house is about 20 years old and like most neighborhood homes they were built on the cheap. I have 2 electrical outlets in the garage with the 2 hanging florescent lights the 2 bulbs and several lights and outlets inside of the house. Will adding the fans be too much of a draw?

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Fans draw hardly anything so u should be fine.

Make sure to change the j box to fan rated j box.

 

[ryanp77]

So I am now pondering leaving the two bulbs and just putting one larger fan in between where the bulbs are. Would one 56" fan be okay in the rear third of the garage still be good to circulate enough air to keep it cool in the summer?

 

[matt_i]

If a typical 2-car size, I would think a 56" dia to be more than adequate as far as airflow.

 

[James-W]

So I am now pondering leaving the two bulbs and just putting one larger fan in between where the bulbs are. Would one 56" fan be okay in the rear third of the garage still be good to circulate enough air to keep it cool in the summer?

A fan only moves the air around so if the air is hot and humid a fan will not be an effective way to "cool" the garage. Moving air will certainly feel better on your skin, but if you really want to cool the garage an air-conditioner would be a much better way to do it.

 

[ryanp77]

If a typical 2-car size, I would think a 56" dia to be more than adequate as far as airflow.

ITs a 3 car about 550 sq ft.

 

[ryanp77]

A fan only moves the air around so if the air is hot and humid a fan will not be an effective way to "cool" the garage. Moving air will certainly feel better on your skin, but if you really want to cool the garage an air-conditioner would be a much better way to do it.

True but not sure a a/c is really in the cards, the garage isn't insulated and the sun hits the garage doors most of the day, I am trying to push the hot out or around so it "feels" cooler

 

[jdsac]

Have a look at these- considerably more cfm than the home fans from the box stores---


http://www.airdistributor.net/c-22-60-industrialagricutural-ceiling-fans.aspx

 

[Kaizen]

ceiling fan will not push the hot air out. an in the wall fan will but needs to be large. i'd spend my money insulating the doors as best I could.